Shed 1 Distillery

About

Icons of Gin: Best Visitor Attraction, Winner 2022.

We, Andy & Zoe Arnold-Bennett, launched Shed 1 Distillery from our 7x7 foot Garden Shed in 2016. After renovating the The Old Calf Shed, just a stone’s throw away, we moved the distillery and opened our Gin Shop and Visitor Attraction in 2019.

Known for creating classically distilled, contemporary-style gins with big, bold flavours. From Cuckold’s Revenge to Chilli Fest and Shed Loads of Love awards for our gins include Great Taste, World Gin Awards and The Gin Guide Awards. We also produce Gin Jelly Marmalade. Part of each sale goes into our Marmalade Fund which is then donated to charity. Our liqueurs are made with locally foraged and grown fruit.

During lockdown we were unable to open to visitors so we created a Make Your Own Gin Tin: full of botanicals, instruction booklet, and a link to our How-To Youtube video, featuring us!

When you do visit the Shed for our experiences, we keep groups small and we, the owners and distillers, will host you. Our experiences, booking essential, include Distillery Tours & Gin Tastings, Afternoon G&Tea and Make Your Own Gin. We also host private events which are tailored to your needs.  

For the ultimate in gin experiences, we are a licensed wedding venue and specialise in Gin Elopements.

Proud to be a climate positive, net zero small business. In both 2020 and 2021 we won The Gin Guide’s Environmental Sustainability Award and in 2022 we were named Icons of Gin: Best Visitor Attraction.

Cuckold’s Revenge is our original gin and can be found in the latest edition of “101 Gins To Try Before You Buy”. Great Taste judges: “An interesting and beguiling blend of aromatics, soft and mysterious, delivering layers of Citrus and Spice with a lovely warming finish.”

Festive Bramble Gin Elixir, World Gin Awards Silver: "Rich nose with fruits, spices and black pepper. Bramble comes through clearly on the palate with cinnamon and nutmeg. Really nice complexity, and nice balance between fruit and gin characters."

Fancy Frolic Gin, World Gin Awards Bronze: "Delicate citrus notes on the nose. Zesty lime on the palate. It’s clean and refreshing, and the lime is well distilled."

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