We’re Distill Ventures. This is our story.

It was one of those late summer London evenings where you feel lucky that you’re still able to eat outside. Over dinner, our friends were telling us about the first year of their gin business. They had created a great liquid in a beautiful bottle – but they’d also battled with regulations and found it hard to access even quite basic information about the industry.

It sparked a thought, and we spent the next few weeks meeting and listening to many drinks entrepreneurs. The same challenges came up again and again and we started thinking about how we could help.

The result was Distill Ventures: the first accelerator in the world aimed at helping entrepreneurs in the spirits industry. We’re fortunate to be working with great founders, and we're always looking for more to join the portfolio.

One of the best bits of the job is meeting so many people who've started a business and hearing their stories. We live in a time where – as a founder – your story is one of the most powerful tools you have. We sometimes call it your “unfair advantage”. At Distill Ventures we constantly seek out the best people, ideas and brands in the industry and try to learn from them. This booklet has been created in that spirit. We hope it may provide some inspiration, alongside some practical tips, to help you tell your story in the most effective and powerful way.

For other inspiration and provocations or if you’d like to get in touch, please check out distillventures.com.

The DV Team