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Craft Gin Club
This month we are delighted to be the gin of the month in the Craft Gin Club. The exclusive edition, named Forged Winter Gin, will be sent to tens of thousands of "craft gin clubbers" in a box that celebrates all the flavours of a cosy Autumn in Yorkshire including a...
2 Festive Sloe Gin Cocktails and Canapé Pairings
Are you hosting festive drinks with friends? Want the perfect Christmas day cocktail to impress your mother-in-law? You’re in the right place. Forged Spirits have gathered a collection of canapé and cocktail pairings that are...
The History of Sloe Gin
Sloe gin is a ruby-red tipple that is synonymous with cold weather and the festive season. This sweet yet spicy drink rose in popularity during the 17th century, as a result of the increase in Prunus Spinosa plants. These spikey plants were perfect for separating...
Two Exciting Developments…
Last year Forged Spirits began some very exciting discussions about a partnership with a well-known company. From there, these discussions snowballed into one of our most ambitious projects to date. One that required us to travel to the capital! Our journey took us to...
Tileyard North, our new forever home!
If you follow Forged Spirits on social media, I’m sure you’ve seen posts illustrating our newest venture. We began our hunt for new, larger premises early last year, following a need for additional space and a desire to have a direct interface with our...
Cooking with Forged Spirits Gin: 3 Cozy Recipes
With the weather getting colder recently, we’ve been craving more comfort foods. So we decided to share some of our favourite cozy recipes with you. Of course, they all contain gin! The rich and complex flavour profile of gin works well as an ingredient in both...
Forged Spirits Guide to Perfectly Garnished Gin
Garnishing your drink can be a great way to accentuate flavours or add additional contrasting flavours to your serve. No gin needs a garnish to create a complete drink, a plain gin and tonic with ice is a classic for a reason. However, different garnishes can be a...
We need your sloe berries
I have the amazing team at Rhubarb Design house working on the design for a label for a sloe gin, but I need berries! If you have a bush and are willing to part with your precious fruit I would love to do a swap, for every 1kg of fruit I will credit your points...
Vodka production woes
After finding our perfect Yorkshire grown winter wheat we proceeded with the milling ourselves and moved to the fermentation stage, all that went to plan. Full speed ahead you would think. On we went to distil it, and that's where we hit a roadblock. You see our still...
Where’s all the wheat?
We have been working hard on developing our Yorkshire vodka for 6 months now, everything from yeast strain selection to the choice of distilling equipment. But who would believe how hard it would be to find some Yorkshire grown winter wheat! Well we did find some and...
Silver medal award for The Original
We have just been awarded a silver medal at The Global Spirits Masters 2022 for The Original gin. We are super happy about this prestigious award. Thanks to The Spirit Business for their recognition. The coveted IWSC awards awarded The Original a silver...
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