A COUNTRYSIDE charity has been working in partnership with a local company to create its own gin.

CPRE Hampshire have partnered with Gorilla Spirits Co., on creating a new CPRE Hampshire Countryside Gin. The best bit is that not only is it a treat, but a donation will be made to the charity for every bottle sold.

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Boyd McCleary, acting chair of CPRE Hampshire, said: “We are a charity that works for the Hampshire countryside to ensure that in planning for the future, the countryside and its valuable resources are properly considered and managed to maintain a thriving natural environment for generations to come. We are delighted to be working with Gorilla Spirits, as a local business with a strong sense of social responsibility, to provide a different and fresh stream of funding for the charity. There is a message about our current hedgerows initiative on each bottle and we get a donation from every bottle sold.”

Gorilla Spirits, based in Upton Grey, was set up by Andy Daniels, to combine his dream of creating high quality spirits and liqueurs with a business that is focused on social responsibility, sustainability and conservation. At the heart of this is their on-going commitment to gorilla conservation however, they also look to support causes closer to home. Their Community Spirit programme enables non-profit organisations, like CPRE Hampshire, to earn as much as £5 from every bottle of gin that is sold in the name of the participating organisation.

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Andy said: “I am delighted to be working with CPRE Hampshire as part of our Community Spirit Programme. As a rurally based business we fully appreciate the work they do to make the Hampshire countryside a better place for everyone to live, work and enjoy. The gin we have produced for them, which we make in Upton Grey, is a fresh, citrussy, London Dry, and with summer fast approaching it’s a great way to celebrate our wonderful countryside”.

The gin is available exclusively through the Gorilla Spirits website – gorillaspirits.co.uk/shop/cpre-hampshire-gin.

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