After a gin tasting in 2015, husband and wife duo Christine and Stephen Ditchfield were convinced that they could make their own gin - and it looks like they were right! With a love of pugs and a love of gin, what better name for a brand than 3 Pugs Gin - the couple’s very own three pugs, Pepsi, Tutu and Mojo, are featured on the bottles.
With some help from Jamie Baxter, the master distiller from Burleighs Gin, they crafted the perfect recipe for their first gin. After building a garden distillery, the couple bought a 30 litre copper still from designers in Portugal, which they named ‘Silverback’, and they also have a two and a half litre still that they use for experimenting with new blends called ‘Babyback’.
They sold their first bottle in November 2016 at Spinningfields Makers’ Market, and even the German Royal Family are among their customers! They’ve been on some pretty cool adventures with their pugs, and they now have a range of gin liqueurs alongside their gins.