The Old Fire Station, Old Market, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire

Capreolus Distillery, Garden Swift Gin

Based in the beautiful Cotswolds; an old lean-to greenhouse, constructed of wood and Cotswold stone, was chosen to house first one and then two very special custom built copper stills. A decision to work only with local fruits for their eaux de vie was a simple choice. The quality of the local fruit – The rare varieties that had never been distilled before. The terroir, both in landscape and unique maritime climate. All of these things meant that they could focus on spirits that revealed both heritage, locale and all of the potential of the chosen subjects.

Every piece of local fruit is meticulously hand graded and cleaned. Gently crushed, a slow, wild fermentation follows. A first distillation concentrates the essence of the fruit to create the “low wines”, a spirit of 15 – 30% ABV. With the essence of up to 3,000kg of fruit in the final distillation, all decisions are made by nose and taste. This ensures the capture of all the vitality, delicacy and intricate perfume of the fruits.

Garden Swift gin follows a similar process. Hard spices, berries and herbs are soaked in their neutral British wheat spirit for 40 hours. They then suspend fresh blood orange zest and a rich mix of flowers and fragrant leaves above the liquid, their aroma gently extracted by the rising steam.  34 ingredients in all come together in a slow 7 hour, carefully guided, distillation. It creates a sum much greater than its parts.

Winner of the hugely prestigious “The Whisky Exchange Spirit of the Year 2017”. Organic blood orange, flowers, spice, berries, pine, drying resins and sweetness fill the mouth. Rich and unbelievably complex, it transcends expectations of a gin.

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We can deliver anywhere in mainland Britain from £11.95 per case.