The Herald revealed that the Secret Garden Distillery Limited was placed into voluntary liquidation last week.
Now the liquidators at Opus Restructuring & Insolvency have revealed all 16 staff lost their jobs, and they also told of the circumstances leading up to the liquidation, which comes after the distillery celebrated being named UK Gin Producer of the Year 2025.
All staff including family founders redundant after distillery collapse (Image: Getty Images)
A spokesperson for the liquidators said: “Gareth Wilcox and Mark Harper of Opus Restructuring & Insolvency were appointed Joint Liquidators of Secret Garden Distillery, following the director’s concluding that the company must cease trading and enter…