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Isle of Bute Gin plans expansion

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Scottish producer Isle of Bute Gin Distillery has revealed plans to ramp up manufacturing and transfer to a bigger web site.

Isle of Bute Gin
Isle of Bute Gin Distillery produces a gin made with oyster shells

Opened in 2020 by husband-and-wife group Rhona and Jack Wheatley, Isle of Bute Gin Distillery makes use of native botanicals and even oyster shells to flavour its gins.

The corporate stated it had witnessed ‘excessive ranges’ of client demand with the return of vacationers and day-trippers this summer time.

As such, the agency is planning to maneuver to a much bigger web site at Bute Yard, permitting the distiller to scale up manufacturing and supply gin tastings and cocktail masterclasses.

The Rothesay-based producer has labored with Enterprise Gateway since 2019, with the corporate offering help for the opening of the distillery, in addition to funding by way of the Enterprise Gateway Native Progress Accelerator Programme.

Via the programme, the gin distiller has been capable of tackle extra workers, enhance model consciousness in Scotland and distribute to bars, eating places, motels and points of interest.

Moreover, the help allowed the distillery to steadily enhance manufacturing and develop gross sales over the previous 18 months.

Rhona Wheatley stated: “Enterprise Gateway helped us get our foot within the door in 2020 as we set about relocating the enterprise again to Bute, through the preliminary lockdown because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

“They offered useful introductions to the broader community, and our adviser at all times made certain we have been conscious of any information or potential alternatives which may profit us.”

“The expansion we’ve skilled over the past yr has been supported by the Enterprise Gateway service. The funding helped us develop our group, and we’re excited to take the following step as we transfer into bigger purpose-built premises.”

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