WH Palmer has launched Palmers London Dry Gin to celebrate the Palmer family’s 200th year of distilling. This is the producer’s first eponymous-brand gin produced at its Langley Distillery in the Midlands. Palmers London Dry Gin is produced in the family’s copper pot still named Angela, which was built in 1903, and is distilled following traditional gin distillation methods. The botanicals, juniper, coriander, angelica, cassia,…

It’s easy to think that some of the UK’s most successful family-run drinks producers found fame slowly as consumers discovered the brands, and perhaps as each generation built on the foundations of the last. With that in mind, the idea of starting afresh sounds like a daunting one, so OLN went to Chatham in Kent to see how Bob Russell and his sons took on…

Ketel One Vodka has launched a limited edition bottle to celebrate 325 years of the Nolet Family Distillery. The bottle is encased in copper matte plating, to symbolise the historical role the copper pot distillation process has had in creating the premium Ketel One Vodka. In addition, 11 coins have been featured on the sides and back of the bottle to represent the number of…

Adnams’ Cellar & Kitchen shops saw turnover grow 6% in 2013. The drinks and kitchenware chain as a whole has not yet made a profit – but takings were “much improved” last year, Adnams announced in its full-year report and accounts for 2013. Overall sales were up 3.5%, or 6% on a like-for-like basis, and all but two stores improved their profits. “We are substantially…

Hayman Distillers has opened a dedicated distillery in Witham, Essex, where it already blended and bottled its gins, and has revamped its packaging. The distilling process moves from Thames Distillers, in which Hayman continues to hold a 20% stake. Hayman said considerable sales growth had made it possible for the company to bring distilling in-house. The new traditional 450-litre copper pot still has been named…