Black Country brewery back in business by order of the Peaky Blinders
The first bottles of Peaky Blinder gin have been rolling off the production line at a new £1 million distillery set up at the home of a former brewery.
Halewood Artisanal Spirits has opened the site in Lye on the former premises of Sadler’s Brewery.
The closure of the old site was confirmed in January last year but Halewood Artisanal Spirits, which owns a major share of Sadler’s Brewery, has now decided to move back to the same site.
Sadler’s Bar, which was also located at the site, closed down too but the company says it could reopen once lockdown restrictions are lifted.
The distillery, which is the first of its kind in the local area, has become the main production site for Sadler’s award-winning Peaky Blinder spirit range.
This includes Peaky Blinder Spiced Dry Gin and Black Spiced Rum – each one of which is named after an infamous character from the Peaky Blinder gang which lived in the area in the 1890s.
The firm’s spirit range was produced at various sites across the country but bosses made the decision to move back to Dudley.
Providing an update of the move, a spokesman for the firm said: “The operation is going well.
“The new state of the art distillery is now fully up and running, with the first locally made Peaky Blinder spirits starting to roll out into the market.
“The spirits will continue to be sold both the UK and internationally via the Sadler’s website, helping put the Black Country on the map as an area associated with the production of quality, artisanal spirits.
“Once restrictions have been lifted, we hope to reopen the popular Sadler’s Bar and also the distillery for visitors to come and learn more about the distillation process and how the spirits are made.
“And, of course, providing the opportunity for tastings too.”
