▁effectively ▁b anned ▁for ▁over ▁a ▁hundred ▁years ▁due ▁to ▁UK ▁government ▁restrictions ▁on ▁still ▁sizes , ▁which ▁have ▁now ▁been ▁partially ▁relax ed . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁now ▁five ▁lic ensed ▁dist iller ies ▁in ▁London : ▁Be efe ater , ▁and ▁Th ames ▁Dist ill ers , ▁and ▁four ▁micro dist iller ies : ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁London ▁Dist illery , ▁The ▁London ▁Dist illery ▁Company , ▁Sac red ▁Micro dist illery ▁and ▁S ips m ith . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁European ▁micro - dist iller ies ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁key ▁element ▁in ▁the ▁abs int he ▁r ena issance ▁in ▁several ▁countries , ▁including ▁Switzerland . ▁ ▁South ▁Africa ▁has ▁experienced ▁a ▁relative ▁big ▁growth ▁in ▁micro dist iller ies ▁and ▁produces ▁mainly ▁pot ▁dist illed ▁brand ies , ▁fruit ▁brand ies , ▁fruit ▁based ▁e au ▁de ▁vie ▁( loc ally ▁called ▁m am po er ), ▁hus k ▁based ▁spirits ▁( like ▁Italian ▁Gra ppa ) ▁and ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁li que urs ▁and ▁flav oured ▁v od k as . ▁A ▁local ▁micro dist illery ▁training ▁a cademy , ▁Dist ill ique , ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁training ▁academ ies ▁world wide ▁which ▁provides ▁craft ▁and ▁micro dist iller ▁training ▁courses ▁on ▁a ▁regular ▁month ly ▁basis ▁for ▁micro dist ill ers . ▁Micro dist ill ers ▁include ▁the ▁J org ensen ' s ▁dist illery , ▁Dal la ▁C ia ▁Dist illery , ▁Ny ati ▁J j j ▁Dist illery , ▁Sch