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New Menai Oyster Gin is the Perfect Combination

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The world is their oyster for two Anglesey producers who have combined their skills to launch a new alcoholic drink with a seafood twist.

Menai Oyster Gin is the result of a novel collaboration between craft producer Llanfairpwll Distillery and shellfish enterprise Menai Oysters and Mussels Ltd.

Rob Laming and Maria Jones of Llanfairpwll Distillery and Shaun Krijnen (right) of Menai Oysters and Mussels Ltd, who have collaborated to create Menai Oyster Gin

Over the first lockdown, distiller Rob Laming and oyster producer Shaun Krijnen hatched a plan to create an oyster-infused gin. Now the spirit is on sale ready for Christmas.

Llanfairpwll Distillery is a member of Food & Drink Wales Fine Food Cluster, and Menai Oysters and Mussels Ltd is part of the Food & Drink Wales Seafood Cluster. Facilitated by the Cywain project, the Cluster programme fosters connections between businesses in the sector.

The launch of Menai Oyster Gin said Fine Food Cluster Manager, Jayne Jones

“Exemplifies the spirit of collaboration and the ethos of clustering.”

“We’re delighted to support Rob and Shaun with their new venture. The past months have been incredibly difficult for food and drink producers, so it is wonderful to see the development and launch of such an inventive product.

“Cywain is encouraging people to ‘Keep it local, keep it Welsh!’ this Christmas, and I’m sure Menai Oyster Gin will be a popular present choice.”

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