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Collagin nabs a Great Taste Award!
We are bursting with happiness after being awarded a Great Taste Award for Collagin Original.
Introducing the NEW Lavender & Elderflower flavour
We both just wanted to say a massive thank you for supporting our two-women business during lockdown. We hope your bottles of Collagin helped to lift your spirits, because the kindness and encouragement we have recieved certainly lifted ours. We'd now like to...
We are still delivering during the Covid-19 crisis
Hi all, We wanted to give you a little update on how we are working during these unprecedented times. We are still doing home deliveries and delivering orders to our retail customers such as Ocado and Drink Supermarket. Cam and I (Liz) are not...
Collagin is CROWD FUNDING
Want to be a part of the Collagin crowd? Now is your chance We are fundraising to keep up with demand, develop UK retail contracts, grow our cult at home and expand internationally. You can invest as little as £10 but higher amounts results in VIP gifts and equity....
Collagin is now available at Booker
Calling all Booker trade customers, we need you! We are now available to buy at Booker Wholesale BUT if we don't perform well quickly we will be delisted. Please show your support by purchasing a bottle or two for you bar, shop, restaurant or large...
We are officially SALSA approved!
We’re delighted to announce that we are now SALSA approved. SALSA (Safe and Local Supplier Approval) is a food safety standard created by experts to reflect the legal requirement of producers. In order to get approval, we had to demonstrate that our new, local...
A summer of gin
It has been a busy summer for the Co Founders Cam & Liz. Festivals, new website and the re-launch of the sell out candles using our up-cycled bottles... here is a little taster of everything that has been happening at Collagin HQ and this summer's festivals!...
NEW: Collagin & Lixir Gift Packs
You asked us to make the perfect G&T... so we did! Introducing our NEW gift packs featuring our 50cl original bottle and two Lixir Tonic Water bottles - perfect for the gin connoisseur in your life. The official blurb is.... Collagin pairs perfectly with Lixir’s...
Where to find Collagin this summer
Now summer is upon us the Flower Wall is coming OUT. We'll be exhibiting at the below events, please do come along and enjoy Collagin in the sun (fingers crossed). You will also get to try our brand new flavour coming soon... DiscovHER women's networking event - 6th...
LIZ’S INTERVIEW WITH THE MERIT CLUB
Liz recently did an interview with Women's Entrepreneur Network the Merit Club, so we thought we would share her answers with you all on the highs and lows of setting up a gin company and how it all started... The Merit Club: When did you found it? Liz: June 2016 –...
OUR TOP TIPS FOR A GIN FUELLED WEDDING
Co Founder Liz married on World Gin Day in June 2017 and had fellow Co Founder Cam running the Collagin bar on the day. This, paired with insider tips and feedback from other brides she has helped, means Liz knows ALOT about making a wedding a gin filled event!...
The Collagin candles have arrived!
After lots of our lovely customers said they re-use their empty bottles and after you asked us to do something with them, we have up-cycled the bottles into the most beautiful looking and smelling candles!
LIZ AND CAM SECURE NOT ONE BUT TWO DRAGONS
Well that was tense! Who watched Dragons' Den last night? Let's take you back to the start... On a hot Spring day Cam and Liz travelled to BBC studios in Manchester to do the most intense and nerve wracking pitch of their lives. Following an 06:30am arrival at the...
WE ARE NOW AT EVERY JOHN LEWIS STORE ACROSS THE COUNTRY!
Some very exciting news... we are now in E V E R Y John Lewis across the UK. Find us in the spirits department where we are gin of the month throughout September. We are also available to buy online. Whoop! https://www.johnlewis.com/coll...
LIZ AND CAM WILL BE ON DRAGONS’ DEN
We can *finally* share this exciting / scary news with you all! Co-Founders Liz and Cam will be on BBC's Dragons' Den on Sunday 09 September. It was the most intense and high pressure pitch of their lives, but was it all worth it? Tune in, this Sunday at 8pm on...
