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The dinky damson is beloved across Europe;
Latest post The dinky damson is beloved across Europe;

Introducing No.17 Damson Liqueur...and why Dr J has such a fondness of damsons when it comes to distilling and macerating.

  • Autumn
  • British
  • Damson
  • Distilling
  • liqueur
  • Plum
  • treguddick
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Unlocking the Origins of Liqueurs Unlocking the Origins of Liqueurs

Now we are very familiar with sweet liqueurs - but these didn’t gain steam until sugar was a thing and that took off in Europe in the 16th century.

  • Distilling
  • English Spirit
  • Liqueurs
  • sugar
  • treguddick
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Let's Talk Flavourful Liqueurs Let's Talk Flavourful Liqueurs

Liqueurs are absolutely fascinating and delicious - and frequently maligned!

  • Limongino
  • Liqueurs
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What’s to love about Lovage? What’s to love about Lovage?

Its unique flavour of bitter celery combined with light anise has added a seductive charm to many a sauce, broth, stew or meal

  • lovage
  • treguddick
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Where lavender and thyme abound, sweet dreams, the fairies say, are found. Where lavender and thyme abound, sweet dreams, the fairies say, are found.

It might at first seem a toosh strange, but it is divine. Somewhere between Night Scented Stock meets Palma Violets! Let’s step right in

  • Distilling
  • lavender
  • liqueur
  • treguddick
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Oranges and Lemons Oranges and Lemons

We’ve waxed lyrical over the years of how our limongino is distinct from - and in our humble opinion - better than - limoncello.

  • Limongino
  • Liqueurs
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Water of Life Water of Life

The Story behind No.15 - Aqua Vitae

  • Distilling
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Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art

In 2011 my rum adventure began simply by wondering why no one - and I mean no one - was making any British rum. It took the

  • British
  • Distilling
  • Molasses
  • Rum
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The Very First Cocktail? The Very First Cocktail?

There’s a vast dense cloud of gas and dust, called Sagittarius B2 (about 25,000 light years away). And this cloud is a cocktail of booze!

  • cocktail
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