Didsbury Gin Original Crisp & Zesty, No Additives & Vegan Friendly - 70 cl

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We got two offers and went with Jenny Campbell who is a fellow northerner. She's still very much involved with the business now."

Because it was booze we had to go in last, so we were there from 5am in an entrepreneur green room. We just sat and watched Only Fools and Horses whilst everyone else went mad. Simon Wood said: "We’ve been big fans of Didsbury Gin from day one at my restaurant Wood Manchester. I love to support local brands and when Liam and Mark asked if I wanted to collaborate with them, I couldn’t wait to make Tutti Frutti into a gin! Read More Related ArticlesJust over a year after their appearance on the BBC show, the coronavirus pandemic hit. Overnight, the business lost 80 per cent of its revenue, as bars and restaurants across the country were forced to close their doors. I feel like I may regret that,” said dragon Steven Bartlett, after choosing not to invest in hard seltzer brand Berczy earlier this year. Entrepreneurs Liam Manton and Mark Smallwood had just three minutes to convince Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Touker Suleyman, Jenny Campbell and Tej Lalvani their small batch spirit was worthy of their cash. We were both working full time jobs and we were approached to go on Dragon's Den so we turned it down," recalled Liam, 35, who is originally from Collyhurst but now lives in Ancoats. Jo Hilditch made her first batch of cassis in 2005, and secured a contract with Fortnum & Mason a few years later in 2008.

Since then, the company has gone from strength to strength. In November 2020, the membership club hit 100,000 members – boosted by the rise in at-home drinking. With the company's on-trade revenue being almost wiped out during the pandemic, the business scaled up its online presence and expanded its relationships with its retailers.

DIDSBURY GIN, BUT IN A TIN

Tutti-Frutti literally translates as all the fruits. My dessert from the MasterChef final is my very own Citrus Tutti-Frutti. It’s made up of all the citrus fruit, lemon, lime, ruby grapefruit, vanilla & passion fruit. A great mix for a really tasty gin." Liam added: "We went in there with an open mind because regardless of where it went we were putting our product before a couple of million people on a Sunday night and the potential rewards were huge. So they decided to create their own. Based on the flavour profiles they'd enjoyed in the pub, they produced a sample and introduced it to a select few journalists and bar owners. It was also despite pivoting to producing millions of bottles worth of hand sanitiser at the height of the pandemic, all before of a single tweet. Read More Related Articles This is a staggering 1295 per cent increase since the duo behind the company landed investment from entrepreneur Jenny Campbell in 2018.