Wild spirits specialist eyes crowdfunder
An East Lothian spirits producer and wild flavour alchemist is gearing up for a crowdfunding round after toasting a national distribution deal.
Buck & Birch, which curates foraged flavours of the wild and turns them into spirits, liqueurs and ready-to-drink cocktails, has launched nine products in the past 12 months and seen online sales soar.
The Macmerry firm has secured a partnership with national distributor Sip & Savour which will see its products introduced to on- and offtrade venues across the UK. Tom Chisholm, its creative director and co-founder, said: “As a small company in the competitive world of drinks and spirits it has been vital for us to partner with a distributor who has the connections, industry knowledge and passion to help us grow our brand.
"Working with Sip & Savour is hugely exciting.”
MD Jamie Walker added: “Their philosophy of working in harmony with their environment to create exceptional liquids is inspirational.”
Bosses at Buck & Birch are preparing for a crowdfunding push this year, which will enable them to continue to develop their business.
The founders have also developed a tasting room at the distillery. This will double as the research and development centre for a consultancy arm of the business which has already seen success over the past 18 months working with several international drinks brands.
Director Rupert Waites said: “It has been a very difficult year formanyinbusinessandwetoo have had our challenges, but we’ve been very fortunate and haveseenouronlinesalesreally take off and the new consultancy arm proving really popular.”