After pursuing successful careers elsewhere, Angus and Howard find themselves back in Devon and meet up to discuss their business aspirations. With Angus’ burgeoning interest in the distillation of spirits and Howard’s desire to build a company in Devon with exceptional products, Salcombe Distilling

In 1887 the owners of Sánchez Romate Hermanos began to make a unique, different brandy for their own consumption. The quality soon earned increasing fame and the winery decided to market it with the name Cardenal Mendoza. Whenever they speak about their proud history, they always begin with their r

António Cuco founded the Sharish Gin Distillery in 2013, situated in the village of Monsaraz, in the heart of the Alentejo wine region, one of Portugal’s finest. The former school teacher grows the oranges and lemons on his own estate and together they form the base line along with the locally grown

Sharphams thousand year old farm consists of five hundred acres owned by the Sharpham Trust. The house, designed in 1770 by Sir Robert Taylor, overlooks the fields and wooded slopes above the River Dart, two miles downstream of the ancient market town of Totnes. Our aim today is to farm successfully

Sandwiched between Japan’s soaring Southern Alps and the towering Central Alps, at just over 2,600 feet, Mars Shinshu is Japan’s highest whisky distillery. The Hombo family have been distilling for more than a century and they added whisky to their repertoire in 1949. Back then the distillery was lo

Situated on the highest peak adjacent to one of North America’s earliest used harbours, Signal Hill was a natural location to establish a lookout, with roots in history dating as far back as the 17th century. It is this fort that bears the stories of histories past; a location of innovation and a pl

Drawn by a common passion for craft distilling, a group of friends came together to create a new kind of distillery, producing handcrafted, artisan spirits with uncompromising quality. In an extraordinary location on the Duke of Northumberland’s Albury Estate, a group of dilapidated farm buildings o

Skylark Distillery is an independent small craft distillery in South Cornwall founded by Alex Palmer-Samborne. They are fortunate to operate from a traditional Cornish barn surrounded by the botanicals which help to make Lantic Gin unique. He began his journey with a traditional two litre copper sti

Set among historic mountains and rich earth, Greenbrier County in West Virginia is home to hardworking, independent people who soak their souls in a leisurely pace of life. In 2009, TAG Galyean and John Little founded Smooth Ambler Spirits in this inspiring place, with a notion to celebrate patient

In a faraway land of snow-crowned mountains, crystal lakes and wind-blown fields of wheat, travellers hear whispers of the Snow Queen, the elusive protector of the realm… Entranced by stories of her magic, the bold and the curious have often ventured in search of her legendary palace of ice. M

One 23 year-old, a classically trained chef from the Cordon Bleu in Paris, somehow finds himself sat behind a grey desk in the city of London. He quickly realises this environment is at odds to what really makes him tick and he serves his notice. He starts to scheme. One idea surfaces, then another,

In 1571 William Slingsby discovered the unique properties of the natural spring water from Harrogate’s Tewit Well. His discovery brought visitors from all around to the wonderfully picturesque spa town. They came to ‘take the waters’ which were thought to have medicinal properties. To this day, peop