What is the #ActuallyMadeIn Campaign? Launched by Manchester Gin, Tarquin Cornish Gin, Masons of Yorkshire and Brighton Gin. The #ActuallyMadeIn campaign to help consumers easily recognise where their favourite tipples are made. It’s all about provenance and clarity. How did #ActuallyMadeIn Campaign start? From Manchester Gin’s website blog: “We’re always asked – where do you […]

Wow! What a brilliant evening at the Cumbria Food Awards. The lovely Simon Rimmer, chef and presenter of Sunday Brunch, hosted the awards and we were very lucky to be one of the recipients. Shed One Distillery won the Cumbria Food Awards: Ethical & Sustainable. We are proud to fly the flag for micro businesses […]

World Drinks Awards Winners! Our foraged and locally grown Ulverston '23 Gin won Bronze at The World Gin Awards. Part of each sale goes into our Marmalade Fund and is donated to Furness Homeless Support. And then, our first official botanical spirit, Quince, won Bronze at The World Vodka Awards.  All the ingredients are grown […]

2023 was a year for awards, new spirits, special events & experiences! We were so proud to win SILVER at Visit England's Awards for Excellence; Experience of the Year, 2023. First we enjoyed a celebratory dinner with all the other finalists on Platform 9 and 3/4, The Harry Potter Studios. Then we were presented with […]

Hello there, lovers of good times and good spirits! Winner of The Gin Guide’s Environmental Sustainability Award: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 North West Family Business Award Winner, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, 2023 Visit England’s Excellence Awards; Experience of the Year, 2023 Green Small Business Certified Green Tourism Silver Award As we approach the festive season, […]

Shed One's Festive Gifts include Festive Bramble Gin Elixir and Botanical Vodka Gift Tubes The festive season is a time for celebration, togetherness, and of course, gift-giving. If you're on the hunt for unique, sustainable presents that encapsulate the spirit of the season, look no further than Cumbria's own Shed One. With their Festive Bramble […]

Are you ready to embark on a delightful journey through the world of gin cocktail recipes? Whether you're a seasoned mixologist or a novice bartender, there's always room for some gin-spiration in your life. So, grab your shaker, dust off those fancy glasses, and let's dive into the world of gin-tastic concoctions!   Classic Gin […]

YiaYia Gin Purchase Yiayia Gin here. A very special collaboration between Zoe of award-winning Shed One, and Irini Tzortzoglou, Masterchef Champion. Made with botanicals inspired by Irini's birthplace: Heraklion, Crete and dedicated to all the Grandmothers, their strength and support. Yiayia (Greek for Grandmother) has been inspired, created, distilled and bottled by women. Zoe, Lindsay […]

Exciting news for gin lovers and tourism enthusiasts alike! Shed One, the popular gin distillery in Cumbria, has been announced as a finalist in VisitEngland Awards for Excellence. The national finals will see the distillery compete for the bronze, silver, or gold prize in their category. Shed One's success follows their recent win of Cumbria's […]

Earth Month, April 2023   From our partners, Ecologi: Earth Day aims to highlight the power that we hold as individuals, as each and every one of us can really make a difference together – through the power of collective action. More than 1 billion people in 192 countries now participate in Earth Day activities […]

Lake District micro gin producer is a four-time finalist in the North West Family Business Awards 2023! Shed One, a small batch craft gin producer on the edge of the Lake District has been named as a finalist in four categories at the North West Family Business Awards 2023. Co-owned and run by husband and […]

We love to showcase local and we're pleased to announce even more artisan workshops at Shed One. Developing Shed One Launching in our Garden Shed in 2016, we have come a long way. Since being in The Old Calf Shed, since 2019, our bigger distillery and visitor space/bar/shop has given us more opportunities. We can […]

Love it or hate it, Valentine's Day is almost upon us!     Shed Loads of Love In 2017, we created a gin called Shed Loads of Love. We combined floral and fruit with a hint of chilli to create a sumptuous celebration of love! In 2018 we entered it in the Great Taste Awards […]

We've decided to have a very ginspirational 2023 at Shed One! New Gins As well as creating new gins for Shed One, we're working with some very special people on small batch, limited edition, bespoke gins. Plus, since producing our Ulverston gin, made with botanicals foraged around the neighbourhood, we have plans for another locally-foraged […]

  We hope you enjoy some of the gin shed highlights from 2022.  It's been great to remind ourselves of so many great times in and out of our gin shed. Ulverston's Dickensian Festival was a great excuse for dressing up, as were a few award ceremonies. We were blown away when we won Cumbria […]