Hello, All! This week we became finalists in the Gin Guide Awards with Cuckold's Revenge Gin, and our Environmental Sustainability credentials! Did you know that Cuckold's Revenge was the first gin we created and it has proved a winner, gaining a Great Taste Award and Highly Commended in the Gin Crafdi Awards. It is also […]

Morning Everyone! How are you all today? Here's a bit of a long update so you might need a brew or other libation! There will also be quite a few exclamation marks. Apologies, as we don't like to overuse them, but there's been so much !ing things that have happened! We've had a few conversations […]

Hello Everyone. Well, it took a bit of time but HMRC have given permission and we've managed to source the materials needed to make some hand sanatiser. Our priorities are the local hospice, St Mary's, and other vulnerable groups in our area. Also, we know there are volunteers helping those in the community who are also […]

UPDATE: 24/03/2020 Hello Everyone, We hope that you are well and coping with this difficult situation we all find ourselves in. It is a worrying time for many people and we just wanted to check in with you and let you know what's happening at the Shed. We'll be continuing to produce our Gin and […]

What an exciting week we've had! Lots of Afternoon G&Teas, a Gin Tour and Tasting, the first private party in the Shed, and a Make Your Own Gin Workshop. Next week we'll be back creating more gin so we can restock our shelves and our stockists. Chilli Fest has proved very popular, lately. And then, […]

Well, January came and went and now Valentine's Day is upon us. In 2017, we created a gin called Shed Loads of Love. Our idea was to combine 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 and we […]

October 23rd, 2019 Well, we did it! Visitor area is finished and ready for visitors. The Calf Shed Distillery is almost there. We'll be welcoming visitors for limited opening hours between now and the end of the year. Starting in 2020, you'll be able to enjoy Afternoon G&Teas, Make Your Own Gin (Bathtub and Distilled) […]

What a year it's been! We achieved FIVE more Great Taste Awards (bringing our total to SEVEN), TWO Highly Commended at the Craft Distilling Expo Gin of the Year and were awarded "GOING PLACES" (One to Watch) at the Cumbria Family Business Awards.  Shed 1 also found a new home at THE OLD CALF SHED, […]

This Friday is known as Black Friday by many.   However, we also find out it's National Flossing Day, so we're going with that, instead! On Friday and Saturday (29th & 30th, November) we'll be having an online sale and also in the Shed. Check out our gins, liqueurs and hampers and treat yourself, or […]

                                                                            Happy Apple Day! Today, October 21st, is Apple Day and it's also 2 days (23rd October) before […]

Nowadays, gin comes in many shapes and forms. As you probably know, in order for a spirit to be called "gin" it needs to be at 37.5%abv and the main botanical has to be juniper. We describe our gins as "classically distilled, with a contemporary-style". The taste is bolder than some others and can still […]

    Shed 1 Distillery is one of this year’s ‘Small Biz 100’, a selection of small businesses drawn from every corner of the UK that reflect the vibrancy of the UK’s 5.6 million small businesses. In the 100 days running up to Small Business Saturday (December 7th) , the campaign will spotlight each of […]

We have news...Great Taste Awards 2019 news. We are as utterly chuffed as a chuffinch to be able to tell you we have more Great Taste Awards! ??? Festive Tipple also known as "Christmas in a Glass"! Festively spiced London Dry Gin delicious served on its own as a warm dram. Or you can classic […]

50 years ago, on the 16th July, 1969, at 8.32am EST Apollo 11 blasted in to space. Its mission was to perform a manned lunar landing (land on the moon and have a nosey around). Any way you look at it, it was pretty impressive. In honour of this great feat, we recreated this momentous […]

It's been quite the week and it's all about being finalists! On Wednesday Zoe got a call to say she's an Enterprise Vision Award (EVA) Finalist. These awards recognise women in business across the North West. Then, on the same day, we opened our email box to find that we've been shortlisted in the North […]