Brighton is the Pavilion, the Pier and the Duke of York’s. It’s the Prince Regent, Laurence Olivier and Max Miller. It’s Phoebe Hessel, Mrs Fitzherbert and Martha Gunn. It’s Brighton & Hove (actually), Mods & Rockers and the Seagulls. It’s the Veteran Car Run, the London to Brighton and Brighton Races. It’s the Downs, the sea and Brighton Rock. It’s Pride, naughty weekends, illicit pleasures and now…it’s Brighton Gin.
The brain child of Kathy Caton, former restaurateur, Rainbow Lister and broadcaster; Dr. Easy (aka Ian Barry), physicist turned distiller; Helen Chesshire, spirits specialist & drinks PR (formerly in-house at Champagne Pol Roger); Jonathan Ray, drinks editor of the Spectator (and formerly of the Daily Telegraph and GQ); Nigel Lambe, entrepreneur (Velo, Small Batch Coffee and formerly owner of WJ King Brewery), came together a few months ago over several glasses of gin (of course) and resolved to give the city they love the gin it deserves.
