Leading B Corp Drinks Brands Join Forces to Mark B Corp Month With A 'Sustainable Drinks Cabinet'

Celebrating B Corp Month, eight leading British drinks producers including Hattiers Rum, Toast Ale, Sipsmith, The Uncommon, Bruichladdich, Sapling Spirits, Lucky Saint and SXOLLIE have joined forces to host a 'Sustainable Drinks Cabinet' pop-up.  

As certified B Corps who have been verified by B Lab to meet high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability, the brands seek to raise awareness of B Corp Month, demonstrate the possibilities when committing to B Corp ideals and raise awareness within the drinks trade of how the B Corp community is changing the drinks world.  The 'Sustainable Drinks Cabinet' press and trade pop-up is taking place on Thursday 23rd March, at Good Company, Regents Place - Toast's new taproom, a collaboration with social enterprise coffee company, Change Please. 

Following a welcome from Philip Everett-Lyones, founder and CEO of the UK's first B Corp certified rum, Hattiers Rum, Rosalind Holley, director of Communications & Marketing at B Lab UK will give a short insight into what it means to be a B Corp, B Corp Month and their work at B Lab, followed by informative introductions from the host brands.  From then on, guests will be able to sample the amazing array of spirits, wine, beer and cocktails, as well as enjoying B Corp canapes and nibbles and informally speak with all eight host brands.  Host brands include;

Hattiers Rum - The UK's first B Corp certified rum, specialising in sourcing and blending the finest rums from across the world
Sapling Spirits - The world's first climate positive British-made spirits brand, producing vodka and a London Dry Gin range

The Uncommon - Unbelievably good English sparkling wines, in cans, the first certified B Corp wine in the UK
Sipsmith -  The pioneer of premium British handcrafted gin, on a mission to champion a better way of crafting gin with uncompromising quality and innovation. Positively fuelled by purpose
Toast - Planet-saving beer brewed with surplus bakery bread, the first UK brewery to become B Corp certified
Bruichladdich -  A Victorian distillery re-imagined for the future, the first B Corp Scotch whisky
Lucky Saint - The UK's leading independent alcohol-free beer
SXOLLIE - The UK's first and only B Corp certified cider. Made purely with eating apples grown in the sunshine

B Corp within the UK is growing faster than ever, with over 1,100 B Corps now in the country.  Certified B Corporations are businesses meeting high standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose.  They are accelerating a global culture shift to redefine success in business and build a more inclusive and sustainable economy. 

Each March, B Lab and the global B Corp Community join together to celebrate what it means to be a B Corp.  This B Corp Month, B Corps are showing the world how they go beyond expectations and business to deliver positive outcomes for the environment, their customers, employees, and their communities.  In the true spirit of B Corp Month, the 'Sustainable Drinks Cabinet' pop-up sees fellow businesses coming together to celebrate, educate and raise awareness about the impact of going beyond business as usual.

For further information about the 'Sustainable Drinks Cabinet' or if you'd like to attend please contact: 

Danielle Merchant or Emilie Morris at RAW Food and Drink PR 

Email: danielle@rawfoodanddrinkpr.co.uk / emilie@rawfoodanddrinkpr.co.uk   

Telephone: 07964 321 789
Twitter: @RAWSW 

Notes to Editor:
Hattiers Rum

Fuelled by a passion for life at sea and with a fresh take on the traditional art of rum blending, Hattiers Rum sources fine aged rums from over 25 distilleries around the world including Barbados, Guyana, Trinidad, Jamaica and Australia.  Their versatile and accessible blends consist of carefully selected rums married with other fine rums along with pure Dartmoor water at their Devon blending house and distillery.  The UK's first B Corp certified rum,  it's fair to say they don't do what they do because it is different, but because it is better and their uncompromising approach to quality and sustainability is something they're extremely proud of. 

Hattiers three premium sipping rums, Egremont Premium Reserve Rum, Eminence Blended Aged White Rum and

Resolute Navy Strength Rum are best enjoyed neat or on the rocks, but also lend themselves beautifully to cocktail making.  Hattiers will be showcasing their 'Hattiers Aged Rum Daiquiri', made using their flagship Egremont Premium Reserve Rum.

Sapling Spirits
Awarded B Corp status in January 2022, the world's first climate positive British-made spirits brand, Sapling Spirits, produces vodka and a London Dry Gin range.  Co-founded by Ed Faulkner and Ivo Devereux, their mission is threefold: creating best in class spirits, leading the way on sustainability and injecting some fun into the sustainability conversation. Sapling Spirits has been at the forefront of driving sustainable practices in the drinks world and named as one of the most innovative spirits to champion bars and consumers to embrace a zero waste philosophy when creating cocktails.  For every bottle sold of their spirits a tree is planted.   On each of their bottles a unique code tells you what tree was planted where and a little about the planting project.  

