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Derbyshire and surrounding areas forthcoming events

Forthcoming events in Derbyshire area – October to December 2015

Derek Lambourne (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Notts and Staffordshire) will be taking a Tarde Stand at the following forthcoming events in his Show Distributor area;

  • 3 & 4 October – Melton Mowbray Food Festival

  • 10 & 11 October – Swarkestone Nursery Food and Drink Fair

  • 4 November – Meynell & South Staffs Hunt Fair at Uttoxeter Racecourse

  • 7 & 8 November – Planters at Bretby Food and Drink Fair

  • 28 November – Bolsover Christmas Festival

  • 29 November – Radcliffe-on-Trent Food and Drink Festival

  • 4, 5 & 6 December – Matlock Victorian Christmas Weekend

  • 13 December – Burton Indoor Market Food and Craft Market

For more information, contact Derek on; 01455-290978

 

East Anglia Forthcoming events

East Anglia events that Iain Taylor will be attending with our brands

Here are some events that our Show Distributor, Iain Taylor will be attending soon;

  • The Sandringham Show 12 – 13 September
  • The Norfolk Gift Fair 14 – 15 November

To contact Iain and find out some of the smaller shows coming up, here are his details;

Iain Taylor
 Telephone: 07983 168131
Area: East Anglia – Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire

Show Distributors-still looking for good people

Thinking of becoming one of our Show Distributors? If so then this Blog gives you an idea of what is involved.

Most of our Show Distributors Earn £5k to £10k per year by selling at public events. To achieve this level of income most of our Show Distributors will work two days per month.

Many counties already have a Show Distributor in place. There are often too many events to attend in some Show Distributor areas – contact us even if it looks like your area is taken and we may be able to accommodate you.

Hebridean Spirits & Liqueurs sells liqueurs direct to the public via Show Distributors, all round Great Britain at consumer shows.

View our brands on our Website: www.hebridean-liqueurs.co.uk

The benefits of owning and running one of our Show Distributor businesses are:

  • Pre-start meeting to discuss Show plans and experience the brands
  • Steady, regular income from selling direct to consumers
  • In business for yourself, but not by yourself – we help you to get started
  • Exclusive area with full training package carried out at a Show
  • Free Distributor Training Day including Accommodation, Dinner, Breakfast and refreshments – meet other Distributors and exchange sales ideas
  • Good margins – tasting stock supplied free so your margin is protected
  • No purchase or ongoing fees – all you pay for is the stock
  • Additional profitable mail order business – you can start this and we will help
  • Money back guarantee on unsold stock – you can get your money back at any time

What’s involved? No licence fees or ongoing marketing charges to pay.

The Show Distributor signs Licence to sell our Liqueurs in a specified area.

All the materials required to sell the Liqueurs at a show are supplied, free of charge:

  • Graphics and marketing materials
  • Sample glasses and sample bottles of all liqueurs
  • Bags for the customers to take the liqueurs home in
  • Branded clothing to establish a professional image

The Show Distributor chooses which shows to attend and pays for them and obtains a liquor licence as appropriate. We help with this and it is a straightforward process.

Orders stock to be delivered some days prior to each show.

Depending on the size and number of shows the Show Distributor is attending, an outlay of £2,000 to £3,000 is required to get started and to keep trading.

All liqueurs are paid for prior to each show and are delivered to you free of charge.

We offer a full sale or return guarantee on all stock.

 

What type of person is a Show Distributor?

Perhaps between jobs, have some spare time, retired or semi-retired with a desire to do something which is fun, to stay busy and earn some extra income.

The difference here is that as a Show Distributor, you have control over when you attend events – no-one else decides when you are to work.

Maybe working full time but looking for extra cash to make ends meet and able to spare one or two days a month at weekends.

Someone who is not working and wants independent income or perhaps saving for a new car or holiday.

Somebody who loves meeting people and attending Summer Fetes/Craft Fares and getting paid for it.

