Who We Are
Founded in 2002, Sloemotion Distillery is an artisan business creating great tasting spirits and liqueurs. We are based at Green Farm, in the village of Barton-le-Willows, just north of York and near to the market town of Malton, Yorkshire’s food capital.
The business began almost by accident, when a farming initiative to improve wildlife habitats resulted in an abundance of sloes. To Joff Curtoys, an ecologist by training, who had grown up drinking his father’s home-made Sloe Gin, an idea began to take shape and Sloemotion was born.
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The fields, rich meadows, woodlands and especially the tangled hedgerows in North Yorkshire provided the inspiration for the business and are still at the heart of every decision made.
Our Hedgerow Botanicals
Our botanicals allow us to capture the character of the North Yorkshire hedgerows in every bottle. Foraged by hand and selected with care, they are thoughtfully balanced to create our distinctive flavour profiles. We gather fruits and botanicals from Green Farm and the surrounding countryside throughout the seasons. Once harvested, they are dried or frozen to preserve and concentrate their natural flavours before distillation or steeping. Alongside classic gin botanicals such as juniper, coriander seed, angelica root and orris root, our locally foraged ingredients include nettle leaf, rosehip, crab apple, elderflower, sloe stones and wildflower hay. The results are liqueurs and spirits that reflects both landscape and season.
Our Founder
With Joff’s background as a trained farmer/conservationist and then policy advisor on agricultural issues for the RSPB, the ethos and background of Sloemotion Distillery is one of respect for the planet.
His passion for wildlife conservation and the environment is ever at the heart of each decision made at the distillery.