During the pop-up 'Sapling Signature Serve' will be available, a simple Sapling Vodka with Fever Tree Mediterranean tonic and a rosemary garnish.

The Uncommon
The Uncommon makes unbelievably good English sparkling wines. In cans. The first to do so in the UK, and still the very finest.  Perfectly primed for picnics and bubbling for back gardens, their fresh, aromatic bubbly wines and spritzers are designed to thrive in cans.  They only ever use the highest quality grapes – Bacchus (England's answer to Sauvignon Blanc) and the three Champagne varietals Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay which are hand-picked from their vineyards across Kent, Sussex and Hampshire. 

As the first certified B Corp wine in the UK, The Uncommon has joined a global community using business as a force for good.  Sustainability has been cultivated at The Uncommon's core and it exists to make beautiful wine for people, and for the planet.  Served in their trademark cans, The Uncommon's 'Bubbly White' and 'Bubbly Rosé' will be served at the pop-up.

Sipsmith 

Sipsmith gin is craftsmanship in a glass; an elevated gin that enriches those ordinary moments, leaving people delighted by every sip.  The talented Sipsmith distilling team go to extraordinary lengths to distil gin of truly uncompromising quality.  Every drop of Sipsmith gin is handcrafted in small batches by a team of five dedicated distillers on three copper stills, using a traditional recipe of ten classic botanicals.

Sipsmith is positively fuelled by purpose.  The team is driven by a burning sense of care that has grown in all of them, to do good in the world. They seek to not only reduce their impact environmentally, but also to establish a positive societal impact that has earnt Sipsmith its B Corp certification. They'll be showcasing their 'Sipsmith Appleberry Spritz', a London Dry Gin cocktail with spiced apple syrup, repurposed citrus mix, raspberry powder rim, topped with soda.

Toast
Toast's planet-saving beer is brewed with surplus fresh bread.  So far, Toast has rescued 3 million slices, avoiding 49tCO2 of emissions and reducing unnecessary use of land and water.  All of Toast's profits go to charities fixing the food system, and to date they've donated over £100,000.  Committed to Net Zero by 2030, Toast is carbon neutral through compensating their emissions with investment in regenerative agriculture.  They were the first UK brewery to become a B Corp, and the highest scoring. They believe business has a pivotal part to play in tackling the climate crisis.

Toast's crisp, refreshing planet-saving Craft Lager will be available throughout the pop-up.

Bruichladdich

Situated on the southwestern tip of the remote Hebridean island of Islay, Bruichladdich Distillery is home to four unique spirits; unpeated Bruichladdich, heavily peated Port Charlotte and super heavily peated Octomore single malts and The Botanist Islay dry gin.  Originally founded in 1881, shuttered in 1994, and resurrected in 2001, the original Victorian-era equipment is still used today. A new generation of distillers have taken a progressive approach to bringing the distillery into the 21st century with values of provenance, transparency and sustainability at their very core.  Bruichladdich Distillery became the first Scotch whisky distillery to be B Corp certified in May 2020.  

'The Progressive Old Fashioned', a classic whisky old fashioned with Bruichladdich's The Classic Laddie will be served in a short tumbler with large block ice and orange twist garnish.

Lucky Saint

Since launching in 2018, Lucky Saint has become the number one independently owned alcohol-free beer brand in the UK.  Their hugely successful Alcohol-Free Superior Unfiltered Lager has seen exponential growth as well as celebrating many category firsts - they were the first independent alcohol-free producer to launch across the UK on draught and to join the British Beer & Pub Association in the organisation's 116-year history.  Lucky Saint's mission is to finally reward those not drinking with the beer they deserve. By creating a superior-tasting lager, without the alcohol, they aim to support the social occasions that have been so missed over the last three years.

Lucky Saint's Alcohol-Free Superior Unfiltered Lager will be available for sampling throughout the 'Sustainable Drinks Cabinet'. 

SXOLLIE
SXOLLIE is an award-winning, B Corp certified cider that prioritises sustainability and ethical business practices. It's the first UK cider brand to join the B Corp community.  Made purely with eating apples, grown in the sunshine, it contains zero added sugars, flavourings, or other nasties. Oh, and it's vegan and gluten-free too!. 

SXOLLIE places a strong emphasis on sustainability, with lower emissions, fully recyclable packaging, and a commitment to youth empowerment. By prioritising social and environmental responsibility, SXOLLIE has positioned itself as a pioneer in the cider industry, proving that businesses can make a positive impact on the world.

SXOLLIE Granny Smith Apple cider will be available for sampling at the Sustainable Drinks Cabinet.