COLLAGIN ROSE IS NOW AVAILABLE TO BUY
The new, limited edition Collagin Rose is now available on Not On The Highstreet. An elegant and refined flavour, this unique recipe has stayed true to the principles of a classic gin, with rose oil steam distilled from rose petals. Collagin Rose hosts 11 botanicals...
COLLAGIN ROSE HAS LANDED
Have you heard the news? There is a NEW flavour of Collagin.... introducing Collagin Rose, a sweet and flavoursome pink gin. The bottle is limited edition, with only 800 made, launching exclusively on Not On The High Street any day now. An elegant and refined flavour,...
TASTE LONDON AND BBC GOOD FOOD
What a mad week of festivals it has been. Cam attended Taste of London, Regent's Park, this week selling large bottles, minis and G&Ts. The Collagin G&Ts were a huge success with many enjoying a glass or three in the Collagin bar. Meanwhile, Liz was busy...
WE ARE NOW AVAILABLE ON PREZZYBOX
We are now available to buy on Prezzybox! And the lovely people over on the site have created this little video of us to whet the appetite...
WE ARE NOW ON O C A D O!
We have been wanting to share this news for MONTHS but all good things come to those who wait. We are now stocked on Ocado and we could not be more excited by this. Get your Collagin fix in your weekly order here, and if you spend over £40 then delivery is free. Win...
WHO SPOTTED US ON SKY NEWS?
To celebrate World Gin Day, Liz and Cam appeared live on Sky News' Ian King programme at 18:50 on 07 June. Live interviews are always nerve wracking ESPECIALLY when you don't know which questions will be asked. But after being asked about women in the drinks industry,...
WE ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT LONDON HEATHROW
To all of our international customers - we have a new stockist for you! We are now available to buy at Caviar Housein London Heathrow and Gatwickairports. And if you can't make it to London Heathrow, we are also available at their Piccadilly store.
COLLAGIN COCKTAILS
We have created three new Collagin cocktails for you to enjoy. Head to our serving suggestions section on the site for full recipes for the Hedonistic Helix, French 37.5 and a classic Collagin & Tonic. Enjoy!
WE ARE PROUD TO BE THE OFFICIAL GIN SPONSOR OF THE NATIONAL FILM AWARDS
We are SO excited to be the official gin sponsor of the National Film Awards at the end of March. Not only will we be the only gin being poured on the night, we will also be on every table... but more scarily, we have been asked to present an award! We want to wish...
OUR OFFICIAL TONIC WATER PARTNERS
A good tonic water makes or breaks the perfect G&T. Luckily, our official tonic water partners have been chosen as they create the best flavour pairing for our gin. Collagin has 11 botanicals in the gin and has a citrus yet floral taste, therefore plain,...
OUR LIMITED EDITION PRESENTATION BOXES ARE NOW AVAILABLE
Our limited edition presentation boxes for our original 50cl bottle are now available on Not On The High Street. The perfect gift for Mother's Day or the Valentine in your life... Get yours here: https://www.notonthehighstreet...
WELCOME TO COLLAGIN
CUSTOMER REVIEWS
As a new gin on the market we really appreciate hearing your feedback. If you want to read the reviews from our other CollaGin drinkers before you buy, we have pulled a few from our Facebook page, Trust Pilot, Master of Malt and Drink Supermarket here: Faye Comrie ...
LYDIA BRIGHT IS A FAN!
We love seeing pictures of Collagin being enjoyed across the globe but we had to share this picture that was tagged to us... TV's Lydia Bright is enjoying a Collagin G&T too. What good taste she has... we also love her dress and rabbit lamp! Cheers for the...
COLLAGIN IS NOW AVAILABLE AT FENWICK
We are super excited to announce our first high street retailer listing...Fenwick. To find your nearest store, click here: https://www.fenwick.co.uk/stor... Cheers!
LIZ & CAM CHAT TO BBC RADIO OXFORD
Friday the 13th might be unlucky for some but not for us this month as we were invited to BBC Radio Oxford studios that day. We met the lovely presenter Kat Orman who chatted all things CollaGin and asked how we started this rollercoaster journey. She finished up by...
