Mark Ward - Regal Rogue

We're off to the bars, beaches and street food stalls of South East Asia in this episode of the Sipping Forecast - by way of Stockport.  Tim & Sherwin are Co-Founders of Tarsier Spirits, making delicious gins and batched cocktails inspired by their travels, and available to drink around the globe.  They've got some great stories to tell and lots of insights in to flavour, building a brand, authenticity, and how to keep learning and adapting in the face of challenges... 

Come and spend half an hour in the company of gin expert, author, Negroni slinger and Craft Distilling Expo organiser David T Smith, as he talks his journey in to gin, the less-than-usual drinks he's been enjoying during lockdown, and what it means to be named an Icon of Gin. Recommended drink to go with this podcast?  Got to be a Negroni, mixed as you like it - to go along with the launch of David's latest book - called, aptly, Negroni.

Come and spend half an hour in the company of Becky Paskin, IWSC Spirits Communicator of the year & co-founder of ourwhisky.com.  She talks about her love affair with whisky and what makes it magical as a category, her experiences with ScotchWhisky.com and founding ourwhisky.com, and what we all need to get us through Lockdown 3.0 - the fridge of accountability...    Recommended drink to accompany this podcast - a single malt from Islay. You can follow Becky across the socials at @beckypaskin.

Make yourself an old fashioned and sip along with drinks writer Henry Jeffreys - funny, charming and whose Cocktail Dictionary is out now - link below if you fancy checking it out while sipping and listening along! The Cocktail Dictionary: An A–Z of cocktail recipes, from Daiquiri and Negroni to Martini and Spritz by Henry Jeffreys is published by Mitchell Beazley, 15.99, www.octopusbooks.co.uk

Come and spend half an hour in the company of the wonderful Dave Broom - spirits writer, whisky evangelist and all round excellent human.  Dave talks about his road in to spirits writing, reflections on lockdown, the release of his new book and martini-making 101... 

Mark Ward is the Founder of Regal Rogue, the Australian vermouth brand majoring on organic wines and great Aussie botanicals...

The ever-charming, frank and funny Sam Linter, Head Winemaker and MD of Bolney Wine is this week's Sipping Forecast guest as she let's us in to the secrets of (happily!) working with your family, growing a wine business and adapting and being resourceful in the time of Covid...

A great half hour spent in the company of Cotswolds Distillery Founder Daniel Szor - talking whisky passion (and a bit of self-confessed geekery), building a distillery from scratch and lessons learnt from lockdown...

Series 2 of the Sipping Forecast is back with Olivier Ward, founder of Junipalooza, Gin Foundry and Gin Kiosk, talking gin trends, Covid, sustainability, and new futures...  

Kathy catches up with Estelle Theobalds, the founder of Canopy Beer, about how their lockdown experience has been, what happens when you have 6 month's worth of beer orders come in on one day, and running a business while home schooling...