Didsbury Gin Original Crisp & Zesty, No Additives & Vegan Friendly - 70 cl

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We are hoping to get into supermarkets next year, following on from our success with Aldi and MasterChef winner Simon Wood and we’re also about to appoint a national distributor to handle all the sales. The pair had been deliberating whether to serve the would-be investors a single or a double measure of gin as they waited in the green room for their turn.

This is a staggering 1295 per cent increase since the duo behind the company landed investment from entrepreneur Jenny Campbell in 2018. Aske and Stephenson secured the funding from three of the dragons: Deborah Meaden, Peter Jones and Tej Lalvani. All three dragons made an offer, and Aske and Stephenson negotiated a shared investment from the trio for a 15% share of Whisky Me.

We went down to London but the day before the show was due to record it was the Man Utd-Arsenal match. But the most exciting thing for the business is, in January we will be announcing another product. We’re not able to say anything yet, but you may be surprised to hear that... it isn’t gin.” Their business hasn't been immune to the cost of living crisis though, with increasing volatility around energy prices and the cost of goods rising. But Liam is confident he has the right team and right product to weather the storm. Mark and Liam started out making the gin in Liam's Didsbury living room in 2017 while juggling full time jobs. I was approached by the Mayor's office and then Sacha Lord who said the NHS were struggling to get any hand sanitiser and I thought maybe we could make some," Liam said.

Mark and I headed to the pub so didn't get round to actually writing our pitch until late that night. Both lovers of gin, they decided to make their way through as many different types of the juniper-based spirit the pub had to offer. After getting the bill, the pals realised there must be a cheaper way to find their favourite. The ex-banker and business turnaround specialist said: "Didsbury Gin is all about Mark and Liam. They instantly drew me in with their charm and I thought this could work.

DIDSBURY GIN, BUT IN A TIN

With the company's on-trade revenue being almost wiped out during the pandemic, the business scaled up its online presence and expanded its relationships with its retailers. One of the country's finest chefs is opening a Manchester restaurant - Michelin star winner Tom Kerridge tells us why Entrepreneurs Liam Manton and Mark Smallwood had just three minutes to convince Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Touker Suleyman, Jenny Campbell and Tej Lalvani their small batch spirit was worthy of their cash. musicMagpie: The inside story of how a High Street retreat led to going public and creating hundreds of jobs When friends Liam Manton and Mark Smallwood went for a drink at a pub in Didsbury five years ago, they never could have imagined it would lead to a letter from the King.