About Us
Fruity Tipples artisan drinks company produces quality award-winning premium liqueurs.
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Using quality ingredients and traditional methods, macerating ingredients in alcohol to extract all the complex and natural flavours of real ingredients. Our recipes and techniques have evolved and developed to ensure we produce consistently fabuloustasting products.
In the pursuit of perfection, we taste, stir and tweak carefully controlled batches over several months to bring out the natural complex flavours of the ingredients we use. There are no preservatives, concentrates or artificial flavours in our products as they are not needed, because of the traditional methods we use to create them.
"Our range has grown from one initial flavour to 7 in 2019 with 3 new flavours added at the end of 2020. We bottle in different sizes to meet a range of budgets. The taste is exceptional, a real blast of flavour followed by a lovely warm finish."
Fruity Tipples, like all liqueurs, are sweetened to enhance their flavor and add sweetness, flavor, and alcohol to any cocktail. They can also be enjoyed as a digestif or warming tipple. When used in cocktails, Fruity Tipples liqueurs provide a fantastic depth of flavor without diluting the overall strength of the drink. Adding our liqueurs to cocktails can give a unique twist to a simple drink and allow you to express your creativity.
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We meticulously stir and taste each batch at regular intervals until the taste is perfect. Then, we test for ABV (alcohol by volume), and the result is added to the label along with the batch code, just like a maker's signature on every bottle.
We are located in a beautiful rural area that's very close to Holmfirth in West Yorkshire, which is famous for the TV show "The Last of the Summer Wine". Like many artisan businesses, Fruity Tipples started as a hobby many years ago, as a great way to make use of excess home-grown fruit. Initially, we made just the odd bottle, which we decanted to make gifts for Christmas or to fill hip flasks for autumn walks.
Over time, we experimented with various flavors, some of which worked and others didn't, and slowly, year by year, we've learned what works best. We've refined our techniques and recipes, and now we produce many hundreds of liters and manage much larger batches than our first batch. We now have to buy fruit from UK growers whenever possible to keep up with demand. We source the same varieties as our first batches to ensure a consistent product that delivers taste and complexity to any cocktail.Fruit from UK growers wherever possible to keep up with demand, we source the same varieties as our first batches to ensure a consistent product that delivers taste and complexity to any cocktail.
In 2015, we were recognised as a great taste producer when we received our first Great Taste award. This is a highly respected food accreditation scheme for artisan and specialty food producers. Every year, over 12000 products are entered into the competition, but only 10% receive a 2-star award.
Since our first award, we have received a further 5 more awards in 2016, 2 in 2017, and another in 2018. A Great Taste label is a sign of an exceptional product that has been discovered via countless hours of blind-tasting by hundreds of judges.
Our products are also available on other online retailers like Yumbles.com and Fodabox.
