Sustainability

Sustainability is more than just a word. It’s a choice that we are passionate about. No matter how big or small the business, we believe that being transparent and accountable is the key to a brighter future. We’ve worked our hardest to ensure every aspect of our business keeps our emissions as low as possible, being only 2.65Kg CO2 per bottle. We have teamed up with Climate Partner to guarantee the authenticity of our calculations and show that we aren’t just blowing smoke. We also joined with the University of Nottingham to conduct a study of our renewable energy consumption during the distillery process. 

How is Our Gin Carbon Neutral? 

The product is only one part of the package. We've taken great care to analyse every part that makes up a bottle of our Gin. 

Cork  Wooden top made from recycled cork.   Tamper Seal  Made from wood pulp.   Labels  Natural paper made from cotton and recycled fibre, backed on PET liners that are 100% recyclable as a sustainable alternative. Glass  Our bottle is made from recycled materials.

 

Our site uses solar panels to decrease our reliance on an energy provider, however we have a green energy supplier for when the sun doesn’t shine. 

We’ve chosen a state-of-the-art precision Still (powered by solar and green energy) which allows us complete control of the energy used ensuring we don’t waste a single watt.

Our custom closed water system allows us to recycle our water usage. During a typical run, we use the total equivalent of 1950L of water.

As many of our botanicals as possible are grown on our farm, such as: mint, cucumber, blackberries, and damsons. We're in the process of producing our own juniper berries, unfortunately these take at least five years to start yielding, and we are awaiting our first crop.

Our next step is to build a greenhouse and begin growing our own lemons and exotic fruits.  After using our botanicals, we repurpose what’s left as fertiliser and begin the cycle anew. 

Our packaging is locally sourced recycled cardboard to minimise transit and keep our emissions low. We label and package every bottle by hand on site to minimise our carbon footprint even further. 

Of course, it is impossible to create zero emissions due to many factors out of our control, e.g. transportation, bottle production etc. We worked with Climate Partner not only to help calculate our carbon footprint, but also to help offset the difference. This offset is in the form of payments for a global project to help remove plastics from the worlds oceans, we think of this as a carbon tax.