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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Steven Morris

Nigel Farage gin sparks Cornish controversy

Farage raises a glass
Blitz spirit? Nigel Farage launches his own brand of red, white and blue artisan gin. Photograph: Steve Reigate

He may be better known for his love of a foaming pint of English ale, but Nigel Farage has stirred up controversy in the far south-west by marketing his own gin, which he says is made by an “artisan distillery in the heart of Cornwall”.

In a product launch video, the former Ukip and Brexit party leader unveiled three types of Farage Gin – one red, one white and one blue – explaining this was his “patriotic take on this quintessentially British drink” and had been developed by a couple in their Cornish garden shed.

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