db Meets: Tom Lord 22nd December, 2020 by Eloise Feilden
We caught up with Sheffield-based bartender Tom Lord, founder of Hospitality Gin, to find out the story behind the start-up, which donates all of its profits to the hospitality industry.
Lord donates 100% of his profits to the hospitality industry
What started as a way of raising money for those struggling in the drinks industry as a result of the pandemic, has become a fully fledged, successful business.
Tom Lord founded the not-for-profit Hospitality Gin in mid May through a crowdfunder in the hopes of selling a few hundred bottles of gin and donating a lump sum to charities Hospitality Action and The Drinks Trust.
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Eden Mill launches 2020 Single Malt Scotch whisky
Award-winning distillers Eden Mill unveiled a limited edition 800 bottle run of its 2020 Single Malt Scotch in time for St. Andrew’s Day on 30 November.
The 2020 release is the fourth single malt whisky by Eden Mill in three years since the launch of the first pour in 2017.
The whisky incorporates bourbon, Pedro Ximenez and Oloroso barrels as well as spirit distilled using pale, chocolate, brown and crystal malt barley. This expression is created to be reminiscent of light vanilla, toasted cinnamon and lead into a spiced fruit finish.
Hospitality Pineapple and Pepper Gin supports on-trade 18th December, 2020 by Owen Bellwood
English brand Hospitality Gin has bottled a pineapple and pepper-flavoured expression and will donate proceeds from its sale to the UK on-trade.
Hospitality Gin has released a pineapple and pepper-flavoured variant
The release is the first in Hospitality Gin’s Bartender Series, which aims to showcase ‘unconventional flavour combinations’.
Distilled at the Cooper King Distillery in Yorkshire, Hospitality Gin Bartender Series #1 Pineapple and Pepper Gin is made with freeze-dried pineapple, green bell pepper and pink peppercorn, as well as other botanicals including juniper, lemon thyme, orange blossom and orange peel.