It’s about time to announce the winner of our VIP trip up to the Lake District to visit the Lakes Distillery – as well as the Reiver-y Instagram winner!

The wait is over. We’ve picked our winner of the VIP trip up to the glorious Lake District to see where Steel Bonnets, The ONE, Lakes Gin and more are made – the Lakes Distillery! We filled up the hat with names and masterfully pulled one of them out. That name is…

Peter Kent from Plymouth!!!

Congratulations, Peter! We hope you enjoy the scenery, enjoy the distillery and enjoy the tasting!

LakesThese handsome gates await our winner

But that’s not all – We’ve also picked out the winner of the Reiver-y Instagram competition too! We asked you to share your best Reiver and/or whisky-related snap for a chance to win a bottle of Steel Bonnets signed by master whisky maker Dhavall Gandhi. Here is the winning photo from Tom Martindale!

Congratulations Tom, and thank you to everyone who entered! If you fancy finding out more about the Lakes Distillery, go right ahead and check out our interview with whisky-maker-in-chief Dhavall Gandhi.