Puddingstone Distillery. Small batch #gin #distillery. The home of multi-award winning #CampfireGin. Shop open Fri & Sat or buy gin online via our website.
Tring, England
Joined November 2014
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Campfire Gin retweeted
Today’s alcohol #DutyReceipts, which show receipts in January lower for spirits, wine & beer than in January 2025, will come as no surprise to UK wine & spirits businesses who continue to see consumers spending less as a result of some of the highest excise duty rates in Europe.
Campfire Gin retweeted
People like Ben at Puddingstone Distillery are more than just distillers - they're at the heart of their communities. That's why @campfiregin has joined calls for a complete excise duty freeze for spirits in tomorrow's Budget to protect jobs and investment.
Would love your support @TweetingCollins
Campfire Gin retweeted
Three in ten pubs say they may not survive another year if costs increase. Pubs are more than pints; if the Chancellor is serious about supporting them, she must freeze excise duty at the Budget.
thesun.co.uk/news/politics/3…
Even as a small supposedly exempt business we are charged for the packaging our pallets of bottles arrive in. It’s not sustainable for us to absorb the cost but customers cannot afford the increases either if we were to pass them on @TweetingCollins
EPR fees are “extraordinarily high” 📈
Packaging tax fuels inflation
#WSTA #EPR theguardian.com/business/202…
Staggered that our ICO fee has gone up £12 this year & for what for? To pay for staff salary increases? Another stealth tax on small business. No pay rise for us as business owners 😫 @TweetingCollins #DataProtection
Campfire Gin retweeted
WSTA: Alcohol duty revenue in decline despite February tax increase - Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News
"The only way to break the cycle of tax duty increases depleting Treasury funds is to freeze excise duty."
#Wine #Spirits #Budget25
harpers.co.uk/news/fullstory…
Campfire Gin retweeted
Thank you @carolynharris24 for welcoming distillers @BrightonGin, @campfiregin, @MasonsGin, @iowdistillery, @rivetdistillery, @PenderynWhisky, @HalewoodSpirits, @AKDISTILLERYLTD to Parliament to showcase their craft.
Campfire Gin retweeted
Not only are pubs and distillers taking the hit from the Tory's 10.1% duty hike, but the @hmtreasury has lost over £300m and counting. Ahead of the budget, UKSA members @campfiregin, @rivetdistillery and @thamesisdock have been making the case to reverse the hike.
#BackSpirits
Campfire Gin retweeted
In @TweetingCollins maiden speech the new MP praised the enterprising spirit of gin distillers in Harpenden & Berkhamsted. We were delighted to welcome her to Puddingstone Distillery to meet @campfiregin founders Ben and Kate to discuss the UKSA Budget submission. #BackSpirits🍸
Campfire Gin retweeted
Today's ONS release shows that alcoholic drinks CPI is running at nearly three times the headline rate of 2.3%.
August's record duty increases continue to drive inflation.
#ONS #WSTA #Inflation #WineAndSpirits @ONS
Campfire Gin retweeted
Government’s own figures show that last year’s historic duty increases are fuelling #inflation. If the Government is really serious about tackling inflation, then it must #CutDrinksDuty at next month’s Budget. 🍷🍸
#WSTA #WineAndSpirits
So the minimum wage is set to go up. Great news for employees, terrible for employers. More increases to business overheads. I thought the government were looking to drive down costs of goods and services to reduce inflation. Buy and drink gin now while it’s viable to make/enjoy – at East, England
Campfire Gin retweeted
Troubling times ahead for the drinks industry with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt set to deliver the #AutumnStatement tomorrow. As we gear up for the big reveal, have a look at our quick guide on what to watch out for.
wsta.co.uk/press-release/aut…
#DrinksIndustry #WSTA #WineAndSpirits
Campfire Gin retweeted
As highlighted by db this morning, the headline drop in overall inflation masks what has happened to alcohol in the last quarter...
The overall drop in inflation is positive news bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-67423…
BUT wine and spirits have seen a nearly triple digit increase in inflation in the last 3 months.
Increasing duty yet again would further fuel inflation, undermining the Government’s overall aim #FreezeDuty
Campfire Gin retweeted
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The @wstauk and @WSTA_Miles are absolutely correct in highlighting how bad the latest alcohol duty reforms are. I find it staggering that we’ve seen ministers for transport and environment rolled out to hopefully justify these changes but not the @Conservatives #chancellor – at East, England
#Tax rhetoric v reality
Since 2010 x6(!) @Conservatives Chancellors have increased duty by
⬆️21% on beer
⬆️32% on spirits
⬆️58% on wine🤦🏽♀️
⬆️90% on fortified wine!
Biggest duty increase in c.50 years
Less #stealth more #sprint
@wstauk @ScotchWhiskySWA @UKHofficial
