With two new locations, one in Brighton and one in Hove. Founded by two Italians from Florence and Naples, brought together by a shared passion for  New York City a little taste of Italy with a New York twist.

The Gin:

Contactor’s Classic Dry Gin is distilled using a carefully considered selection of botanicals. Our ratios have been tirelessly tweaked and tested to create a London Dry Gin with a unique flavour. The stars of the show being Hibiscus flower and Lemongrass. That fresh citrus burst combined with smooth floral notes gives you a “flavour bomb” gin produced all within that distillation process.

CC Dry Gin works perfectly in a traditional G&T serve, yet also lends itself flawlessly to the art of cocktail creation.

The Distillery:

The DedBest Distillery is located deep in the Sussex countryside. Our beautiful gin workshop is placed in the old Mill Room on Crockstead Farm, a few moments north of Lewes.

The rolling countryside, beautiful wildlife and friendly locals make it the ideal situation to form our exciting recipes for your enjoyment. Pop in sometime and there’s every chance you’ll meet the free roaming peacocks!

Us:

The friendship of Bob Dedman and Damian Best was born in a bar. Seems fitting right?

Over ten years ago they first met and quickly became close friends. As the years went on, they began working together in the construction industry. Although they enjoyed this greatly, they craved for something more.

When Covid hit the discussions and dreams of creating their very own distillery ramped up and soon became a reality. The DedBest Distillery was born.

In the summer of 2021, the internals to the distillery were put in place. By October the first bottle went out on delivery to our first stockist Medusa Bar on Preston Street in Brighton.

Whilst Bob still works within the construction industry Damian has had a long affiliation with the music industry. Especially the local scene in Brighton and the south coast.

With 17 years of contacts in pubs, bars and entertainment, CC Dry Gin is spreading across venues at an impressive rate for such a young brand.

More:

Over the last year or so DedBest Distillery has released further products including a Charcoal Filtered Vodka. Our now famous GINgerbread Liqueur and Strawberry, Cucumber & Basil Liqueur. We also have an exciting new Rum currently in development!