HOUSTON OUR MINIATURE COLLAGINS HAVE LANDED
Our 5cl mini CollaGins are now available to buy, so get them before they are gone! At £5.99, they are the perfect 'taster' gin or gift. Get yours from Not On The Highstreet, Drink Supermarket or Just Miniatures here: http://www.justminiatures.co.u... Tell us who you...
COLLAGIN IS NOW ON NOT ON THE HIGH STREET!
Not On The High Street fans - you can now buy us on the link below. Perfect place for birthday gift shopping.... go go go! https://www.notonthehighstreet...
WE ARE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE AT VERY AND LITTLEWOODS!
We are super excited to now be stocked on Very.co.uk and Littlewoods! Shop until you drop then celebrate with a CollaGin & Tonic afterwards... Start browsing here: http://www.very.co.uk/collagin... http://www.littlewoods.com/col...
CLEVER USES OF YOUR EMPTY COLLAGIN BOTTLES
We LOVE seeing your uses for your empty CollaGin bottles. Reed diffusers, vases, bath salt jars... we are 'ginspired' by your 'genius' upcycling ideas. Keep sharing them with us. Here are a couple of our favourites! Reed diffuser - inspired!
COLLAGIN MINI BOTTLES ARE NEARLY HERE….
Our family is growing. CollaGin 5cl minis are coming soon! Birthday present? Check. Handbag essential? Check. Cute as hell? Check! Launching online at the end of the month so watch this space...
‘GINPRENEURS’ CAMILLA BROWN & LIZ BESWICK DISCUSS COLLAGIN & FUTURE PRODUCTS
Check out our interview with Sybarite magazine which includes some business advice for any budding entrepreneurs! Here is a little sneak preview to whet your appetite... "When asked if they had any advice for any budding entrepreneurs, Gin related or not, the Young in...
COLLAGIN TASTING NOTES
Several people ask us for our tasting notes, so we thought this nifty little graphic would help sum up the CollaGin dream. Also, Gin Festival describes us as: CollaGin opens with bright citrus on the nose, notably lemon and candied orange peel and faint notes of...
WORLD GIN DAY
It has been a pretty mad year so far. CollaGin launched in March 2017 but I (Co-Founder Liz) was also on a big countdown to a particular day soon after our launch: my wedding day. In between ordering labels, bottles, lids and gin, I was also ordering wedding flowers,...
DON’T WE LOOK PRETTY WITH SOME FLOWERS?
We love seeing your photos of CollaGin in your beautiful homes. We love them SO much that we just have to share them here. Keep up the love on Instagram: @collagin.
WHERE TO BUY COLLAGIN?
A lot of people ask us where to buy CollaGin. We are in lots of delicatessens, bars and restaurants across the UK and Southern Ireland and also Dublin Airport. We can also be bought online on Amazon, DrinkSupermarket, Master of Malt and 31Dover. Just follow the links...
SUNDAY TIMES STYLE COVERAGE
We have been very proud and humbled by the worldwide coverage for CollaGin. We knew we were creating a surprise and delight product but didn't realise quite how much we would be spoken about around the world. There are many pieces of coverage that have made us jump up...
WEATHER LIKE THIS HAS US DREAMING OF POOLSIDE COLLAGIN COCKTAILS
SUMMER BREEZE, MAKES ME FEEL FINE
It is summer which means a perfect excuse to capture beautiful shots of our gin by a pool in the glorious Oxfordshire sunshine. Our best serve is with a slice of pink grapefruit and 1724 tonic water, but when the sun is out, we fancy getting a little more creative....
MEET THE MAKERS
"We found a good mentor, an even better financial director, then with the undoubting support from our partners we set off on our journey, accepting the obstacles and doing what we could to get around them. Our darkest days turned out to be our best." Meet the CollaGin...
Collagin is an alcoholic drink and is therefore not anti ageing nor will it roll back the years. Collagin encourages responsible drinking.
All products are manufactured by The British Honey Company Limited under SALSA.
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