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What began life as an idea dreamed up on a dog walk across Rock beach, saw company founders George and Angie set up Cornish Rock Gin with a single classic gin. Fast forward some five years and Cornish Rock Gin is proud to start the 2023 season with eight wonderful gins, eleven very special rums and more to come later this year. As ever, all of their gins remain sugar free and contain the best and freshest natural ingredients they can source. The rums are very much designed for those with a sweeter tooth and make the most delicious instant cocktails.

In order to continue to keep producing such fabulous products, Cornish Rock Gin is moving to new, much larger, premises in Wadebridge. Here, this will not only give them the space and capacity to produce and bottle more of their gins and rums, it will also allow them to have a trade counter plus a retail shop on site, so visitors can come and try their wide selection of tasty gins and rums. Not ones to stand still in terms of pushing the business forward, George and Angie will also be opening a Cornish Rock Gin shop on Fore Street, Tintagel. Discover the new store on the main street that runs the length of the town,

where you can sample the fabulous selection of gin and rum at a full tasting station, with very knowledgeable staff on hand who can help you find that special tipple. You’ll also find them at the Old Post Office, Tintagel, on a Tuesday and Saturday, so whichever side of the street you’re on, you cannot miss them!

However, George and Angie will not be forsaking Bude, where their retail adventure started. The Cornish Rock Gin range will be available every Friday at the Farmers Market and every Wednesday and Saturday at the artisan market opposite the tennis courts. Watch this space, as a shop will be opening in Bude later in the season so gin and rum lovers will be able to visit every day.

One of the latest rums to join the fold is Cornish Perfect Plum. This could be used in a myriad of cocktails and, as the name suggests, it is just perfect on its own. George and Angie suggest serving it simply in a warmed brandy bowl – sit back, sip and enjoy! Another new rum is the Cornish Cinnamon Rock; a spicy rum lover’s dream that’s fantastic with either ginger ale or cola, the choice is yours. Now let’s take a look at some of rums that are just perfect for making cocktails. Cornish Tropics Mango and Passionfruit makes an instant porn star martini, simple add a fresh squeeze of passionfruit and top up with either Champagne or prosecco.

Use Cornish Coconut Paradise for a really tasty and refreshing cocktail. Pop some ice into a rum tumbler, add a shot of Coconut Paradise and top up with pineapple juice. This Caribbean-inspired mix of coconut with pineapple is to die for! Another perfect cocktail idea, if you’re in need of an instant margarita, is to salt the rim of a cocktail glass, put in a shot of Cornish Devine Lime with Salted Caramel and top up with Fever Tree Mexican Lime Soda. A sip of this will transport you to South-American heaven!

We hear from George and Angie, as they take a moment out from their busy schedule of new openings: “We have also just launched three commemorative gins to celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III and Queen Camilla, this May. All feature our bespoke illustrative label and come in a patriotic red, white and blue, perfect for a coronation celebration! We hope to see Cornwall Living readers at one of our venues or shows in the coming months. We can’t wait for them to taste our incredible range of gins and rums, and help them to pick the perfect product.”

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