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Ginposium 2024
Friday 14th June 2024 8:30 am - 6:30 pm
£150.00 – £200.00
The Leading Gin industry event where some of the world’s most respected personalities and experts from the drinks and gin trade come together to discuss the state of the gin industry in 2024 and share their knowledge and expertise on all things gin, in the annual Gin Guild organised Ginposium event.
Who’s going to be there? Itinerary & Speakers
- Dr Anne Brock – Bombay Sapphire
- Desmond Payne MBE – Beefeater
- Lesley Gracie – Hendrick’s
- Christopher Hayman – Haymans
- Charles Maxwell – Thames Distillers
- Terry Fraser – Tanqueray & Gordon’s
- Tom Nichol – Gardener’s Gin / J Rieger & Co.
- Simon Ford – Fords Gin
- Jared Brown – Sipsmith
Alongside representatives of:
- The Absolut Group
- Ad Gefrin Distillery
- Alcohols Ltd
- Angus Dundee Distillers
- AS Liviko (Crafters Gin)
- Atom Group (T/A Atom Brands, Master of Malt & Maverick Drinks)
- Bacardi
- Beefeater
- Beacon Commodities
- Berry Bros & Rudd (No.3 Gin)
- Bombay Sapphire
- Buckinghamshire & Surrey CC
- The British Distillers Alliance
- Copper in the Clouds Distillery
- The Church Farm Craft Company Ltd
- Craft Distilling Services
- Cygnet Gin
- De Vere Spirits
- Diageo
- Distiller’s Nose
- Distillerie de la Riviera (The Gardener Gin)
- Doghouse Distillery
- Doehler UK Ltd
- DrinksOne
- Eden Mill Distillery
- Estal
- Ethimex
- Fever-Tree
- Fords Gin
- The Gin Guide
- Gin In a Tin
- Gin Monkey
- Hope Distillery OÜ
- Gluckman Brown Griffith
- Greensand Ridge Distillery
- The Green Room Distillery
- Harpers Wines & Spirits
- Hayman’s Gin
- Hendrick’s Gin
- Heriot-Watt University
- Here we are
- Holyrood Distillery
- Hope Distillery OÜ
- Ian Macleod Distillers (Edinburgh Gin)
- ilgin.it
- International Beverage (Caorunn Gin)
- IWSR
- J. Rieger & Co.
- Kimia
- Kräuter Mix GmbH
- Liquitrade GmbH
- Ludlow Distillery
- Madrona Distillery
- Mallard Point Distillery
- Masons of Yorkshire
- Mixellany Ltd
- Old Young’s Distillery
- Papa Salt Gin
- Paragon Brands
- Perfidious Albion (Popinjay Gin)
- Pernod Ricard
- Portman Group
- Rankin Brothers & Sons
- Ramsbury Distillery
- Redburn Atlantic
- RPC
- Sainsbury’s
- Seismic Change
- Shivering Mountain Distillery
- Silent Pool Distillers
- Sin Gin Distillery
- Sipsmith
- The Sky Wave Distilling Co
- The Spirits Business
- Spirit of Hven
- Summerfruitcup.com
- Sweet Gwendoline French Gin
- Thames Distillers Ltd
- Trevethan Distillery Ltd
- Thunderflower Distillery
- Verallia
- Waitrose & Partners
- Webb James
- Whittaker’s Distillery Ltd
Topics at a glance:
Protecting your brand and IP from copycats | Botanicals supply | Gin Market Analysis | Advertising rules | The Spirits Buyer | Ultra-Premium | Legends Slot | What’s New | Entering New Markets | Botanicals Sourcing
Start |
End |
Description |
Speaker |
| 8:50 | 9:20 | Registration – with Coffee and Networking | |
| 9:20 | 9:30 | Opening remarks and introduction to the Gin Guild | Desmond Payne MBE, Grand Rectifier, The Gin Guild |
| 9:30 | 9:55 | Latest updates from the Portman Group and advice for Gin brands | Alison Munro, Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager, Portman Group |
| 9:55 | 10:20 | The latest developments in “copycat” cases in the drinks industry | Ciara Cullen, Partner, RPC |
| 10:20 | 10:45 | Botanicals availability and resiliance market update | Stefano Trumpy, Managing Director, Webb James |
