Gorilla Spirits Co. was founded by Andy Daniels whose vision was to create a truly ethical business and an exceptional portfolio of spirits and liqueurs. Based in the north east corner of Hampshire, Gorilla Spirits Co.’s distillery in Upton Grey is where they make their small-batch, award-winning spirits all while donating £1 from every bottle to The Gorilla Organization to help save the endangered gorilla population. Their spirits include: Silverback Mountain Strength Gin, Silverback Old Tom Gin, Silverback Wild Strawberry Gin, Silverback VSOG, Blackback Mountain Strength Vodka, Maraba Coffee Liqueur and Karasimbi Spiced Rum.
The River Test Distillery Here they craft ‘True River Spirit’ on the banks of the world famous River Test, in the heart of the English countryside in Hampshire.
FOLK get in a flap about flags. Or at least folk in mainland Britain and Northern Ireland do. Scandinavians, Canadians and other civilised people probably fly their national flags more than most. It’s not a problem for them. It’s just a display of mild-mannered pride. But here, in gross Britannia, things are more complicated. In England, flying the St George’s Cross is seen by the woke as akin to Nazism. In Northern Ireland, flag waving is caught up in tribal sectarian rivalry. And in Scotland? Oh, Scotland, weirdest little country in the world. Some faint at the sight of a Saltire and others get annoyed by the Union flag. We shall return to the latter anon.