Sunnyside Drinks Co. Ltd

The idea of Sunnyside started after returning to the UK from a 12 year stint in Australia. The first thing I wanted to do when I arrived back was to get a refreshing pint of my favourite drink, a fresh-pressed alcoholic ginger beer. Out there, there were loads of Aussie style fresh-pressed ginger beers. I was amazed to discover that this style of ginger beer didn’t exist here in the UK and I found the limited selection to be bland, mostly wine based, full of additives and only sometimes gluten-free. I just couldnt settle for it and knew there had to be a better tasting alternative with less additives.

I started experimenting with different ginger beer recipes and tested out 50 gingers from around the world. I finally found the perfect recipe that was well balanced, featured fresh organic ginger and lemons, without the need for additives. Our friends loved it and so did people at food festivals. It was something completely different to people’s expectations. We were amazed that people who didn’t usually like ginger beer, loved Sunnyside!

We successfully raised funds on Kickstarter from 84 backers to manufacture a trial batch and after two sell out production runs, we knew we were onto a good thing.”

Christian Heath – Founder