| 10:45 | 11:15 | Coffee and Networking | |
| 11:15 | 11:50 | Analysis of latest market data and trends | Chris Pitcher, Partner, Redburn Atlantic |
| 11:50 | 12:35 | The Gin Guild Sustainability Project Update | David Symons, UK Director of Sustainability, WSP |
| 12:35 | 13:35 | Lunch (included) and Networking | |
| 13:35 | 14:00 | Tutored Tastings: Whats new and Juniper-Forward in 2024 | David T Smith, Writer & Spirits Judge, Summerfruitcup.com |
| 14:00 | 14:30 | Legends slot: Lesley Gracie, Hendrick’s Gin | Christopher Hayman, Chairman, The Gin Guild |
| 14:30 | 14:55 | Sourcing and managing botanicals for a global gin brand | Alessandro Garneri, Master of Botanicals, Bacardi |
| 14:55 | 15:05 | Introducing the Worshipful Company of Distillers | Alex Oldroyd, Court Assistant, The Distillers Livery |
| 15:05 | 15:35 | Tea and Networking | |
| 15:35 | 16:00 | The Growth in the Ultra Premium Celebrity-backed sector for Gins | Emma Stokes, Writer & Spirits Judge, Gin Monkey |
| 16:00 | 16:25 | Launching in a new market | Simon Ford, Founder, Fords Gin |
| 16:25 | 16:50 | A Spirits buyer’s perspective | John Vine, Spirits Buyer, Waitrose & Partners |
| 16:50 | 18:30 | Gin & Tonic and networking |
Meet the speakers
Feedback from Ginposium 2024
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Alessandro Garneri, Bacardi
Alessandro's talk is about Sourcing and managing botanicals for a global gin brand where he share his knowledge from working at Bacardi's botanical centre in Geneva.
Simon Ford, Fords Gin
Simon, founder of Fords Gin is going to discuss his experiences in launching a gin brand in a new market - using knowledge from his recent Brazil launch as well as the experience of launching in the USA - to share what he has learnt along the way.
Lesley Gracie, Hendrick’s Gin
A Q&A with the legendary Lesley Gracie creator of Hendrick's Gin, hosted by Gin Guild Chairman, Christopher Hayman.
David T Smith, Summerfruitcup.com
Celebrating his 10th year at Ginposium David leads his tasting of what’s new in the world of gin, a fast-paced environment with constant innovation with many new releases since last year.
Stefano Trumpy, Webb James
Stefano will discuss the general state of the botanicals market and look at the challenges of sustainability in botanicals supply, as well as the impact of climate change on botanicals crops and examine the impact of global conflicts.
Emma Stokes, Gin Monkey
Emma will guide attendees through a tasting session featuring a selection of the finest ultra-premium gins available, including from Guild members Renais, Cygnet as well as the gin created for Brad Pitt by Guild Lifetime achievement award winner Tom Nichol.
John Vine, Waitrose
John will give insights to gin producers around the world on what his role as Senior Spirits buyer at Waitrose entails, and give tips and suggestions for how to stand out in a crowded marketplace in Waitrose, the holy grail of spirits listings.
Alison Munro, Portman Group
Alison will provide an updated version of the presentation made at Ginposium 2019 from her colleague, Alistair Taylor, and provide a refresher for gin brands on how the self-regulatory system for alcohol marketing works.
Ciara Cullen, RPC
Ciara will discuss the latest developments in IP infringement in the drinks industry, including the recent well-publicised UK decisions in M&S v Aldi (gin case) and discuss how best to protect your rights when faced with look-a-like product.