Independent, botanical spirit specialists, Sweetdram, has given absinthe a makeover with its Sweetdram Wild Absinthe which is also a sustainable version. The new spirit uses botanicals grown in its Edinburgh distillery garden, in a collaborative project with local company Radicle Gardens.
As part of a future goal of making the distillery as sustainable as possible, Sweetdram co-founders Daniel Fisher and Andrew MacLeod Smith, looked to make what they could of the small garden area at the front of their west Edinburgh HQ.
Andrew says, “Utilising our outdoor space, and working with Radicle, has been a really exciting project. It has provided me with additional creativity in my distilling, and real ownership of the process ‘garden-to-glass’. None of our other products have such a short supply chain and that’s been really rewarding for everyone involved.”
At 46% alcohol by volume (ABV), the Sweetdram Wild Absinthe has been reinvented to be a different type of wild, and is green in more ways than one. Its packaging is minimal, plastic free and the labels are printed on 100% recycled and recyclable paper stock.