Somerset Multi Award Winning Distillery
Our Story so Far
In late November 2019 I had a conversation with my dad that would change my
life. We were sat in his restaurant (The Lazy Lobster Chew Magna) looking at
his fantastic spirit collection. Wouldn't it be amazing to get involved in this
UK boom of fantastic distilleries? I've visited distilleries before and love
watching the process of bringing natural products to life using traditional
methods. But is it something I could do? (I'm just an aircraft engineer) Is
there room in the market for another UK distillery? (I'll let you be the judge
of that) but after very little persuasion and a good chat with my wife I
decided to take the plunge and put everything into giving it the best chance of
success I could.
I did my homework, visited distilleries, met successful distillers, and took
their advice. I applied for licences, got licences, bought a baby 3L
copper still (named her Grace), Painstakingly sourced my ingredients and
started the journey of building a business from scratch with no previous
experience.
After listening to the restaurant’s customers, it was clear our mission was
to go back to basics and create a classic, traditional gin with no gimmicks.
So, I did. I created a gin in a traditional way, that is beautifully
balanced, has my own twist and is absolutely ram packed with love.
We have since grown rapidly which has meant we have had to move to a new
location for production.
Just a few miles away from Chew Valley in the small village of Bitton, we
have a fully operational distillery that will be open to the public for tours
and tastings when licences are granted. Stay tuned for announcements.
There was only ever one place we would name our little company after and
that is my childhood playground, CHEW VALLEY. I'm proud to be part of the
community and even prouder to be representing our part of the world.
After just over 1 year since launching we have been awarded with several
accolades.
World Gin Awards Best English Navy (Navy Strength
World Gin Awards Silver (London Dry Gin)
London Spirit Competition Silver (Navy Strength)
London Spirit Competition Bronze (London Dry)
The Gin Guide Awards 2021 New Distillery of the Year
The Gin Guide Awards winner London Dry and Navy Strength
Give us a go. Support us. Taste the Chew Valley Spirit.
Our Products
Our Award winning Gin is produced with quality being our highest priority, we have taken time to source the best ingredients available.
All gins in our range start with a certified organic neutral grain spirit. This is produced in the UK to the highest standards using British grown grains.
We have some of the purest spring water available on our doorstep and use Cheddar spring water in production.
Our botanicals are sourced with sustainability in mind and we use as many organic products as possible.
We work with a local design company (Village Design) to create our incredible bottle design and a local printer (Vale Labels) to bring them to life.
Our bottles are manufactured in the UK and coincidentally is named the Brunel Bottle (Brunel is kind of a big deal in Bristol)
We make no compromise at any point of production.
All bottles are hand labelled and batch / bottle numbers are hand written.
Featured collection
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London Dry Gin & Tonic Ready to Drink Can 250ml 8%abv
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Clementine & Cranberry Gin and Tonic Ready to Drink Can 250ml 7.5% abv
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Pink Grapefruit & Rosemary Gin and Tonic Ready to drink Can 250ml 7.5%abv
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Location
Our Distillery
Chew Valley Distillery
Unit 13
Unity Business Park
Bitton
Bristol
BS30 6HZ