Who are Bramley & Gage?

We are a small family business focussed on making great tasting liqueurs.

Edward Bramley Kain and Penelope Gage started in the kitchen of their South Devon fruit farm with strawberry, raspberry and blackcurrant liqueurs following a 'maceration' method traditional in France. It was a great opportunity to experiment and with the abundance of sloes in the hedges it wasn't long before Bramley's Sloe Gin made it onto the shelves of local stores. After 10 years of farming soft fruit and making fruit liqieurs Edward and Penelope sold the farm and moved into a dedicated building with a small bottling line and larger scale facilities.

Now 20 years on son Michael and daughter Felicity run the business, still making the liqueurs in exactly the same way - in small batches giving the freshest flavours possible.

Our Philosophy

Bramley and Gage make each of their liqueurs taste as true to the original fruit as possible.

We only use whole fruit, not concentrates or purees
We don't use preservatives (except the alcohol)
We don't use colourings

What they Say

Here are a few comments from those well known to foodies:
Tamasin Day-Lewis; "The best fruit liqueurs I’ve ever tasted"
Nigel Slater; "I am a big fan of your Sloe Gin"
Nigella Lawson; "(This) gorgeous west country quince liqueur seemed right"
Michael Caines; "You can taste and smell the sloes, it drinks well and I enjoyed it so much I found that I kept returning to it"

We love to hear what people think about our products, below are some comments from customers that bought from this website in 2009
"I love your liqueurs and wanted some more"
"They're delicious"
"They're a wonderfull gift"
"Loved the sloe gin so back for more!!"
"I love liqueurs"
"regular customer - excellent product!!"
"Have had fantastic quince liqueur before."

Awards in 2009

Independent awards are one of the best ways of identifying quality products, and in 2009 we are delighted to have received more than ever. Awards recognise excellence and innovation in the alcoholic drinks industry with the entries judged by a panel of independent industry experts. Each product is judged equally, allowing small producers to be compared alongside established brands. Among other things judges are looking for excellence in taste, aroma, appearance, packaging, value for money and innovation.

Organic Sloe Gin
Great Taste Awards - Three Star Gold 2009
International Wine and Spirit Competition- Silver & Best in class '09
Taste of the West Awards - Gold 2009
Quality Drink Awards - WINNER 2009
International Spirits Challenge - Bronze Medal 2009

Elderflower Liqueur
International Wine and Spirit Competition- Silver & Best in class '09
International Spirits Challenge - Commended 2009

Quincy Liqueur
International Spirits Challenge - Bronze Medal 2009

Gold awards in 2008

Quince Liqueur was a winner at the 2008 Quality Drinks Awards. Our Greengage Liqueur and Cherry Brandy both won Gold at the Great Taste Awards, not bad for new products. In addition we won 4 Gold medals at the Taste of the West awards in August. Click here for the Taste of the West website.

Quince Liqueur - Quality Drink Awards WINNER 2008 - Taste of the West Gold & best Drink 2007,
Elderflower Liqueur - Great Taste Gold 2007, Taste of the West Gold 2008
Cherry Brandy - Great Taste Gold 2008, Taste of the West Gold 2007
Sloe Gin - Taste of the West Gold 2008
Damson Gin - Taste of the West Gold 2008
Raspberry Liqueur - Taste of the West Gold 2008
Sweet Sloe Gin - Taste of the West Gold 2007
Blackcurrant Liqueur - Taste of the West Gold 2007