Penwortham Gin owners and distillers have collaborated with another local creator to produce their limited edition festive gin flavour of chocolate orange. For their 2022 limited release, Fairham Gin has worked along with Penwortham-based illustrator, Georgia-Maia, whose work is based on colours and textures. Georgia worked carefully to capture, in her own unique style, the artwork for the new gin’s label that would depict the chocolate orange gin world.
Ellis McKeown and Liam Stemson, owners and distillers at Fairham Gin, have launched Limited Edition Vol.1, their expression of a chocolate orange gin, which is a first-of-its-kind for the Penwortham distillery. Ellis said: “We’ve gone a whole year without a new release, so we wanted to make an extra-special festive Edition. Vol.
Georgia said: “I’ve always been passionate about drawing and learning new crafts. Illustration for me is a way to manage my mental health and well-being whilst creating something that brings joy to others.” This partnership sees two Penwortham-based businesses join forces. Ellis said, “For our first Limited Edition release we knew we wanted to partner with a local artist.