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This Travelling Life: Charlie Hendon

Charlie Hendon, Burleighs Gin’s heavy metal-loving head distiller, enjoys nothing more than packing up her car and heading down to Cornwall for a summer music festival. A self-confessed sun lover, Charlie’s idea of heaven is to soak up the rays on a Greek island.

What have been some of the most memorable and interesting countries and places that your work has taken you?

Burleighs is a small craft distillery in the heart of Leicestershire, so we do several events within the county such as Burleighs Picnic in the Gardens and the Great Burleighs Express, but being head distiller, I do have

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