OK, to get technical -
Gin - legally has to be 37.5% or above and predominately taste of Juniper. There are different subsections such as London Dry, Old Tom, Genevre, plus more and each has its own legally defining requirement. Things have changed slightly over the last few years to include ...

Yep, time to resurrect an old thread with... wait for it... MORE BRAGGING!
Two Bronze Medals at the IWSC. This is a big deal for us. We now have one of the best gins that absolutely no-one wants to buy! On a serious note, with the release of lockdown, it could finally be the difference between ...

Cloudiness when you add tonic can be caused by louching. Alcohol can dissolve a lot of things (hence our hatred of plastics in distilling). When you dilute the strength, the alcohol can no longer dissolve as much, so what was in solution changes to be in suspension. This happens to my gin - crystal ...

Hey BlindXX, did you get a licence to distill or rectify? If it’s a rectifiers, I presume you buy in GNS. Do you just dilute and do a flavour run or dilute, do a spirt run on the GNS and then a flavour run? Cheers


I have a rectifiers licence so yes, I buy in NGS. Procedure is exactly as per ...

Definitely double distill first. I always run 40% through the still to get the flavours. I tend to cut off around 45% on the flavour run. Don't set yourself a target though - keep tasting as you go through the run. If you don't like the taste of what's coming off the still, don't put it in! You'll ...

Ok, so I said that my last post would be the last on this one but...
BLATENT BRAGGING WARNING!

I'll just leave this silver medal link here...
http://www.worldginawards.com/winner/country-winner-96-world-gin-awards-2021

If anyone ever tries to diss an air still again, like certain other sites might ...

"Can I get done for doing it at home if im not selling it to anyone. "

Yes.

We take the view that people will do it anyway, so we are here to help you stay safe.


Yup, bang on.
For definite it's illegal without a licence in the UK. Don't get confused with answers from foreign forums/members ...

So, probably my final update on this post. During the lockdown I applied for my personal and premises licence. Approx £600, 1 objection, 1 environmental health visit and a council meeting later Myself and my house/kitchen are now fully licenced to make and sell alcoholic beverages! Its been a ...

This makes me pretty angry. I have no problem with non alcoholic versions (Becks Blue is my mid week drink of choice when I get that "shit day at work" feeling ) but £19 for a non alcoholic flavoured water? Its just taking advantage. The main cost of any spirit is duty - I sell 500ml bottles and its ...

For some reason I imagine every male on this forum to be a gruff, bearded, farmer style person in the finest Yorkshire tweed! You're probably as happy drinking "real cider" (the flat, cloudy stuff that looks like a bladder infection) as you are herding cattle. I'm just a wussy Southerner myself ...

Just a cheeky thought.
I have seen the IBC's of Ethanol for sale, and yes, if you rectify, that has to be your source.
How much effort, and how many stills did you try/use beforehand? :)

Robert.


Certainly not as much/many as I should have. Lots of runs on the airstill, not so many with a ...

Way to go. The premises licence should be a walk in the park.

Good luck.


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Had to get a personal licence first, and then a 20 page form to fill in. Fortunately there was a very nice lady on the council who has helped me through! Thanks for the responses. Since I started this I ...

Thought I'd resurrect an old thread and let people know how things are going - hope no-one minds!

The first few months went ok, sold a few bottles with through our local wine bar, but missed the Christmas rush due to HMRC being late on awarding our AWRS permit. Due to other licensing and permits ...

In response to the above two posts - I am fully aware of the competitive nature of the industry. I work as a dental technician for a day job. In a market that was opened to China a few years ago causing the arse to fall out of the UK side of things there are always people who will be willing to pay ...

That all sounds like an exciting adventure!
Good luck with your new venture and let us know when your product is available to buy :+1:


23rd We go live (so a week today). Theoretically it will be available as from then. But not direct to the public, only to retailers. Of which we currently have ...

Thanks for the positivity. After a lot of research, I found that the real cost was with the full distillers licence, as was most of the red tape. The Rectifier/compounder license is free, but you have to buy your booze in duty paid. That is the kicker. All the other crap with rules and regs was ...

Hey people, thought I'd tell a quick story. After a few years bootlegging gin on my little airstill (and t500 with modular ss triclamp bits as a column) someone told me I should sell sell it. I'd been getting a lot of positive reviews but as it was all friends and family I was a little bit cautious ...

Likewise, a massive thankyou. So glad that all this knowledge has not just sunk into the far recesses of the web! Great work from all those involved!