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CHASE DISTILLERY Single-Estate award-winning gin and vodka from Herefordshire
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Chase now makes a wide selection of vodkas and gins but n 2008 William Chase, the man behind Tyrrells, founded is best known for its hero products, its original Chase Vodka Chase Distillery. Set in a 400-acre estate in Herefordshire and Chase GB Gin. Chase Vodka is of exquisite quality and (a county that boasts some of the richest farmland in the world) is made from home-grown potatoes and water from Chase’s Single-Estate Chase Distillery remains family owned. To this day own borehole. Two-hundred and fifty potatoes go into the the Chase family grows all its own King Edward and Lady Claire making of every bottle and it is distilled 114 times for a pure, potatoes for the distillery. rich taste. The vodka is so versatile that it can be paired with William prides himself on his family business virtually anything, but Chase recommends model and every batch of spirits is signed off by a family member. Today, his sons play a key William prides himself on combining with soda water, fresh lemon and Chase Elderflower Liqueur for role in the business. Harry, his eldest, runs his family business model. juice a refreshing tipple. the farm in Herefordshire while James, as the Today, his sons play a key Chase GB was developed to be aromatic, global brand ambassador, travels the world spreading Chase’s Single-Estate message. role in the business. Harry, full bodied and pack a punch. Its driest dry finishes is made by adding juniper ‘We’re one of the very few family-run and his eldest, runs the farm of buds and berries to Chase Vodka owned drinks brands operating in this very while James travels the in the belly of ‘Ginny’, the copper saturated market place,’ says William, ‘and this small operation keeps us from getting world spreading Chase’s carterhead-style still. Wild botanical infusions of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, lost in the corporate bubble.’ Single-Estate message almond, coriander, cardamom, cloves, The distillery is housed in a converted hopkiln barn. Chase adopts traditional methods, using a bespoke copper batch pot, Europe’s tallest rectification Chase Farm tower, which stands at 70 feet, and a beautiful carterhead-style still called ‘Ginny’. Unlike other distilleries, no neutral grain spirit is used in the production of Chase spirits. Chase uses a highly skilled, artisanal distillation process that has not changed since the 1900s. Each Chase bottle is hand-filled and sealed on-site, ensuring an entirely Single-Estate process from field to bottle.
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