The Home Of England's Best Navy Strength Gin

Welcome to Chew Valley Distillery

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 restaurants 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 and now have our own Micro Distillery and Bar in Chew Magna.

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 a number of 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.

Distillery Bar Now Open

Located in the Village of Chew Magna our fully operational distillery is a stunning venue offering you the chance to pop in and see the process of gin distillation.

Our Bar is fully Stocked with the Best Spirits, Wines, beers and ciders we can find (many of them from Local independent producers)

Alongside our range of Gins we have an incredible cocktail menu and a venue that is truly out of this world.

As the bar is set directly in the middle of our award winning distillery you will be surrounded by our copper stills. (some may even be producing our spirits while you drink)

Book Your Table

To book a table at our Distillery Bar please Click HERE

Navy Strength Gin 70cl
Navy Strength Gin 70cl
Navy Strength Gin 70cl
Navy Strength Gin 70cl
Navy Strength Gin 70cl
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Navy Strength Gin 70cl

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Awarded England's Best Navy Strength Gin 2022 at The World Gin Awards!!!

Winner at The Gin Guide Awards 2021

Awarded Silver at the London Spirit Competition 2021

Derived from our Premium London Dry recipe with extra Cassia bark, Fennel seed, grains of paradise and fresh lemon zest.

This Navy strength Gin is as much about flavour as it is about strength.

All bottles are hand labelled and come dressed with a booklet containing hand written notes about the still used, date of distillation, distiller, batch and bottle numbers.

Bottled at 59% abv This Gin is for the select market of growing gin enthusiast.

Due to it’s smoothness this beautifully balanced spirit can be enjoyed neat over ice, Paired with a Premium Tonic for the ultimate G&T or used to add an extra level of flavour and quality to your Cocktail Menu

London Dry Gin 70CL
London Dry Gin 70CL
London Dry Gin 70CL
London Dry Gin 70CL
London Dry Gin 70CL
London Dry Gin 70CL
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London Dry Gin 70CL

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Our Multi Award Winning first-born spirit.

Launch in February 2020

Hand crafted in small batches in the village of Chew Magna located between Bristol, Bath and the Mendips.

Joe steeps and then vapour infuses 11 carefully selected botanicals with Cheddar spring water and British Organic grain spirit in 1 of our 4 copper stills.

Bottled at 43% abv this Premium Gin is renowned for it’s smoothness and diversity.

Perfect to serve as a G&T or to take your cocktails to the next level.

Clementine & Cranberry Gin 70cl
Clementine & Cranberry Gin 70cl
Clementine & Cranberry Gin 70cl
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Clementine & Cranberry Gin 70cl

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We are proud to add this fantastic seasonal gin to our range.

Joe Vapour infuses 9 of our signature botanicals alongside fresh Clementine zest and cranberries to produce this seasonal and flavoursome gin.

For the perfect amount of warmth, we have made the addition of ginger during distillation and slightly increased the amount of cassia bark.

With no added sweeteners or flavourings all the hard work is done using the distilling process and quality ingredients.

This is not a Typical “Flavoured” gin, It is a true premium quality gin with hints of winter essence.

 

 

Miniature Gift Set
Miniature Gift Set
Miniature Gift Set

Miniature Gift Set

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The Best Way To Try Our Gins

This beautiful branded gift pack contains 3 5cl miniatures from our multi Award winning range.

 

Each pack contains your choice of

  • 5cl London Dry Gin
  • 5cl Navy Strength Gin
  • 5cl Clementine & Cranberry Gin
  • 5cl Apple & Blackberry

 

 

 

Gift Card

Gift Card

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Gift cards now available both in store and online.

Our Distillery

Chew Valley Distillery

Wellington Gallery

Chew Magna

Bristol

BS40 8SP

Opening Hours

Thursday - Saturday 12 - 11

Sunday 12 - 4

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