It has been an honour to have been a judge at this years Gin Guide Awards 2024. The breadth of gins from around the world has been impressive with distillers showing their craft to its finest with the quality of the spirits judged. #ginguideawards #gin #craftcompetition #spirits

Our young junipers planted onto the Wiltshire Downs last month, are thriving - young shoots are appearing at their tips. Just need to keep the nettles from blocking out their sunlight. Love ladybirds. #Wiltshire #Salisbury #Rewilding #Juniper #Gin #sustainability #supportlocal

🌍🌿 Happy Earth Day! 🌿🌍 Did you know that Lucerne & Red Clover put nitrogen back into the soil? These plants are key to the Great Bustards diet & our gin. They nuture nature. #EarthDay #ProtectOurPlanet #Sustainability #NatureLove

Our bird feeder is up, to capture the diverse wildlife we have at the distillery. Today’s first visit was from Woody. #birdtv #tweet #wildlife #wiltshire #distillery

It’s refill pouch day today. Checking all the returns for reuse. Any pouches sent back with no caps, we chip up. The remainder are then sorted & refilled. Getting help from a baby robin, his parents are next to me. #Sustainability #refills #wiltshire #bird #nature #salisbury

Thrilled to be informed that Great Bustard Gin won two Gold Medals at the internationally renowned Gin Guide Awards 2024. Best Contemporary Gin & Best Martini Cocktail. #theginguide #GGA24 #gin #ginoclock #ginandtonic #downtondistillery #wiltshire #martini #greatbustard

Our Adventurers of the month are Team Turb, the World's oldest display team. Come and meet these magnificent men at the Midlands Air Show next weekend with us! #theturbulentteam #airplane #airshow #midlandsairfestival #downtondistillery #adventure #adventurist #distillery #gin

Find us at the Midlands Airshow this weekend, the Turbulent Team and Red Arrows are showing off their amazing and very different display skills. Lots for the family to do as well. #midlandsairfestival #midlands #airshow #outdoors #spirits #downtondistillery

Yesterday our Great Bustard Gin was show cased on Channel 4 Sunday Brunch by Olivier Ward. The response was amazing. Hugh is working on the orders now. Updates on the website. It was described as a 'slice of English countryside' in a glass! #gin #cocktails #distillery #wiltshire

Wonderful to be next to another artisanal brand at the Chalke Valley History Festival. Two beautiful products. #chalkehistoryfestival #downton #salisbury #smallbusiness #supportsmallbusiness #supportlocal #craft #artisan #artisansoap #french #soap #gin #history #natural

Earlier this month, we were delighted to win a Masters Medal for our Great Bustard Gin. Notes were "An extremely flavourful complex gin, that is both sleek and elegant. Bold citrus notes combined with an aromatic herbaceous bouquet delivers a wonderful fresh finish." #wiltshire

Find us at the South Sea Food Festival this weekend in Zone A, on Osbourne Road. We will be selling cocktails and our a range of our spirits. Our refill point will also be with us, so bring your empty bottles which we can top up.

Namibian desert elephants are of great interest to conservationists due to their unique adaptations and the challenges they face from human-wildlife conflict, habitat loss, and climate change. Tonight we are delighted to work with TUSK supporting them helping raise awareness.

Next week is our favourite county show, The New forest Show. You can find us on the North Avenue, Block 13, Stand 145. Our banners willing be flying, so you can easily see us. Bring your empty bottles and we can top you up or discover what we have on offer. 🥰

Come and see us at the New Forest Show, North Avenue, Stand 13. Lots to do and see at this magnificent show. #newforest #dayout #newforestshow #hampshire #salisbury #artisancraft #supportlocal

Come and find us at the Andover Food Festival today. Lots of entertainment being put on opposite the globe. #festival #andover #outdoors #hampshire

Today is a bottling day at the distillery, it’s our Chardonnay Vodka being prepared using last year’s harvest. It’s looking good and wonderful aromas wafting in the air 😁

Want to celebrate gin and tonic day? Why don't you head to the magnificent 'Great Bustard Pub' and enjoy one of their Gin and Tonics either in the comfort of the bar area or out in the garden by the River Avon. #greatbustard #greatbustardpub #wiltshire #salisbury 50s

Meet Great Bustard - Flight Strength. At 57% ABV this is dedicated to the world’s heaviest flying bird………….Wiltshire’s iconic Great Bustard. Spices shine through with wild rocket and sweet notes from foraged wild rosehips. Preorder now. #downton #gin #wiltshire #GinoftheWeek

The distillery will be closed between 14th and 24th August. Just completing the last online orders. Any Orders between the dates will be sent 25th August. #distillery #holidays