Tappd Cocktails

What Tappd Cocktails does

Tappd Cocktails is a UK-based, privately held consumer beverage company founded in 2019 and headquartered in Leigh-on-Sea. The company's stated product proposition is an organic, mixologist-quality bottled cocktail, positioning it within the ready-to-drink (RTD) and premium at-home cocktail segment. The business is co-founded by Jay O'Hara and Luke Davis and operates with a small team in the 11-50 employee band, consistent with an early-stage branded beverage business.

The company has completed a single disclosed capital raise: a Crowdcube crowdfunding round in October 2021 totaling approximately $608,410. There is no further funding history, M&A activity, leadership turnover, or partnership record in the available data. The company's website (tappdcocktails.com) was inaccessible at the time of data collection, returning a verification/loader page, so no proprietary product specifications, certifications, or distribution partners could be verified.

The business model is consumer-facing, monetized through sales of bottled cocktails via channels that are not disclosed in the input (likely a mix of retail, hospitality, and/or direct-to-consumer). With a modest capital base, small headcount, and no disclosed revenue or scale metrics, Tappd Cocktails appears to be an early-stage challenger brand in a competitive RTD category dominated by larger incumbents. Key data gaps include revenue, customer concentration, geographic footprint beyond the UK, and current operating status.

Name

Tappd Cocktails

Website

https://tappdcocktails.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tappd Cocktails is a UK-based, privately held producer of organic, mixologist-quality bottled cocktails, founded in 2019 in Leigh-on-Sea and serving consumers via retail and on-trade channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ready-to-Drink Cocktails

NAICS

Beverage Manufacturing (3121)

SIC

Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Ready-to-Drink (RTD) Alcoholic Beverages & Brands (Canned Cocktails, Hard Seltzer) (CRADAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Ready-to-Drink (RTD) Alcoholic Beverage Production (Canned Cocktails, Hard Seltzer) (AFAFAAAE)

Keywords

• Bottled cocktails
• Ready to drink
• Craft mixology
• Organic beverages
• Premium spirits

Headquarters

HQ city

Leigh-on-sea

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Tappd Cocktails produces and sells organic, mixologist-quality bottled cocktails. The company offers pre-made premium cocktails in bottle format, designed for adult consumers seeking high-quality, ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages without the time or skill required to prepare craft cocktails at home. The product line is built around organic ingredients and mixologist-grade formulations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bottled Cocktails

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Jack Daniel's & Cola (Brown-Forman RTD): Global premium whiskey RTD range competing directly for the bottled/canned cocktail occasion. Relevant incumbent benchmark for shelf positioning, pricing, and consumer expectations.
• Fever-Tree: Leading premium mixer brand, strongly associated with the UK at-home cocktail occasion. Adjacent competitor — not bottled cocktails, but competing for the same cocktail-purchase moment and premium off-trade shelf space.
• Diageo: Global premium drinks major with an extensive RTD and pre-mixed cocktail portfolio (e.g., Smirnoff, Captain Morgan RTDs). Indirect competitor that sets the scale and pricing benchmarks Tappd must compete against in UK retail.
• Asahi Group Holdings: Multinational beverages group with significant UK RTD/cocktail presence (including through brands acquired from AB InBev). Indirect incumbent competitor with materially larger distribution and marketing resources.
• Kopparberg (Cider / RTD): Major UK flavoured alcoholic drinks brand with growing RTD cocktail extensions. Comparable as a UK off-trade alcohol brand targeting similar casual and at-home drinking occasions, though at a much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Funkin Cocktails: UK-based pre-mixed and bottled cocktail brand selling into both on-trade and off-trade channels. Directly comparable to Tappd as a similarly positioned bottled cocktail CPG brand competing for the same retailer shelf space and consumer occasion.
• MOTH Drinks: Premium canned and bottled cocktail brand focused on the at-home and on-trade cocktail occasion. Closely comparable to Tappd on format, premium positioning, and target UK consumer.
• The Cocktail Co. UK brand producing pre-mixed bottled cocktails (including own-label and branded ranges). Direct competitor to Tappd in bottled cocktail CPG with overlapping retail and hospitality distribution.

Emerging players

• Sipsmith: London-based premium craft gin and ready-to-serve cocktail producer. Comparable as a UK premium craft spirits/cocktail brand with similar mixology-led positioning and on-trade/off-trade distribution.
• Cocktail Porter: UK subscription-based bottled cocktail delivery brand. Comparable as a small, founder-led UK bottled cocktail operator targeting the premium at-home occasion through an alternative distribution model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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