Food & Drink

Tarquin’s gin to enter the US

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Cornwall-based Southwestern Distillery, producer of Tarquin’s gin, will launch within the US subsequent yr and develop its presence in Europe.

Tarquin's gin
Tarquin’s gin is made on the coast of Cornwall, England

Primarily based in Cornwall, England, Tarquin’s Gin was based in 2012 by Tarquin Leadbetter.

The corporate is planning to place additional funding in Europe, together with the important thing markets of Germany and Italy, the place the agency has witnessed triple-digit progress over the previous 12 months.

Southwestern Distillery can also be working with brewing agency Molson Coors to develop its distribution within the off-trade within the UK and Republic of Eire, after the model established a ‘robust’ on-trade presence since its launch.

The corporate additionally reported a 50% progress in income to £12.1 million (US$16.3M) within the 12 months to October 2021.

“Tarquin’s Gin is on one more phenomenal wave of progress,” stated Leadbetter, who can also be the model’s grasp distiller. “We’re already exporting to over 40 international locations worldwide however are actually able to deal with the US. I’m spending two months on the market originally of 2022 to launch the model on the east and west coasts and replicate our success within the UK and Europe.”

In 2021, practically 10m individuals visited Cornwall, in keeping with Tarquin’s. As such, the model created new experiential customer centres and gin faculties to draw holiday-goers.

The corporate estimates that multiple million Tarquin’s and tonics had been loved in Cornwall over the summer time of 2021 alone.

Earlier this yr, Southwestern Distillery released an ‘experimental’ Tarquin’s gin made with yuzu and lime.

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