“International Drinks Specialists is a collective of leading drinks industry professionals providing services to producers and brand owners including sensory feedback, technical advice, brand analysis and consultancy on competition entries. It is a confidential evaluation and benchmarking service. Our members include global beverage specialists, respected writers, drinks buyers and producers, as well Read more…
The earliest known records for steam technology can be traced back to Alexandria in AD.75. It was there that a mathematician known as “Heros” or “Heron” wrote three books on mechanics and the properties of air, and presented plans for a simple “Steam Engine”. Fast forward from this invention, right Read more…
The Saverglass Group manufactures and decorates high-end glass bottles for wines and spirits. Recognized for its mastery of know-how, the quality of its products and the originality of its creations, the Group, the guardian of the great tradition of French master glassmakers, has made a name for itself throughout the Read more…
QCL is a specialist distributor of analytical solutions in the UK. We supply a wide range of rapid analytical systems for monitoring the processing of alcoholic beverages from the selection of raw materials through to packaging that can make an important contribution to maintaining product quality and consistency. We maintain Read more…
Emma Stokes, otherwise known as Gin Monkey, is one of the UK’s longest running gin and cocktail bloggers with over ten years experience in the industry. Founder of World Gin Day, her extensive work has recently been recognised by Gin Magazine, who awarded her a Gin Icon Award.
Andy Arnold-Bennet is the Co-founder of Shed 1 Distillery, along with his wife Zoe. Shed 1 are a wonderful example of craft distillation and as well as producing good spirits they are heavily involved in sustainable and ethical practices, as well as community work.
Bernadette Pamplin is a spirits writer, judge and consultant. She set up her blog www.undertheginfluence.com in 2015 and has since developed a real passion for spirits, judging for various awards such as World Gin Awards, IWSC, the Spirits Masters and the ADI’s International Spirits Competition in San Francisco. She writes regular articles for Gin Read more…
Avian Sandercock is head distiller, bottle washer and floor mopper at The Wrecking Coast Distillery – making gin and fruit liqueurs in North Cornwall for 6 years now and branching out into ageing spirits. Always happy to share his experience of running a small distillery, good and bad and helping other small distillers Read more…
Anicca O’Noins and her husband are the team behind Thunderflower Gin, based in Devon. Having set up their own nano distillery in 2017, and launched their gin in 2018, Anicca has fresh insight into the process of setting up a distillery. Having a nano-distillery means she can offer great advice to Read more…
Alice Pearson leads New Product Development for the Cotswolds Distillery, Creating and overseeing production for a range of spirits including traditional and flavoured gins, liqueurs and bitters. Alice has been making quite a name for herself in recent years, developing a number of award winning products and winning the IWSC Emerging Read more…
Alex Wolpert is the Founder of the East London Liquor Company. He spoke on our Capital Distilling panel to discuss the pros and cons of distilling in the city.
Alan Powell is a former HMRC Policy official who liberalized much of excise law/policy when in the Department, including correct reasonable application by HMCE of its policy on “under-sized” stills for the licensing of distillers and innovated the “trade facility” excise warehouse concept. Since leaving the Department almost 20 years ago, Read more…
Abbie Neilson is Co-Founder of Cooper King Distillery in Yorkshire. Inspired by her travels in Australia. At the distillery, Abbie produces single malt whisky and gin amongst other spirits and over the years has claimed several awards. Abbie has a background in biomedical science and Cooper King Distillery are dedicated to sustainability, being Read more…
Aaron Knoll is a Spirits Writer and Judge and is well versed in spirits, particularly gin. His website, The Gin Is In, was set up in 2009 and is a valuable resource for reviews, with 725 written so far. Aaron has written several books on spirits as well as contributing to Read more…
David T Smith is an internationally renowned gin expert, judge and author. He chairs judging panels for the American Distilling Institute and the International Wine and Spirits Competition, as well as the Gin Masters competition. He is the winner of the 2016 Think Gin award for the best communicator, and runs Read more…
Vetroelite is a specialised company in the world of high-end glass bottles. The great passion for this material, together with the experience gained in decades of activity, have made Vetroelite much more than a supplier of glass packaging. It is a company that be compared to a tailor of primary Read more…
Suppliers of distillation equipment and consultancy services for craft spirit producers. CDB designs and build stills and distillation equipment to fit any space, specialising in stills sized 50L to 500L. We also offer a comprehensive range of support services including recipe development, licensing support, operational training, health & safety and marketing. Whether Read more…
Rankin Brothers & Sons is a family owned & managed business established since 1774, specialising in the development, manufacture & supply of closures for the Beers, Wines & Spirits sectors. The company owns 4,500 acres of cork forestry in Portugal, managing supply from acorn to bottle. The company is headquartered Read more…
With the goal to extract the most diverse aroma profile and a particularly differentiated spectrum of flavours in a gentle way, we collaborated with former distillers and designed the world’s most advanced column technology. It is the heart of the MÜLLER Pot Still and as part of the system it Read more…