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Ginposium 2025
Friday 13th June 2025 8:30 am - 6:30 pm
£175.00 – £225.00
Confirmed attendees include:
Presentations Schedule
| Time | Topic | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:40 | Registration – with Coffee and Networking | ||
| 9:15 | Welcome from the Grand Rectifier | Charles Maxwell, Thames Distillers | |
| 9:25 | Proof of Purpose: Making Sustainability Work | Sara Sergent, Alpine Distilling | |
| 9:55 | Climate change impact on Botanicals suppliers & gin producers – PANEL Session | Sean Harrison, Plymouth GinJim Long, Starspice IngredientsMatthew Pauley, Herriot-Watt University | |
| 10:35 | Tea, Coffee & Networking Break | ||
| 11.05 | The sinner’s circle of gin distillation: Controlling botanical extraction through temperature, time, chemistry, and mechanics | Dr Jan Hodel-Keane, ResearchScan | |
| 11:35 | Global Gin Market update 2026 | Chris Pitcher, Rothschild & Co Redburn | |
| 12:05 | Securing Investments in your Gin Distillery | Nick Malaczynski, Shivering Mountain Distillery | |
| 12:35 | Lunch and Networking Break with Tutored Gin Tasting flights Session 1: Starts at 12:45Session 2: Starts at 13:15 |
David T Smith, Summerfruitcup.com | |
| 13:50 | Legends Slot – Alexandre Gabriel, Citadelle Gin | Interviewed by Christopher Hayman | |
| 14:20 | The RTD revolution: the new gin frontier? Panel Session | Ben Blake, MOTH: DrinksJoanne Moore, Quintessential BrandsChris Pitcher, Rothschild & Co Redburn | |
| 14:50 | From curiosity to capability: building a robotics strategy for the future of gin | Naomi Battison, The National Robotarium | 15:20 | Tea, Coffee & Networking Break |
| 15:50 | How to secure that prestigious (and elusive) listing | Vedran Milosevic, Cygnet Gin | |
| 16:20 | Science, Sensory, and Shelf Stability: Panel Session | Gary Spedding, BDASJamie Baxter, Craft Distilling ServicesTony Aiken, BDAS | |
| 16:50 | Gin & Tonic networking | ||
| 18:30 | Event Close | ||
Meet the speakers
Ginposium is the Leading Gin industry event, where some of the world’s most respected personalities and experts from the drinks and gin trade come together.
At Ginposium 2025 they will discuss the state of the gin industry and share their knowledge and expertise on all things gin, marketing, safety, distilling AND MORE in the annual Gin Guild organised Ginposium event.
Join us at Ginposium 2025 to gain valuable insights, foster connections, and celebrate the dynamic world of gin.
Need convincing?
Explore feedback
from last year’s
Ginposium 2024
event attendees.
a fantastic opportunity for our industry to connect, share insights, and explore the future of gin. With expert talks covering everything from history and advocacy to legislation, analysis, and innovation, there’s plenty to inspire. And of course, no Ginposium would be complete without raising a G&T (or two) together!
Dr Anne Brock, Bombay Sapphire
Topics at a glance:
UK HMRC update | Distillery safety | Science of Gin & Flavour | Diversity & Brand Equity | Gin Market Analysis | Craft at scale | Tutored Tastings | WCD Bursaries | Legends Slot | From Gin to Climate Action | Brand Creation 101 | Gin is not dead! | The Power of Advocacy | History of English Gin
Who will be there?
- Dr Anne Brock
Master Distiller
Bombay Sapphire - Desmond Payne MBE
Master Distiller
Beefeater - Terry Fraser
Master Distiller
Tanqueray / Gordons - Lesley Gracie
Master Distiller
Hendrick’s - Christopher Hayman
Master Distiller
Haymans - Charles Maxwell
Master Distiller
Thames Distillers
Alongside representatives of:
- Adnams plc
- Alcohols Ltd
- Astraea Spirits
- Atom Group (Maverick Drinks, Master of Malt & Atom Brands)
- Bacardi
- Beefeater
- Bombay Sapphire
- Brewing & Distilling Analytical Services
- Buckinghamshire & Surrey Trading Standards
- Burnt Faith
- Caorunn Gin
- (The) Climate Agency
- Citadelle Gin
- Cotswolds Distillery Ltd
- Craft Gin Club
- Cygnet Distillery Ltd
- Desert Rose Gin Company
- Diageo
- Distiller’s Nose
- Döhler Group
- Drinks International
- Drinks Sherpa
- Eden Mill St Andrews
- Edinburgh Gin
- Edwards Distillers
- Equal Measures
- Fever-Tree
- Four Corners Gin
- Gin in a Tin
- Gin Provincia
- Green Room Distillery
- Harpers Wine & Spirit
- Hayman’s Gin
- Hendrick’s Gin
- Hope Distillery OÜ
- Julu Gin
- Kimia
- Ki No Bi
- Kräuter Mix GmbH
- LabRat Media
- Liquid Solutions
- Liviko (Crafters Gin)
- London to Lima Spirits
- Longshot Insights / Ten Hides Distillery
- Ludlow Distillery
- Mimea Mauzo Ltd
- Mixellany Ltd
- NÄO Spirits & Beverages (Hapusa/Greater Than)
- Nude Brand Creation
- Perfidious Albion
- Pernod Ricard
- PGEA Ltd
- Poivres d’Indochine
- Puddingstone Distillery
- Rebel City Distillery
- Redburn Atlantic
- Robertet
- Sainsbury’s
- Salcombe Distilling Co
- Seatrus Gin Acqua Di Mare
- Shivering Mountain Distillery
- Sipsmith
- Sky Wave Distilling Company
- Southwestern Distillery (Tarquin’)
- Spirit of Bristol Distillery
- Spirits Advocate
- Spirits Business, The
- StarSpice Ingredients
- Suntory Global Spirits
- Sweet Gwendoline French Gin
- Summerfruitcup.com
- Sweet Gwendoline French Gin
- Thames Distillers
- Trevethan Distillery
- Verallia
- WanderFolk Spirits
- Warner’s Distillery
- Weston’s
- WL Distillery
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Last year’s topics at a glance:
- Latest update & advice for gin brands from the Portman Group
- The latest developments in “copycat” cases in the drinks industry
- Behind the Flavour: Botanicals Crop & Sustainability Issues
- What’s happening to the gin market worldwide and why?
- An update on the Gin Guild’s Sustainability project
- Tutored Tastings of Gin 2024
- Legends Slot: Lesley Gracie, Hendrick’s Gin
- Sourcing and managing botanicals for a global gin brand
- An Introduction to the Distiller’s Livery
- The Growth in the Ultra-Premium Celebrity-backed gins
- Learnings from launching in new markets
- A Supermarket spirits buyer’s perspective