Lancashire Gin & Distilleries in Lancashire
On This Page: Lancashire Gin A-Z with reviews and tasting notes, distillery tours and gin schools in Lancashire, interviews with Lancashire distillers, and behind-the-scenes video tours with Brindle Distillery, Lytham Gin and Wild Fox Distillery.
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Lancashire, in North West England, has a long industrial history and in the 19th century the area was a major centre of economic activity, including coal mining and textile production. Whisky was commercially produced in large volumes in Lancashire during the 1800s, with records also showing a significant amount of illicit whisky production taking place, especially in the moors around Blackburn and Haslingden. In recent years, beginning with the launch of Brindle Distillery in 2017, Lancashire has been rapidly developing a name for itself as one of England's finest gin producing countries.
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Lancashire Gin Reviews - A to Z
Cuckoo Gin
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Launched in 2017 and based at Brindle Distillery on Holmes Farm in Chorley, the Cuckoo Gin range includes spiced, sweet, savoury, and aged gins, with Cuckoo Supernova Gin being a Winner in the Flavoured Gin category of The Gin Guide Awards 2022:
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Fairham Gin
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Launched in 2021 and based in Pemworthan near Preston, the Fairham Gin range includes their Original Gin as well as their Ochre Gin with clementine and spices which was a Winner in the Contemporary Gin category of The Gin Guide Awards 2022:
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Goosnargh Gin
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Launched in 2018 and based on the edge of the Forest of Bowland AONB in the parish of Goosnargh, the Goosnargh Gin range consists of their Signature Gin and 6 further 'chapters', each inspired by the landscapes and botanicals of the area:
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Lancaster Spirits Co - Firecracker Gin
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Launched in 2022, Lancaster Spirits is a grain to glass distillery housed alongside the home of Lancaster Brewery. Their flagship gin, Firecracker Gin, is distilled from their own beer and 17 botanicals sourced from across 4 continents, delivering notes of pine, earthiness, citrus and exotic spice:
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Lytham Gin
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Launched in 2018 and based in Lytham St Anne's near Blackpool, the Lytham Gin range includes their Original Gin, Old Tom and Navy Strength Gin, as well as a large range of flavoured gins. Lytham Gin Navigator's Strength was a Winner in the High ABV category of The Gin Guide Awards 2022:
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Wild Fox Gin
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Launched in 2019 and based on a dairy farm near Preston, the Wild Fox Gin range includes their original Ivy's Signature Gin, Twelve Bore Gin with orange and spices, Blushing Vixen Gin with rhubarb and elderflower, and their spiced and aged gin, It's a Rum Do:
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For more gins from Lancashire, try Batch Gin, Black Powder Gin, Forgan Gin, Lancaster Dry Gin, Stable Yard Gin, and Spirit of Garstang Gin.
Distilleries & Tours in Lancashire
Several of the wonderful distilleries in Lancashire are open to visitors for tours, tastings or gin making experiences, which make for the ideal experience for gin lovers living in or visiting Lancashire.
- 1. Black Powder Distillery - Weeton
- 2. Brindle Distillery (Cuckoo Gin) - Chorley - Bar, Tours & Gin School
- 3. Goosnargh Distillery - Near Preston - Gin School
- 4. Lytham Gin - Lytham St Annes - Tours / Tastings
- 5. Wild Fox Distillery - Near Preston - Bar/Shop & Gin School
Lancashire Gin Bars & Shops
As well as visiting the distilleries above, if you're looking for a gin cocktail or to pick up a few bottles of local gin, our friends from Lancashire's distilleries have recommended the following options, as well as the events which they often attend:
As well as visiting the distilleries above, if you're looking for a gin cocktail or to pick up a few bottles of local gin, our friends from Lancashire's distilleries have recommended the following options, as well as the events which they often attend:
- Shops: Barrica Wines in Chorley, D.Byrne & Co in Clitheroe, Honeywells Farm Shop near Preston, Turton Wines near Bolton.
- Bars: The Beer School in Westhoughton near Bolton, The Cuckoo's Nest in Chorley, The Market Ale House in Leyland, Wild Fox Distillery near Preston.
- Events: Leyland Festival, Royal Lancashire Show, Clitheroe Food Festival.
Meet the Makers
Get to know some of Lancashire's finest gin creators and distillers in our 'Meet the Maker' interviews. Find out what inspired them and how they created and launched their gin, how it's made, what botanicals are used, what you can experience if you visit their distilleries, how best to serve their gins, and what they have planned for the future:
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Richard & Rachel Trenchard
Goosnargh Gin Interview Coming Soon |
Sara Dewhurst
Lytham Gin Interview Coming Soon |
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Behind The Scenes
See behind the scenes at Brindle Distillery, Lytham Gin and Wild Fox Distillery in the videos of our Instagram Live distillery tours and Q&As!