Somebody who owns a business and has time for another business.

Occupations of our Show Distributors include Headmaster, Petrol station owner, Salesman, Computer analyst, Policeman, Business owner, Promotional staff company owner, Warehouse Manager

If you are interested please call 01436-679935 and ask for Roy Lewis, or send an Email to roylewis@hebridean-liqueurs.co.uk

 

Kent Show Distributor-forthcoming events

Here are the events that the Kent Show Distributor, Hugh & Nancy will be attending with their Trade Stand featuring our spirits & liqueurs.

  • Aug 15th               The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells      (Market Square Group)
  • Aug 29th – 31st     Wimbledon Park Food & Drink Festival
  • Sept 4th – 6th         The Pantiles, Food & Drink Festival, Tunbridge Wells
  • Sept 11th – 13th    Leeds Castle Food & Drink Fair (Nr. Maidstone)
  • Sept 19th              The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells      (Market Square Group)
  • Sept 25th – 27th    Canterbury Food & Drink Fair       (The Event Umbrella)
  • Oct 2nd – 4th          Polesden Lacey, Great Bookham, Surrey Food & Drink Fair  (FBFF)
  • Oct 16th – 18th      The Pantiles Harvest Moon Market, Tunbridge Wells   (MSG)
  • Nov 7th                 The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells      (MSG)
  • Nov 21st`              The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells      (MSG)
  • Dec 5th                 The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells      (MSG)
  • Dec 11th – 13th   Sevenoaks Christmas Market, Sevenoaks Vine            (MSG)

Here are their contact details if you wish to call them prior to an event to ensure they bring along your favourite brand;

Hugh Jenkins
 Telephone: 01737 832880
Email: topdrinkskent@gmail.com
Area: Kent

 

Events coming up in Godfrey Harvey’s area-Warwickshire, Northamptonshire & Oxfordshire

Forthcoming events in Warwickshire, Northamptonshire & Oxfordshire

Here are some events that our Show Distributor for the above Counties, Godfrey Harvey, will be attending with a Trade Stand and a selection of our brands;

Saturday-Monday 29-31 August  – Earls Barton Steam Rally

Saturday & Sunday 5-6th September – Northampton Food Festival, Holdenby House

Saturday 12th September – Henley Agricultural Show, Henley-on-Thames

Sunday 27th September – Harvest Fayre, Sulgrave Manor

If you would like Godfrey to bring a particular product with him to one of these Events and to find out what other ones he is doing, please call him on 01295-660414

 

101 Gins To Try Before You Die – now out!

101 Gins book now available

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The above book is now out. Took delivery of our starter stock last week.

The hardback volume is very nicely produced – glossy paper and great photographs – easy to read too. Ancient Mariner Gin is number 5 in the book – a good, well thought out summary of the brand and with some lines from The Ancient Mariner poem to boot.

Get you copy now on Amazon – just key in ‘101 Gins’ and that will take you to the book site where you can order it – it is £12.08 including delivery via Prime.

What are the best shows near you? Win a £10 Waitrose voucher.

We’re always looking for top notch events to attend throughout the UK. One of the best ways we find out about good shows is from customers at shows we already go to.

You may know of an event that is just up our street-well organised and attended by the public, not too expensive for us to take a Trade Stand and good value for the public coming along. The best ones are those where the typical person coming to the event has a reason to be there-a local social event, special interest group or brilliant location. Sometimes all these are combined in an event. This means that it can be staged during the week rather than the weekend, as the organisers know that they will get a good turnout no matter what.

If you have an event in mind that you think would suit us, please call (01436-679935) or send details to me, Roy Lewis at;

roylewis@hebridean-liqueurs.co.uk

If we end up attending the event you inform us of, and it is one we do not already go to or do not do for other reasons, I will send you a £10 Waitrose Voucher.

