Charity teams up with local distillery to create its own pink gin
Molly Ollys, a childrens charity based in Warwick, is celebrating its 10th year with the launch of a new product.
The charity teamed up with Shakespeare Distillery, Stratford to create a bespoke, small batch craft gin with notes of raspberries, blackberries and Mediterranean citrus.
Molly Ollys already sells a successful range of products such as candles, diffusers and room sprays and felt the 10thanniversary was a good opportunity to expand its offering.
The charity was founded in 2012 by Rachel and Tim Ollerenshaw after their daughter, Molly, died from a rare kidney cancer at the age of 8 years old. The charity emotionally supports children up to the age of 18 who have a life-threatening illness by delivering wishes to make them smile and with their Olly The Brave therapeutic toy lion and books.
Rachel said: “Gin is such a popular gift that it seemed like a good idea to offer our very own 'Molly Ollys Pink Gin '. We were keen to ensure it was a high-quality product and it made sense to work with Shakespeare Distillery to create our own premium product, as they are well-established and well-known for their artisan gins.
“The launch of the gin was a real success, with many people buying a bottle as a Christmas gift for family or friends. ”
40 guests were invited to the Molly Ollys Pink Gin launch at Shakespeare Distillery where they got to sample the gin, have a tour of the distillery as well as having the opportunity to buy a bottle.
For the founder of Shakespeare Distillery, Simon Picken, this is the first time the business has ever moved into contract distilling. He said: “We love experimenting with different flavours to create new gins, it was therefore an absolute pleasure to receive the call from such a good cause as Molly Ollys who entrusted us to help them craft a bespoke premium gin for them. ”
The Molly Ollys Pink Gin can be bought from the Charity 's online shop https://mollyolly.co.uk/shop/molly-ollys-pink-gin/
Pictured (L-R) : Rachel Ollerenshaw, deputy Lord Mayor of Stratford Kate Rolfe and Tim Ollerenshaw