Our story begins many years ago, when we met on our first day as undergraduate students at a London university. We hit it off and it wasn’t long before we became firm friends.

Through our years at university we experienced adventures, laughter, heartache, tears and a few too many glasses of gin – little imagining that these shared moments would shape our future lives decades later.

After graduating, we went our separate ways and over the years that followed our worlds trod a conventional path through life’s journey of careers, marriage and children. But wherever we were, and no matter how far apart we lived, we always kept in touch – and when we met the corks would pop as we celebrated another much-cherished reunion.

Some 30 years on from our university days, living closer to each other on the south coast of England and with our children having flown the nest, we decided – over a glass of gin, of course – that we were ready for another big adventure.

Modern Art Distillery – or M.A.D – was born.

Over many long days and late nights our ideas grew into a vision for a range of high quality, uniquely flavoured craft spirits – gin, rum and vodka – that could provide a canvas for artists, allowing them to display their artwork on our bottle and introducing them to a worldwide audience.

We hope you will share our vision and join us on our journey – let’s raise a glass to love, life, art and creative spirits everywhere!