TWO south Cumbrian gin distilleries will get a chance to showcase their products at a special event being held across January in a Lake District town.

A month-long showcase at the Inn on the Square in Keswick will include talks, question and answer sessions- and free gin.

The venue is owned by Lake District Hotels which has six hotels across the Lake District and is planning a series of events for 2022.

A number of initiatives will run alongside the showcase events at the Inn on the Square, including daily gin special offers, expertly curated gin boards, G&T cake and coffee - and the Bombay Gin Tree; 12 G&Ts on a tree.

And Ulverston based Wolftown will be in the spotlight on January 13.

The distillery has two signature gins; the multi-award winning Wolftown Original and the more recently released Wolftown Citrus.

John McKeown, who founded the business in 2018, said: “Launching a new business is difficult at the best of times, so we were delighted when Lake District Hotels chose to stock Wolftown Gin in 2020, in our first year of operation. It’s even more heartening as we enter 2022 that they are still serving it.

“We have picked up a number of awards for our Wolftown Original including a gold medal in a blind tasting competition run by the two largest beverage publishers in the world and most recently a gold medal in the Europe Wine and Spirits Trophy.

“We hope that some of that success rubs off on our latest release, Wolftown Citrus Gin and we can’t wait to meet people later this month to tell them more about our brand.”

On Thursday, January 20, another Ulverston-based distillery will take centre stage when Shed One Gin heads the showcase.

After being established in 2016 by Andy and Zoe Arnold-Bennett, the business has gone from strength to strength, boasting a variety of awards for its now extensive range of gins including Cuckold’s Revenge and Shed Loads of Love.

Showcase evenings begin at 6pm. To register a complimentary place at one of the pop-ups, call 017687 73333.