To give you an idea of the types of event that we go to, here is a list of some of them;

  • Food and Drink Fairs
  • Festivals of any type
  • County Shows
  • Country Shows
  • Sheep Dog trials
  • Game Fairs
  • Flower and Garden Show
  • Cheese Shows
  • Village Shows-end of summer
  • Gala Days
  • Horse Shows
  • Farmers Market
  • European Market
  • Tall Ships Race shows
  • Vintage Car Rally
  • Steam Rally
  • Air Show
  • Carfest
  • Traditional Boat Show
  • Canal Boat Show
  • Caravan and Camping Show
  • Boat Show-Yacht or Motor
  • Ideal homes Show
  • Slow Food Show
  • Sailing regatta
  • RNLI
  • McMillan Cancer Research
  • CLIC Sergeant Fundraising event
  • Hospice Fundraising event
  • Hearing Dogs for the Deaf
  • National Trust events
  • Stately Home events
  • Forces Events-Meet the Navy etc.
  • Local Authority Family Days
  • Christmas Lights On events
  • Christmas Festivals
  • Craft fairs
  • School Christmas events
  • University RAG weeks

 

 

John & Pam Clark-North & West Yorkshire-forthcoming events

John & Pam Clark forthcoming shows plus list of all UK Show Distributors with contact details

John and Pam Clark have been trading as our first Show Distributor for 20 years now – quite an achievement too. The area they look after is North & West Yorkshire.

Here are some of their shows coming up – several they have been attending for many years and look forward to seeing their regular customers;

  • Burley in Wharfedale Summer Festival 23/08/2015
  • Nidderdale Show at Pateley Bridge 21/09/2015
  • Leukaemia and Lymphoma Shopping Extravaganza, Market Rasen 20/21 October 2015
  • Ripon Cathedral Charity Fair 21 November, 2015
  • Dickensian Fair at Grassington 12 December, 2015
  • Winter Wonderland at Tennants, Leyburn 18,19 December, 2015

Contact John & Pam if you would like them to bring a particular brand along to a show for you to buy. Their contact details are;

John & Pam Clark
Telephone: 01756 720635
E-mail address: jdclark13@sky.com
Area: North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire

Also below is a list of our other Show Distributors contact details;

  1. Godfrey Harvey
    Telephone: 01295 660414
    Area: Warwickshire, Northamptonshire & Oxfordshire
  2. Douglas Hill
    Telephone: 01273 465120
    E-mail: dah@andersonhill.co.uk
    Area: West Sussex, Hampshire, South London
  3. Paul and Sue Bowers
    Telephone: 02392 589918
    Paul Bowers
    E-mail Address: paulbowers@lineone.net
    Area: Hampshire & West Sussex
  4. Brian Gleeson
    Telephone: 01287 634856
    E-mail Address: b.gleeson@ntlworld.com
    Area: Cleveland, County Durham, Tyne & Wear
  5. Ian and Denise Tapscott
    Telephone: 01458 250564
    Email: et@tapscott.co.uk
    Area: Somerset, Bristol, Bath & Avon, Gloucestershire
  6. Cliff West
    Telephone: 01566 778939
    Area: Cornwall, Devon & Dorset
  7. Bill Smith
    Telephone: 07772 521265
    E-mail Address: smith@wandfire.com
    Area: Surrey & East Sussex
  8. Iain Taylor
    Telephone: 07983 168131
    Area: East Anglia – Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire
  9. Derek Lambourne
    Telephone: 01455 290978
    Area: Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire
  10. John & Margaret Fullalove
    Telephone: 01524 418383
    E-mail Address: thehebrideanexperience@live.co.uk
    Area: Lancashire & Cumbria
  11. John Wilde
    Telephone: 07958 129190
    Email: jono_o_wilde@yahoo.co.uk
    Area: Lincolnshire, Rutland, Bedfordshire
  12. Hugh Jenkins
    Telephone: 01737 832880
    Email: topdrinkskent@gmail.com
    Area: Kent

