WHERE IT STARTED
Like all good stories, ours started with discovering a loophole in an archaic law, that prevented craft distilling. That’s where Dr John Walters comes in: a former Oxford scholar, with a background in biochemistry and the pharmaceutical industry, who was looking for a new challenge.
After listening to a Radio 4 feature about French eau de vie, Dr John was left inspired to try his hand at distilling and set about defiantly setting up a four litre still for personal use, which launched him onto a new epicurean adventure
What makes us special
From the very beginning English Spirit has dared to do things differently, not settling for industry standards or to an outcome that is simply ’good enough’. Our pursuit for perfection and dedication to create the very highest quality spirits is at the heart of our business, driving us forward on our epicurean adventure.
OUR PIONEERING SOUL MEANS WE DO SOME THINGS DIFFERENTLY TO MOST OTHER DISTILLERIES, AND HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES:
