WARRINGTON – 28 FEBRUARY 2014
G&J Distillers is delighted to announce that it has won the overall Food & Drink Award in the prestigious Made in the North West Awards, held last night in Warrington, Cheshire. As a winner, G&J Distillers will go through to the Made in the UK Awards Dinner held in Liverpool in July, which forms part of the International Festival for Business 2014. G&J Distillers has been distilling the UK’s number three gin, Greenall’s The Original London Dry Gin, since 1761 from its home in Warrington in the North West of England. Greenall’s Gin is exported to over 26 countries globally and is the second fastest growing standard gin internationally.
The Made in the North West judges said: “G&J Distillers has combined having a rich heritage with continuing to innovate.” They added: “The Warrington distiller and bottler of spirits has taken the ‘brand Britain’ message to the world.”
Joanne Moore, G&J Distillers’ Master Distiller, received the award on behalf of the company and says: ”We are delighted to have won, particularly against such impressive North West competition. G&J Distillers (formerly G&J Greenall’s) has been distilling quality gin in the North West for over 250 years. We produce over 60% of the UK’s gin and 20% of the world’s premium gin and as such are proud of the contribution that we make to the North West in terms of employment, products and exports.”
Warren Scott, Co-Founder of the Quintessential Brands Group, owners of G&J Distillers says: ”As the oldest gin distillers in the UK we are delighted to continue to expand our business both in the UK and internationally and are particularly proud of Greenall’s Gin’s growth around the world. We are proud to have consumers all over the world enjoying our spirits, produced by a talented team based in Warrington, Cheshire. This Award is recognition of our regional success in the North West and affirms our ambitions to become one of the leading international spirits groups in Europe.”
ABOUT QUINTESSENTIAL BRANDS
Quintessential Brands owns an award-winning portfolio of world-class spirit brands, which is powered by a strong entrepreneurial vision and passion for innovation, backed by centuries of handcrafted distilling expertise.
Quintessential Brands Group was established in 2011 with the acquisition of G&J Distillers, the UK’s foremost gin distillery, which evolved from Thomas Dakin’s original 1761 operation and now produces an unrivalled quality gin selection. In Ireland, Dublin Liberties Distillery is our home of modern Irish whiskeys and First Ireland Spirits in Abbeyleix crafts award-winning Irish creams. Our French hub, L&L France, creates fine French fruit liqueurs, cognacs, brandies and vodka.
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