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Brand Ambassador, Sam, loves wakeboarding, camping and anything to do with spirits - he’s always visiting other distilleries around the country in his free time! Sam helped develop our Jester Rum from scratch so is the ideal person to write a few blogs about rum.
Katherine, one of our Distillery Hosts, adores whisky, rowing and salt & vinegar crisps. She is also a writer and copywriter so we figured we’d let her loose on some blog posts about gin!
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Negroni Week!
Let’s raise a glass to Negroni Week (18-24 September) – a celebration of a great aperitif made up of vermouth rosso, Campari and gin.
21st September 2023
Where does Gin come from?
With over 800 gin distilleries in the UK, you would have to agree that gin is incredibly popular here. But its origins are anything but British...
24th May 2022
Spiced Rum
To put rum growth into perspective there are currently over 200 rum brands in the UK, whereas 12 years ago there were only 50. It's growing quick!
16th July 2021
The Different Types of Rum
The bartender then asks “would you like that neat, over ice, with coke, ginger ale or ginger beer?” In panic you play it safe and order a gin and tonic, phew.
2nd July 2021
The Fermentation Of Molasses
Fermentation is the chemical reaction of water, yeast, and sugar; but depending on how this is treated depends on how much alcohol is created
26th March 2021
What actually is Rum?
As one of the very few producers of rum in the UK who make it from scratch, we’ve certainly done our homework when it comes to rum. Listen!
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Mother’s Ruin Gin!
15th February 2024
2024 Stratford Gin and Rum Festival – a date for your diary!
For all you craft gin and rum lovers out there, we are very excited to confirm this year's date for the Stratford Gin and Rum Festival!
21st October 2023
Winners at the Stratford Herald Business & Tourism Awards!
21st September 2023
