When you join an experience at The Old Calf Shed we also offer Tea & Coffee. Our supplier is the award-winning, family run Penningtons Coffee Roasters and Tea Merchants, based just up the road in Kendal. Gina is also a great amateur mixologist and when we asked her to create a couple of cocktails she […]

Lake District Experiences; whatever your interests, there are so many to choose from! Lake District Experiences include walking and climbing the fells, swimming in Coniston, paddle-boarding on Windermere and Going Ape in Grizedale. Perhaps all that sounds just a bit too energetic, or maybe you're looking for something completely different? Among the many Lake District […]

For International Women’s Day, Zoe has been asked to have a chat on Cumbria radio about Shed 1 Gin, awards and other gin stuff. The researcher asked if there are many women in the Gin Industry and we're happy to say that some of the most respected names in our profession are women and that […]

We're extremely happy with the results from The World Gin Awards! It wasn't the most glamourous of events. Instead of a black tie affair in some prestigious London location...We were in the garden watching on our phone's while they livestreamed via Facebook! However, wherever we may have been the results would have been the same. […]

SHED 1 RE-OPENING UPDATE So, Monday, 22nd of February the Prime Minister set out plans for opening up the county again. Due to COVID our doors have mostly been closed for almost a year. However, in that time we've gifted over 5,500 bottles of sanitiser to individuals and groups around Cumbria (money raised via crowdfunding), […]

We love collaborating with other small businesses and when it comes to cocktails there is only one person we go to. So, to create the perfect Valentine’s Cocktail we asked Tom at Kindred Spirit Cocktails for help. He created our Festive Tipple Breakfast Martini incorporating both our Festive Tipple Gin and Cuckold’s Revenge Gin Jelly Marmalade for The Grand Opening […]

We love collaborating with other small businesses and when it comes to cocktails there is only one person we go to. So, to create the perfect Valentine's Cocktail we asked Tom at Kindred Spirit Cocktails for help. For our Grand Opening of The Old Calf Shed, in 2019, Tom produced a delicious Festive Tipple Breakfast […]

Cake makers Ginger Bakers has launched a new addition to their seasonal cake range made in collaboration with local gin distillery Shed 1, based in Ulverston. Ginger Baker’s resident cupids have hand-baked a show-stopping Valentine’s cake to share the love this year. "This stunning pistachio sponge with its delicate hint of rose, is covered with a […]

We have relaunched  our limited edition Shed Loads of Love Gin with the addition of 24k Gold, Silver and Champagne Leaf (50cl bottles only). It doesn’t detract from the award-winning taste, but we hope it does add a smile! Shed Loads of Love comes in 10cl and 50cl bottles and is also available 3x10cl Gift […]

Happy New Year's Eve!   It's been a year and a half but we got through it and even managed to achieve. Thank you to you all for your support and kindness. Both our physical and mental health took quite a beating but although we may have been down we didn't give up and we're […]

Introducing Shed 1 JOGLE GIN, raising funds for an almighty challenge! The Challenge The challenge will take place next July, 2021, and it’s to CYCLE FROM JOHN O’GROATS TO LAND’S END and along the way to SWIM THE LENGTH OF LONGEST LAKES IN SCOTLAND, ENGLAND AND WALES (Loch Ness, Windermere and Lake Bala) and to […]

CUMBRIA’S SHED 1 DISTILLERY SHORTLISTED FOR TOP RURAL AWARD We're delighted to have been shortlisted in the Best Drinks Producer category at the 2020/21 Rural Business Awards, held in partnership with Amazon. The local company will battle it out against fellow rural businesses, entrepreneurs and enterprises from across the country for the chance to be […]

With everything going on and a second lockdown on its way, we were really pleased to get this good news! We have been shortlisted in TWO categories in the Best Small Shops 2020, sponsored by Maybe * and booost  1. Most Innovative Business During Covid-19 2. Overall Competition "The Best Small Shops competition celebrates, not […]

Woman and Home Magazine Taste Test... And our FESTIVE BRAMBLE GIN ELIXIR has made the cut for "Best Christmas Spirits"! That's a big CHEERS from us Full of locally foraged blackberries and locally grown (by our friend, Colin) organic Heritage Apples steeped in our specially created festively spiced gin. Traditional strength (40%abv). Perfect on its […]

We're getting very excited here at the Shed because we'll be celebrating our 4th Birthday on October 18th, PLUS it will also be 1 year on October 23rd since we opened The Old Calf Shed...and what a year it's been! Honestly, it's been quite the roller coaster with the Shed closing for months, our crowdfunder […]