‘I thought my business would shut down’ - NewsGroove Uk

‘I thought my business would shut down’ - NewsGroove Uk

At 24, Tarquin Leadbetter moved from a desk job in London to the north Cornwall coast, with plans to make gin in the morning and surf in the afternoon. He taught himself to distil gin on his cooker at home from the internet, using vodka bought from a wholesaler and plants from his garden.  Today, 13 years on, Leadbetter runs a £10mn business, with more than 50 staff and seven gin shops across Devon and Cornwall. Tarquin’s Gin, available in Waitr…