Artisan Welsh distillery launches second gin for World Gin Day

 

The Dyfi Distillery, which opened in Mid Wales in March, is releasing its second limited release spirit, Pollination Gin, to coincide with World Gin Day on Saturday, June 11.

The business, based at Corris Craft Centre, near Machynlleth, is owned and run by brothers Pete and Danny Cameron with input from both of their families.

Pete, who has lived in the Dyfi Valley for 35 years and runs a small hill farm with his wife, is a local forager and beekeeper with a scientific background. Danny is a wine and spirits professional with 30 years’ experience, including as an international-standard judge and the brothers started planning the distillery two years ago.

The company’s first batch of Dyfi Original Gin quickly sold out. The latest release, Pollination Gin, is said to be a ‘sensory journey through Dyfi’, as more than two thirds of its botanicals have been foraged locally. 

“For Pollination Gin, we wanted to cast a wide net across the Dyfi Biosphere and harness some of the wildness of the valley,” said Pete. “We use around 20 different foraged botanicals alongside some really fine classic gin botanicals. It’s a bit like conducting an orchestra, but the results are beyond our expectations.”

Despite its small size, interest in the gins made at the Dyfi Distillery has been huge, including export enquiries within weeks of opening.  Each gin features botanicals foraged from within the UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve of Dyfi, and each of the two Colorado custom-built stills produces around 100 bottles per distillation.

“This is where the precision-distilling techniques we developed become really important,” added Danny. “We used a slightly different approach to how we make Dyfi Original, so as to get the best out of both the more robust and also the more delicate botanical ingredients.”

Pollination Gin will be available from the distillery shop at the Corris Craft Centre in Mid Wales. It’s the first ever commercial distillery in Mid Wales and opens daily between Easter and October.     

Further information about The Dyfi Distillery, which is located at Unit 5, Corris Craft Centre, may be found at: www.dyfidistillery.com

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The new Pollination Gin.

  

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The Dyfi Distillery is located at Unit 5, Corris Craft Centre, Corris, Machynlleth. SY20 9RF. 01654 761551. It is open to visitors from 10:30am to 4pm seven days a week from Easter to October. World Gin Day is celebrating its eighth year.