Foxglove Cocktail Queen Tara Copplestone tells us of her journey to Cocktail Kingdom and gives us tips for sips.

The NeighbourFood Podcast

Google defines Artisan as “made in a traditional or non-mechanized way using high-quality ingredients.” but we believe it’s much more than just being a food maker. When you buy from an artisan, you also buy from a small business owner, who makes their own artisanal products. One great advantage of a strong culture of support for artisans is the opportunity it lends people to try out something new. Often they start out with very little investment and along the way gain a crash course in everything they need to know about running a business.

The pandemic of 2020 provided the perfect motivations for such businesses to emerge and today’s guest is one such business. Founded in June 2020, Foxglove Cocktails was formed by Tara Copplestone and her brother Rory. The goal was to create non-alcoholic cocktails to buy in retail environments and take home to finish with your alcohol of choice.

We spoke to Tara about how “non-alcoholic” has always been a key part of their approach to their business, not just to circumvent the licensing laws, but also to consider the non-drinker in a group and allow them a delicious drink too while out with friends.

We talk about her career so far and how her path in PR and working with Jameson in the US took her up the corporate ladder and inspired her to realise she was actually happiest behind a bar and in front of customers.

Tara’s knowledge of drinks, recipes, flavours, and the mechanics of how we have a drink is endless and we got lots of tips for great sips throughout this chat. Enjoy.

https://foxglovecocktails.ie/

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https://www.neighbourfood.ie/producers/foxglove-cocktails/84857

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