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#7 Eating Grass and Making Gin! A story of real provenance - Goosnargh Gin

Eating Grass and Foraging For Flavours, A Gin With a Distinctly Local Provenance - Goosnargh Gin Richard and Rachel from Goosnargh Gin, tell us how a Primary School Teacher and a Journalist came to eat grass and became foragers to create a flavour that told a story of the place they live. Goosnargh Gin and it’s numerous chapters tells a story all of its own.

#6 An Angel at The Helm of Sparkling Wine - Angel and Four

Divine Intervention or A Masterstroke of Marketing Genius? Dave Peek, one of the ‘Four’ who enlisted an Angel to help them create a Sparkling Wine of England at a more affordable price than most, to encourage Fizz drinkers to trade up to something a little different and explains how a long career in the Drinks Industry gave him the confidence and experience needed to make it work.

#5 Is it Whisky or Gin - The House of MacDuff

We speak to Iain MacDuff from The House of MacDuff, famous for holding the Guinness World Record for producing the Smallest Bottle of Whisky in the World, about how a shipment of Gin bought in the 90’s, came to taste like Whisky and became an overnight sensation in the current Gin climate and the creation of Fifty/50 Gin!

#4 A Gin To Empower Women - Hustle Gin

International Women’s Day Special!  A Mother and Daughter team, Philippa and Laura, who set out on a mission to inspire women to challenge themselves ‘To Dare Greatly’ and prove that anyone can do whatever they want to, by creating a Gin specifically for women but enjoyable to men too!   Hustle Gin is a successful commercial Gin with a number of flavours in its portfolio.

#3 Bannock Gin, It's A Real Fruit Cake of a Gin! - Selkirk Distilleries

Talking to Allan Walker from Selkirk Distilleries about a gin with a distinctively fruity flavour! Alongside their signature London Dry Gin who's main botanicals grows wild locally in the Scottish Borders, 'Bannock' is a quirky gin who's main ingredient is firmly rooted in Selkirk.  The Bannock used in the process comes from the home of the original Bannock itself, Cameron's Bakery in Selkirk!