The Doctor
will see
you now!
By Alistair Cochrane
Alexander Smalley, Saddleworth’s Very Own Master Distiller. The Creator of the Doctor’s Favorite Gin says there’s much more to come from the Saddleworth Distillery. In only six months, the Doctor’s Favorite has spread to bars and pubs around Saddleworth and
its neighbouring areas of
Tameside and the Tame Valley.
The brain behind Saddleworth Distillery, Alexander Smalley, says that the Doctor’s Favorite gin can go even further:
“Doctor’s was made to expand, what I’m looking to do is start it local in order to gauge the reception, and so far, it has been phenomenal. Local businesses have been really supportive as well.”
While the expansion of Saddleworth distillery into a nationally sold gin, is the ultimate goal for Smalley, the mindset of local businesses helping each other out will be key to the distillery’s success.
Smalley also describes himself as a mad scientist, and claims that he sees the potential for new flflavours everywhere: “I get in a mindset when I’m walking down the aisle of a supermarket and see some unique botanicals or fruits and it gets me thinking about how I can use it? I’m seeingthepotentialforgineverywhere. “It’s getting to be an issue because I want to try so much but I have to reign myself in.”
It isn’t just random experimentation at Saddleworth Distillery though, Smalley has a Masters in chemical biology from the Imperial college in London. The Distiller then went on to explain that while the ideas for flflavours are purely creative, there is a huge need for his scientifific knowledge when extracting
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Tuna steak marinated in ginger, garlic & soy sauce
served on a bed of spring onion mash with seasonal vegetables
Homemade vegetable casserole & dumplings
served with sauted potatoes and seasonal roasted vegetables cooked in a rich tomato sauce
(vegan & vegetarian)
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Traditional Christmas pudding
with brandy sauce
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So, there will be plenty to look out for
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“Doctor’s Favorite gin has a very light
and aromatic flflavour. If you used
vegetables cooked in a rich tomato sauce
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with brandy sauce
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caramelised with cinnamon & sugar with vanilla ice cream
overpower it and change the dynamic
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for the worse because it’s not sweet.
My Gin should be green, peppery and
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        Out and About
            Church and pub oftften sit well together and in Saddleworth, debatable land betwtween Yorkshire and Lancashire,
the majestitic neo-Gothic St Chad’s Church and the sturdy Church Inn form a magnifificent duo at the head of a green and wooded steep valley looking down on the village of Uppermill.
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At the Church Inn we have two dining areas, our traditional bar area welcomes any guests, also a separate dining room.
Relax with a pint of our fifinest ale in front of the open fifire before enjoying a hearty bar meal. It’s informal and friendly.
 Menu available all week with something for everyone
and a great selectition for children
The Church Inn and Saddleworth Brewery, Church Lane, Uppermill OL3 6LW Tel: 01457 820902
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