SCOTLAND

  1. Anne Connor
    Telephone: 01505 502504
    E-mail Address: info@anneconnorpromotions.com
    Area – Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire & Aberdeen
  2. Jamie Stevenson
    Telephone: 01875 852819
    E-mail Address: stevenson999@btinternet.com
    Area – East Lothian, Scottish Borders, Central Scotland

 

 

 

 

101 Gins To Try Before You Die – Ancient Mariner Gin featured

New gin book out soon – Ancient Mariner Gin featured

Recommended logoLast year I was approached by Ian Buxton, Author of 101 Whiskies To Try Before You Die, in order to include our Ancient Mariner London Dry Gin in his new book as noted above. I was delightd when he contacted me to confirm that Mariner Gin was indeed to be featured – a real treat and from looking at his other books, he does an excellent job.

Latest news on the book, published by Birlinn from Edinburgh, is that the first print run has already sold out and it is not even in bookshops yet – now that is something.

The book should be available at the end of August – the launch date is Thursday the 27th in Edinburgh, right at the end of the Edinburgh Festival – good timing I think.

Will write another blog when the book is out and the reviews are in. You can order it on Amazon and they will send it to you when their stock arrives.

Here are the tasting notes for the gin;

Traditional Premium London Cut Dry Gin, made in small batches in London with 100% British grain. Best served with peppery rocket lettuce, complimenting the natural juniper flavour of this 50% ABV gin.

Below is the story of how it all came about;

The inspiration for Ancient Mariner Gin came from an unusual source. A Church roof repair fundraising event. It was a ‘Recitation by Heart’ of the famous poem, The Ancient Mariner.

The venue: St. Michael and All Angels church in Helensburgh – a fabulous listed building – with a leaky roof.

The event took place one wild and stormy autumn evening. The lights inside the church were dimmed and the blackness of the nave was punctuated by candles. I can hardly imagine a more atmospheric situation for this literary experience as the rain beat on the roof. The recitation had the right balance of rhythm and pace to make the poem seem as if it has just been written.

What an evening!

The next day during an afternoon walk along the seafront in Helensburgh, the stormy waves echoed those of the poem the night before. As I was buffeted along the walkway, I mused on the possibility of creating a new brand.

Ancient Mariner Gin is the result.

Choosing the right gin was an adventure in itself – over 25 versions were tried before I found on that was made with 100% British grain, was made in London and had a smoothness married to a lovely Juniper aroma.

The label and neck tag show scenes from the poem. The front label shows the ship in ice-bound Antarctica. The left side shows the ship tossed about on the Southern ocean and the right hand side features the lonely, wandering albatross as it is about to be struck by the fateful arrow shot by The Ancient Mariner.

The neck-tag copy is as follows:

Inspired by the Coleridge’s masterpiece, Ancient Mariner Gin recalls one of the most memorable poems in the English language. From the terrifying space of the open ocean, the storms and whirlpools of an unknown sea, the vast icy caverns of Antarctica and to the hot equatorial seas swarming with monsters, all these visual elements combined with the magnificent engravings of Gustave Dore, have made a lasting impression with mariners throughout the world both at publication in 1798 to this very day. The haunting story of the Ancient Mariner who shoots the Albatross, bird of good omen, still resonates with thoughts of good and bad luck with sailors everywhere.

Card payments on our website ordering page

Website-pay via PayPal for now

Website update – our payments provider, Sage, has terminated the version of their SagePay system we have been using. I had organised for a new upgrade to be added but unfortunately our Web developer fell off his mountain bike recently, damaging his wrists. He cannot type so no upgrade for our site at the moment.

In the meantime, you can pay via PayPal or call us on 01436 -679935 where we will take your order and process it the old fashioned way with a paper slip.

The best plans of mice and men?

Hope you are enjoying the summer – it almost got warm here last week.