Head distiller Mark Williams is officially Wyrd – in a good way. Yep, since you’re asking, the name of this New Forest craft distillery is indeed pronounced weird. It’s an Anglo-Saxon word ‘used to describe a deep sense of personal destiny and connectivity’. Deep!

Making his own spirits was always a dream for Mark who trained as a chemist and spent 30 years working in the food and drink industry. He also has a skill for balancing flavours, a passion for gin and a deep-rooted love for the beautiful New Forest. Mix it all together, bottle it, and you’ve got Wyrd Spirits.

The only distillery based within the New Forest National Park, Wyrd gins are handcrafted in small batches. Each variety blends fine grain spirit, pure New Forest spring water, local ingredients and premium botanicals sourced from around the world. The range includes Wyrd Dry Gin, Wyrd Damson Gin, Wyrd Rhubarb Gin and Wyrd Barrell Aged Gin.

Like to taste in situ? Wyrd Spirits offer tours, distil your own gin experiences and cocktail-making masterclasses at the distillery, all led by master distiller Mark in the New Forest hamlet of Hangersley, near Ringwood.