Darren Rook

Gypsy distilling when not busy working @BoatyardDistill, YVY distillaria and Spirited Imports. Also, founded @gothameast & London Distillery.

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@BBCPolitics listening to #bbcaq. As a parent with children overseas I’m 100% for vaccine passport for travel and a simple QR code would be a great option. As a person in hospitality it’s also an easy option for a checkin process via mobile. Don’t see the issue of data protection

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#Repost koalasanbrew
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TAPLIST GRATITUDE 2019
1 . GRATITUDE 2019 . KOALA/OMF/ YVY . GIN BARREL AGED SAISON
2 . DEATH IN PARADISE . KOALA/DENVER BEER CO. . CHOCOLATE/ COCONUT PORTER
3 . BRETT ALE . KOALA/FORT… https://t.co/WwEux6GkPc

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On Sunday I’m hitting the road again for Territórios YVY. It’s our final Brazilian biome and we’ve saved the best for last. yvy.peulamounier and I will be in the Amazon for a fast and furious 11 days of plant… https://t.co/001uHdD3XI

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An interview with @OrganicHerbUK https://t.co/nTyPQW0aw9

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Touring the Pampa foraging.
#Repost @yvy.destilaria
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São tantas riquezas naturais que dá vontade de ficar muito mais tempo aqui. Conhecer cada família, cada história. #yvyterritorios #yvypampa ph: @lecanovo https://t.co/DqV4PZlrze

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Day two on the road. Branding up the hire cars. #Repost @yvy.destilaria
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Pegar estrada e visitar nossas riquezas. Vamos? #pampa #yvypampa #tvyyerritorios
📸 @lecanovo https://t.co/cU6bYGyrsE

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Watching the sunset in Porto Alegre #Repost @yvy.destilaria
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Começamos hoje a terceira expedição YVY pra criarmos uma nova receita surpreendente de GIN. E aí? Quais serão os sabores? #yvyterritorios #yvypampa #yvydestilaria
📸 @lecanovo https://t.co/MEeBa6nRQQ

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End of day one on #yvyterritorios visiting the Pampa in South Brazil with @yvy.destilaria. We’ve spent the day in Porto Alegre researching ingredients in the central market, visiting @merceariadomate and trying to immerse ourselves in the culture here. N… https://t.co/nK8cjQsi6E

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Getting my Evra Mate on in Porto Alegre @merceariadomate . Tomorrow we head into the grass lands of Pampa before hunting mate producers. #yvyterritorios #yvypampa #mate #gin #distillerslife @yvy.destilaria https://t.co/ZBiBOwpavl

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It’s Brazilian Valentine’s Day. Spread the love. #mix #Repost @yvy.destilaria ・・・ Um brinde a toda e qualquer forma de amor! Hoje é dia de celebrar ao lado de quem se ama, sem distinção de sexo, cor ou drink favorito! Marca seu crush nos comentários … https://t.co/PPtWjn20Zn

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At the start of the year the team @yvy.destilaria and myself began a journey exploring cultures and ingredients from around Brazil. So far we’ve travels over 6,500km and still have four biomes to finish. This photo was taken in the middle of the Mata Atl… https://t.co/ejt8TVUKLW

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YVY Mar - The worlds best London Dry from Brazil. 📸 @juliano.arantes @yvy.destilaria #worldsbest #brazil #gin #cocktails https://t.co/UeIKqRZaZ9

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Later in the month I’ll be at BCB São Paulo talking about The Evolution of Distilling. A kind of journey through time and innovation.
#Repost @barconventsp
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Darren Rook, master distiller da @yvy.destilaria, estará no BCB São Paulo para falar sobr… https://t.co/Ka3Q2ax8FK

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On June 16th the @yvy.destilaria team will be @barconventsp with some fun new products. This column is the start of a story for one of these products using babacu coconut in our Cerrado limited edition gin. We’re currently working to recommission this ol… https://t.co/ADqfHgyzYV

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Its almost World Pineapple Day. Pineapples are indigenous to Brazil and I’m using in @yvy.destilaria Mata Atlantica Territorios limited edition release coming later in the month. These pineapples are being Caramelised in the BBQ before being added to the… https://t.co/2MESdENiPD

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Sampling honey from the Cerrado Tubi bees back in February. Something fun coming to BCB São Paulo - if your going come visit the @yvy.destilaria stand.
P.s. The old guys in the countryside markets tend to the bees and bottle in up cycled pop bottles. #… https://t.co/laad2Bh5zi

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Charcoal production Brazil. Made from the core of the Babacu coconut we use the charcoal for our filtration of GNS and water @YVY.destilaria. Visiting the factory it’s obviously dirty work but was great to see the scale of sustainability in its producti… https://t.co/Kyr9ASpOFW

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A couple of months back heading to Tocantins with @yvy.andre to find botanicals from the Cerrado. #newproduct #brazil #distilling. 📸 @lecanovo https://t.co/kVmJi4nV4a

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Talking Rum fermentation. 📸 @juliano.arantes #distilling #distillery #newproduct #rum https://t.co/SsQ6uQFwID

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In the Cerrado there are two types of botanicals known as monkey pepper. This one isn’t peppery but has ginger or galangal flavours with a sweetness to the taste. https://t.co/Y0KHFXCy2k