The Lakes Distillery

Status:
Operational

Established:
Not supplied

Visitor Policy:
Visitors welcome throughout the year

Tel:
+44 (0)1768 788850

Address:
Setmurthy,
Nr Bassenthwaite Lake,
CA13 9SJ
Cumbria
United Kingdom

The Lakes Distillery nestles in woodland on a renovated Victorian farm close to Bassenthwaite Lake in the heart of the Lake District. It opened in December 2014 following a £9 million initial investment and three years development.

They make

The Lakes Gin Explorer Edition

Released March 2017, its producers describe The Lakes Gin Explorer as being “A complex Super Premium Gin with zesty notes and herbal overnotes - A gin of true Cumbrian...

The Lakes Gin

An English gin made in the heart of the Lake District with locally grown wild juniper and other 13 botanicals native to the Lakes, such as bilberry, heather and meadowsweet.

The One Whisky

The One is thought to be the first British Isles blend, comprising whiskies from around the British Isles.

The Lakes Vodka

Said to be "the first ever vodka to be distilled in the Lake District", The Lakes Vodka is triple distilled in a small copper pot still using water from the River Derwent.

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