THE Lakes Distillery has secured listings in one of the UK’s largest supermarket chains while train travellers on Virgin Train’s UK’s west coast mainline can now enjoy a dram while travelling.

The award-winning British Isles blended whisky, The ONE is now stocked in 43 Morrison’s stores across the North West and North Yorkshire and is also on offer to first class ticket holders on Virgin Trains’ West Coast Mainline service.

Morrison’s stores will also be stocking the only Cumbrian produced gin, The Lakes Gin and Virgin Trains will be serving The Lakes Vodka alongside the distillery’s whisky blend.

The Lakes Distillery’s artisan spirits are produced on-site at the distillery in the Lake District National Park using water collected just 150 metres from the site, water which has travelled from sprinkling tarn near England’s highest peak to the Derwent River flowing next to the site.

Morrison’s stores in Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Derbyshire and North Yorkshire will stock 70cl bottles of The ONE and The Lakes Gin in beautifully presented tubes making them the ideal additions to any drinks cabinet.

Stefan Kaczmarczyk, fortified wine buyer at Morrison’s, said: “Morrison’s consistently seeks to work with local producers, such as The Lakes Distillery, which makes The ONE and The Lakes Gin perfect additions to our spirit range. Our involvement in the supply chain gives us close control over provenance, quality and freshness – we’re certainly impressed by the team at The Lakes Distillery.”

Amanda Smit, head of catering at Virgin Trains said: “Here at Virgin Trains, we’re committed to offering our customers premium products while also supporting local businesses along our route. We’re delighted that we’re able to do both with these superb spirits.”

Paul Currie, founder and managing director of The Lakes Distillery, said: “Having such well known respected brands eager to serve our products to their customers is a real compliment and testament to the thought and rigor which has gone into producing these quality spirits which use local resources. We try and source everything locally, whether it’s the ingredients that go into the spirits, the crafts we sell in our luxury gift shop or the food on the tables in the Bistro at The Distillery.”

Both The ONE, The Lakes Gin and The Lakes Vodka have won a string of awards in the world’s most authoritative, respected and influential spirits competitions.