Defiance Distillery was founded in 2017 by Paul Sheerin in Oldham/Saddleworth. The distillery makes high-end spirits, including gin, rum, vodka, and liqueurs. It also opens as a gin bar on Fridays and a Gin Academy on Saturdays. Defiance’s spirits have won global awards, for example its Navy Strength Gin won 'Best in Show, Unaged White Spirit' at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2020.