Contemporary in style and created using hand-foraged local ingredients, Manchester Gin was born from humble beginnings in 2013. The product of a love story – a tale of ‘boy meets girl’ and a chance encounter which would change their lives forever. Jen and Seb created the first bottles of Manchester Gin in the dining room of their house, and their portfolio of gins have gone from strength to strength ever since – their popularity spreading from Manchester around the world.

Now distilled at the Spirit of Manchester Distillery in the city centre, their gin is expertly distilled in small batches – their three stills together make only 500 bottles a run, the real essence of small batch. Every bottle is handcrafted to their distinctive design and they currently produce four flavours, as well as limited edition seasonal variations.

The award-winning Signature Gin – stunningly smooth with round citrus notes and a classic juniper undertone leads to a creamy finish with a hint of sweetness. Inspired by botanicals local to Manchester, it contains twelve specially sourced botanicals including childhood favourite flavours such as dandelion and burdock root, liquorice, ground almond and orange and lemon. The perfect serve? Mix 50ml Signature Gin, a slice of pink grapefruit and top with a premium naturally light or Mediterranean tonic water.

This year Manchester Gin redesigned their bottles to evoke honeycomb with a hexagon pattern adorning the glass and the bee logo stamped into the bottom of every bottle.

The bee symbol pays homage to the Manchester bee, a symbol of the industrial revolution which shows their pride in the ‘worker bees’ and now adorns the city from the University to lampposts and bollards.