Driven by a love of gin and a desire to create a business that fitted in with family life, we made the move from Lancashire to Ellesmere in 2012 and quickly settled into Shropshire life. A few years later in 2018, The Shropshire Distillery began its story. Along with our daughter, Lily, and mascot Calla the Hungarian Vizsla, we set the ‘Gin Shed’ up as our first distillery, located at our family home.
We released our first Dry Gin in July 2018, followed by our Aromtic Spiced Gin in December 2018. One year later, in July 2019, upon returning from a family holiday, we were thrilled to be informed that our spirits had won two International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) awards.
In 2021 we were awarded Silver awards for all four of our Core Range Gins – making them multi award winning!
We have been awarded Distillery of the Year 2022 at the Prestigue awards, along with being rated 5 star on Google and Tripadviser for our distillery expereinces.
Our ethos is to create classic, true, honest and handcrafted spirits, and to win such prestigious recognition is such an honour and something we are incredibly proud of.
The ultimate craft gin experience
With our purpose-built distillery and Gin School in Ellesmere, Shropshire we offer experiences and share an insight into our world and the journey of our classic spirits. With rustic, wooden and industrial vibes with a warm family welcome, we guarantee a fun filled hands on interactive experience.
Our sessions run in small groups with a capacity of upto 16 people. This ensures everyone gets the time and attention they require without feeling overwhelmed or overcrowded.
The Shropshire Distillery Pinpoints Cocktail Trend
Ellesmere’s small-batch distillery has identified a growing trend with cocktails in the local drinks sector. The popularity of cocktail drinking has prompted them to start holding cocktail masterclasses at their distillery event space.
The 2 hour cocktail masterclass includes a welcome drink, a talk on cocktails, a workstation briefing, and demonstrations. The distillers are on hand to offer guidance, while the pupils create and mix three different cocktails at their own workstations, which can be consumed at their leisure. The masterclasses run on selected Saturdays and can be booked via the website, or purchased as a gift voucher.
Emma Glynn, one of the UK’s few female distillers, said, “Now we have expanded into producing liqueurs and our Spring Vodka, the number of cocktails we can create using our award-winning small batch spirits has grown.“Cocktails have been a definite trend in 2023, so expanding our experiences to include a cocktail masterclass was a natural progression. We’re happy to report they have been a great success so far, attracting a new customer base to the distillery.
“Our ethos with cocktails is to keep them uncomplicated and faff free so that they can be easily recreated at home, but still impressive enough to wow your friends and family. We want our customers to go home inspired to get creative with mixology!
“It’s great to see how much fun our visitors have at our masterclasses, gin school, and gin-tasting sessions. We like to create a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, where quality Shropshire spirits can be enjoyed.”
The distillery has had a successful year so far, being named as a finalist for Brewery/Distillery of the Year at the Midlands Food Drink & Hospitality Awards 2023 and scooping the award for ‘Best Small Business’ at the Shropshire Chamber Business Awards in June.
To book one of their experiences, visit www.theshropshiredistillery.co.uk.
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