The Discerning Drinker - Brought to you by The British Tipple Club

Eating Grass and Foraging For Flavours, A Gin With a Distinctly Local Provenance - Goosnargh Gin Richard and Rachel from Goosnargh Gin, tell us how a Primary School Teacher and a Journalist came to eat grass and became foragers to create a flavour that told a story of the place they live. Goosnargh Gin and it’s numerous chapters tells a story all of its own.

Divine Intervention or A Masterstroke of Marketing Genius? Dave Peek, one of the ‘Four’ who enlisted an Angel to help them create a Sparkling Wine of England at a more affordable price than most, to encourage Fizz drinkers to trade up to something a little different and explains how a long career in the Drinks Industry gave him the confidence and experience needed to make it work.

We speak to Iain MacDuff from The House of MacDuff, famous for holding the Guinness World Record for producing the Smallest Bottle of Whisky in the World, about how a shipment of Gin bought in the 90’s, came to taste like Whisky and became an overnight sensation in the current Gin climate and the creation of Fifty/50 Gin!

International Women’s Day Special!  A Mother and Daughter team, Philippa and Laura, who set out on a mission to inspire women to challenge themselves ‘To Dare Greatly’ and prove that anyone can do whatever they want to, by creating a Gin specifically for women but enjoyable to men too!   Hustle Gin is a successful commercial Gin with a number of flavours in its portfolio.

Talking to Allan Walker from Selkirk Distilleries about a gin with a distinctively fruity flavour!

Alongside their signature London Dry Gin who's main botanicals grows wild locally in the Scottish Borders, 'Bannock' is a quirky gin who's main ingredient is firmly rooted in Selkirk. 

The Bannock used in the process comes from the home of the original Bannock itself, Cameron's Bakery in Selkirk!

Paul Welch, a Southern man with an ambition to become a Rock Star tells how he became cofounder of a Gin with a very Northern flavour!

Bolton Gin Co. is a young Craft Gin producer with over 30 flavoured gins, with quirky flavours like their Sweet Shop range, including Blackjack Gin, Watermelon Gin and Cola Gin.

From a wacky idea to a booming business making and supplying Gin around Bolton and the Northwest of England.

From garage home brewing to building a vibrant Craft Beer Brand Liam Convey - Co Founder of The Northern Monkey Brew Co. tells us how they opened two very different bars, one in the centre of a large Northern Mill Town and the other amongst the 'Boating Set' on the shores of Lake Windermere!

The story of young entrepreneurs!