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Cumbria Crystal
It takes an average of 15 years of full-time glassblowing before a glassmith can practise their skill at Cumbria Crystal, the last British producer of luxury hand-blown and hand-cut lead crystal tableware. “I use the analogy of the lead violinist in the National Symphony Orchestra,” says chief executive officer Chris Blade.
Growing conditions in south-east England – predominantly Kent and Sussex – are now so good for producing sparkling wines that houses like Taittinger and Pommery have invested in land.
Hatch Mansfield has teamed up with Taittinger as the UK partner to help the French Champagne house become the first to plant vineyards in England. They have planted 40 hectares in Kent which, by 2024, will be producing Domaine Evremond sparkling English wine.
The benefits of our wine boom to the nation – not to say the Exchequer, in tax receipts – are enormous.
Simpsons Wine Estate
The Simpsons Wine Estate is located near Canterbury, Kent (Image: Stratford Archive)
Their giant pump house building, is half-distillery and half restaurant. Copper Rivet Distillery s spirits are currently available through Harrods, waitrosecellar.com, masterofmalt.com and copperrivetdistillery.com where readers can use the discount code EXPRESS20 to get 20 percent off online orders (excluding MasthouseWhisky) in December
DOUGLAS LAING & CO
Experts have been blending and bottling Scotch whisky, winning awards at Douglas Laing & Co since 1948. Managing director Chris Leggat runs the Glasgow-based business alongside the third generation of its founding family, Cara Laing. In 2019, as well as blending and bottling, we became distillers after the acquisition of the Strathearn distillery in Perth, says Chris. We are focused on spirit quality and innovation.