WELCOME TO THE ENGLISH WHISKY MAP - 5TH EDITION The 5th edition of the English Whisky Map details a whole host of distilleries with mature whisky, those laying down casks and many new distilleries under construction. Click here to download a full-size version of the whisky map. We created the first English Whisky Map in 2016 to promote the thriving English whisky scene. It has now become a tradition to update and present a new edition each year, on or around St George’s Day. Share this map to spread the word, join our Mailing List to be amongst the first to know when our whisky launches ..read more

  TREE PLANTING AND WILDFLOWER MEADOW RESTORATION The Annual Impact Report is produced by our charity partner Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust (YDMT) each year to record and reflect on the partnership’s achievements, and our plans for the following year. Download the report here. It’s heart-warming to see the positive impact you can have on the environment - simply by choosing to drink sustainable spirits. Background Since selling our first bottle of gin, we have been partnered with YMDT to help fund some of their key environmental projects: planting native broadleaf woodland since 2018 a ..read more

  COOPER KING DISTILLERY LAUNCHES ENGLAND’S FIRST NET ZERO ENERGY WHISKY This article was distributed as a press release in October 2023 Yorkshire’s Cooper King Distillery has produced the first whisky in England distilled using net zero energy. The trailblazing distillery’s inaugural whisky, ‘First Edition: Fruit + Spice’, is the first release in its Expedition Series and every energy-related greenhouse gas emission from its production has been removed from the atmosphere . The achievement is the result of six years’ dedication to sustainability, including carbon footprint reduction, and ..read more

  ENJOY WHISKY AND HELP RESTORE AND PROTECT VITAL UK HABITAT There is an urgent need to protect and restore our delicate rural landscapes, to reverse biodiversity loss and to help the UK achieve net zero by 2050. That’s why we’re dedicated to producing sustainable spirits that drive positive change. Since selling our first bottle of gin, we have been partnered with Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust (YDMT) to help fund some of their key environmental projects: planting native broadleaf woodland since 2018 and restoring wildflower meadows since 2022. With the long-awaited arrival of our flag ..read more

  UNDERSTANDING NET ZERO AND ITS IMPORTANCE Guest author: Helen Sprakes, Director at Environmental Strategies Limited I am delighted to be writing this blog to celebrate the net zero achievement of the team at Cooper King Distillery. “Net zero” is still a relatively new term for organisations to understand and apply to their activities, which emphasises even more the distillery’s success! What Is “Net Zero”? To put it as simply as possible, “net zero” is a condition in which an organisation has taken all possible (technically feasible) actions to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, so th ..read more

  ENJOY THE WORLD’S FIRST BLACK CARDAMOM VODKA AND RESTORE UK WILDFLOWER HABITAT This article was distributed as a press release in October 2022 View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize Cooper King Distillery is inviting vodka lovers to raise a toast to International Vodka Day (Tuesday 4th October) with its newly launched, sustainably produced Black Cardamom Vodka – the first vodka ever to be distilled with premium black cardamom, one of the world’s most expensive spices. Restoring UK Wildflower Meadows With every bottle purchased, 40 pence will be donated to the eco-distillery’s char ..read more

  WELCOME TO THE ENGLISH WHISKY MAP - 4TH EDITION The 4th edition of the English Whisky Map details a whole host of distilleries with mature whisky, those laying down casks and many new distilleries under construction.. Click here to download a full-sized version of the map. We created the first English Whisky Map in 2016 to promote the thriving English whisky scene. It has now become a tradition to update and present a new edition each year, on or around St George’s Day. Please do visit the distilleries, explore the map and share far and wide. Do get in touch if you know of any more dist ..read more

  EXPLORE THE NEW MATURING MALT SELECTION BOX It fills us with joy to share with you the new Maturing Malt Selection Box, crafted by our small and dedicated team. In this box you’ll find two bottles of Maturing Malt to savour, presented alongside a New-Make Malt Spirit, bottled at cask-filling strength. This gives you the opportunity to nose and sample all three, side by side, providing a deeper understanding of how the characterful New-Make is influenced by the cask on its journey towards whisky. The mashing, fermenting, distilling, maturation and bottling of Cooper King malt all happen ..read more

  SUSTAINABLE DISTILLERY PLANTS 20,000 SQUARE METRES OF NATIVE UK WOODLAND This article was distributed as a press release in October 2022 Cooper King Distillery is celebrating an exciting milestone in their support of environmental charity Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust (YDMT). As the partnership reaches its fourth year, the sustainable distillery has supported the planting of more than 2,000 native UK trees – over 20,000 square metres – enough to create nearly three football pitches of new woodland. 1% for the Planet Since August 2018, Cooper King Distillery have pledged to donate at ..read more

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