Renewable energy distillery launches crowdfunding bid
The Cornish Gin Distillery is seeking to raise £20,000 (US$25,458) through crowdfunding to build the English county’s “first” distillery and visitor centre powered by renewable energy.
The Cornish Gin Distillery will build Cornwall’s “first” renewable-powered gin distillery and visitor centre
The Cornish Gin Distillery, producer of Elemental Gin, launched a Crowdfunder campaign on 22 November.
The family-owned distillery was founded by husband-and-wife team Jonathan and Jilly Meyer in 2013.
Last year, the distillery obtained planning permission to build a new site on its grounds. The Cornish Gin Distillery currently operates from an outbuilding in Tregonetha.
The funding will go towards building a distillery to increase capacity, as well as establishing a “destination distillery” which will provide tours and tastings.
The whole distillery will be powered by renewable energy through a solar array and will also offer solar-powered electric car charging points.
The new site is expected to create 12 new full-time jobs.
The Elemental range consists of the “classic” Element Cornish Gin, Elemental Raspberry Gin and Elemental Apple Gin.
The Cornish Gin Distillery has launched Elemental Rising Tide Gin, which has been offered as a reward in exchange for funding.
Bottled at 47% abv, Elemental Rising Tide contains botanicals from the Cornish coast and features a bottle label designed by a local artist.
Supporters who pledge £25 (US$31.82) or more will receive a bottle of the new gin from the first production run and will have their name displayed on a plaque in the new distillery. The first bottles will be shipped in spring 2019.
The Crowdfunder campaign will close on 20 December 2018.
