for their Gin & Vodka ranges, started to lay down whisky in 2012 at a rate of 1 a week. The Whisky made from corn, rye, or barley was developed together with Hobsons Brewery in Shropshire. There is no known release before 2021. On 26 October 2020 Diageo announced that it acquired Chase Distillery. Cooper King Distillery Cooper King Distillery is an independent English distillery based in Sutton on the Forest, which was founded after the owners spent time living in Tasmania and became inspired by the Australian whisky industry. Established in 2016 by founders Christopher Jaume and Abbie Neilson, the distillery started producing gin in early 2018 and casked their first single malt spirit in August 2019. They named the distillery after co-founder Chris Jaume's great-great-grandfather, Lieutenant Colonel Charles Cooper King, who traced the family's history back to Yorkshire in 1030 AD. The whisky is produced using a 900-litre electrically heated copper pot still, that was made by still-maker Peter Bailly at Knapp Lewer Contracting, a company based in Hobart, Tasmania Casks for the distillery are handmade at Jensen's Cooperage by Alastair Simms, one of England's last master coopers. Environmental responsibility is a priority for the founders: Vacuum gin stills are used to lower the energy consumption and water use of the distillation process; The distillery is powered by 100% renewable energy; Customers can refill their empty gin bottles on site; For every bottle sold, one square metre of native English woodland is planted in the Yorkshire Dales; In February 2021, they announced production of England's first carbon-negative gins; Their Carbon Report - documenting how carbon-negativity was achieved - is publicly available on their website with a view to helping others to follow suit; Zero waste is sent to landfill. The distillery has received grant funding from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development through PAPI. (Adnams) Copper House Distillery The Copper House Distillery was built by the Southwold based brewer Adnams in 2010. Their first whisky was released in 2013. They also distill gin, vodka, bierbrand and brandy. Copper Rivet Distillery The Copper Rivet Distillery, based in a Grade II listed building in Chatham, Kent, was founded by Bob Russell and his sons Matthew and Stephen, in August 2016. The distillery has three stills; Sandy (pot), Joyce (column), and Janet (gin). Janet was designed by head distiller Abhi Banik and was granted a patent in 2019. For the