UK AngelicaFinally after a few heavy rainstorms our Angelica seems to be well underway.We planted this in the Fens back in May and got off to a slow start with a lack of rain. We had to irrigate it on three separate occasions but luckily the Beacon Commodities’ rain dances have been working well!Harvest will be in October 2019 so watch this space!
Video of planting angelica in the UK Beacon Commodities have planted a trial site of angelica in the heart of the Fens in the UK. See the short video below. Click here to read the full article
Planting Angelica in the UK Beacon Commodities planted a trial site of angelica in the heart of the Fens near Huntingdon. We are excited to share with you our second UK based project. Once again, we are tackling the ‘indifferent’ UK weather and attempting to grow a key gin botanical in the UK. We have planted a trial site of angelica in the heart of the Fens near Huntingdon. Countryside that is well known for producing excellent agricultural crops. [...]
Lemon processing in Egypt Video We have put together a short video showing Michael hard at work peeling lemons in Egypt.
Japanese whisky distilleries A well-established whisky scene in Japan is leading to a number more gins being released onto the market. Many of these whisky distilleries are releasing gins for the export market – specifically the US. Gin is yet to be popularised in Japan and plays ‘second fiddle’ to the whisky trade but there are signs that gin maybe starting to make its move. At Beacon Commodities, we have supplied the Japanese market for decades and [...]
Visiting Pyeonchang Tommy and Michael visited Pyeonchang to follow James Whitley at the Winter Paralympics. Beacon Commodities ‘de-camped’ to Pyeonchang for a few days to follow James Whitley (Tommy’s cousin / Michael’s nephew) who was representing Team GB at the Winter Paralympics. Some truly awe-inspiring sights with our outlook on life being put into context. James Whitley is 20 years old and is a standing skier representing Team GB in all 5 skiing events. Tommy and Michael [...]
Lemon harvest underway in Egypt Michael visits our joint venture in Egypt that produces lemon and grapefruit ribbons. With the Lemon harvest underway in Egypt, Michael was sent to tackle the heat and dust to visit our joint venture where we are producing lemon and grapefruit peel ribbons. Lemon HarvestIt seems that we frequently report on crop problems, but this is the nature of farming which is being acerbated by climatic changes. Happily, the Egyptian lemon and grapefruit crops [...]
The Cape Town Gin and Tonic Festival Attended a great South African Festival dedicated to Gin and Tonic On Sunday 25th February, Tommy was yet again to be found escaping the terrible weather in the UK for the Cape Town Gin and Tonic Festival. Held at the Biscuit Mill in the Woodstock area of Cape Town the festival attracted around 3,000 people with a huge range of local and international gins on offer. A brilliant day and great insight [...]
The Australian Gin scene A 9 day tour of Australia took Tommy to see customers in and around Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. Leaving the sleet and ice of the UK behind to the 39°C in Adelaide did not prove that difficult! The Australian Gin scene is booming with a huge array of Aussie gins available. Along side traditional gin botanicals they are using some wonderful native botanicals and coriander grown commercially in Southern Australia. A fantastic trip [...]
Spanish citrus peel harvest is now underway We went out to Murcia to check on the Spanish citrus peel In the middle of December 2017, we went out to Murcia to check on the Spanish citrus peel situation for the coming year. It proved a very important trip with concerns building for the upcoming harvest. The harvest is now underway. A dry year Murcia has experienced its driest year for over 40 years resulting in the artificial lakes [...]