The fruit you gave…

One of the greatest joys of our business is the number of customers, friends and and family who have so generously offered us their fruit. Like us, they don’t like waste and it’s great to use nature’s bounty for something tasty.

Natasha kindly offered us her sour cherries and we made a very successful small batch of Cherry Brandy. Anna gave us a small bag of quinces and we made a batch of Quince Gin which our tasting panel loved. For the last two summers, another Anna has offered us the pick of her gorgeous mulberry tree and our Mulberry Gin was born. Our neighbour Elaine gave us a box of nectarines and we experimented with a Nectarine Gin. It prompted us to try a Peach Liqueur and it has been very popular so far.  That same lovely Elaine regularly gives a pile of Rhubarb from her family’s garden and we use it for Rhubarb Gin and Rhubarb Vodka. Jennie and Marjorie both offered us the crab apples from their lovely trees and we tried infusing Crab Apple Gin, which flew off the stall in the autumn. A family from Hinckley invited us to pick their damsons which are currently in our freezer and will be infused in Gin very soon.

We’ve been so grateful for the donations and of course all those lovely folk get some bottles back with their fruit in return.