Celebrating Welsh food and drink

46 @specialityfood DRINKS Bluestone Brewing Co EMILY HUTCHINSON Bluestone Brewing Co is a small teamwho really love good quality, craft beer. The ethos behind the business has always been about producing great tasting beer, with as little impact on the planet as possible. The range consists of Al Fresco hazy pale ale, Stone Cold pale ale, Bedrock Blonde blonde ale, Carningli Pembrokeshire pale ale, Preseli Pils bohemian lager, Rocketeer best bitter, and a range of specials from red ales to an imperial stout aged in an oakWelsh rumbarrel. Bluestone Brewery is situated on the working family farm, Tyriet. They take pride in the fact that their brewery is incredibly environmentally friendly – all of the bi-products frombrewing are re-used on the farmor fed back to their animals. The water that the teamuses tomake their beer comes from their own well and they even generate their own solar power. In 2018, they were the first brewery in the world to be given the Green Key Accreditation, which is an international award that recognises environmentally sustainable businesses. In 2023, Bluestone Brewing Co was named Sustainable Business of the Year at the SIBA Business Awards. bluestonebrewing.co.uk GasmDrinks RICHARD AND SAM DAVIES Gasm is aWelsh, family-run drinks brand that likes to stand out. It began with Richard, a farmer from Montgomeryshire, and Sam, a cocktail lover fromLondon. They wanted tomake bold drinks with real flavour, proper ingredients, and solid craft. With help from their son Tommy and a top sommelier, they launched Gasm in bottles. Since then, Sloeberry Gasmhas won a Great Taste Award, and Razz Gasmand PlumGasm have joined the range. Gasm is stocked inmany of the best farm shops and speciality stores across the UK. The drinks are not mass-made. They are cocktail bar quality for people who care about flavour, energy, and proper ingredients. No fake flavourings. Premium spirits. Fresh fruit juice. Strong too. Most mixed drinks sit at five percent. These sit at twelve point five. They taste like a real cocktail because they are. The flavours do not follow the crowd. No tiredmojitos or pornstar martinis. Think SloeGasm. It takes the old Sloe Gin Fizz and gives it a fresh twist. Sharp. Fruity. Full of life. Gasm keeps the heritage but adds fresh juice for a clean punch. gasmdrinks.co.uk