Manchester-based Alderman’s Drinks, the company that produces Didsbury Gin, has gone into liquidation after owing its creditors nearly £200,000 (US$245,877).
Didsbury was founded by best friends and gin lovers Liam Manton and Mark Smallwood in 2017, who according to the brand’s website, wanted to ‘take gin to the next level’.
A year after founding the brand, the pair won a £75,000 (US$88,952) grant after appearing on BBC television series Dragons’ Den, which in return would take a 10% stake in their business.
Manton and Smallwood were awarded a Medal of the Order of the British Empire (BEM) in the King’s 2023 New…
