Tarsier Spirit

What Tarsier Spirit does

Tarsier Spirit Ltd is a UK-based craft distillery founded in 2015 and headquartered in Stockport, producing a small-batch portfolio of Southeast Asian-inspired gins and vodka. The range comprises six core SKUs — Southeast Asian Dry Gin, Lychee & Raspberry Pink Gin, Chilli & Lemongrass Gin, Calamansi Citrus Gin, Oolong Tea Old Tom Gin, and Yuzu Marmalade Vodka — formulated with authentic regional botanicals including Kampot Pepper, Calamansi, Lemongrass, Makrut Lime Leaf, Lychee, Oolong Tea, and Yuzu. Production uses a 500-litre iStill (named Christian) with insulated stainless-steel boilers delivering 90%+ energy efficiency, a vacuum still enabling cold distillation at room temperature to preserve delicate botanical notes, and previously two 60-litre copper alembic pot stills (Florencia and Graciana). Revenue is generated through a dual-channel model: a Shopify-powered direct-to-consumer e-commerce storefront (wearetarsier.com) selling full-price 700ml bottles at £33.50–£38.50 with multi-buy discounts and a "Tarsier Tribe" email community, alongside international wholesale via exclusive distributor partnerships in the UK (Chimera Brand Development), Ontario/Canada (Tre Amici, including a 140+ LCBO store listing from April 2026), Philippines (Grand Cru Philippines), Singapore (Octopus Distribution Network), Germany (Better Food Solutions), and retail chains Silpo in Ukraine (250+ stores) and Tesco in Hungary. The brand donates 10% of profits to the Philippine Tarsier Foundation for primate conservation, and has been validated by Wine Enthusiast's 95/100 "Superb" rating for its flagship gin and the 2025 Beverage Innovator of the Year award for co-founder Sherwin Acebuche.

Name

Tarsier Spirit

Legal name

Tarsier Spirit Ltd

Website

https://wearetarsier.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tarsier Spirit is a Stockport-based craft distillery producing a small-batch portfolio of Southeast Asian-inspired gins and vodka for premium consumers, hospitality venues, and international retailers, distributed via exclusive partners across seven countries and direct-to-consumer e-commerce.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Spirits

NAICS

Distilleries (31214)

SIC

Wholesale-Beer, Wine & Distilled Alcoholic Beverages (5180)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYCRADAIAC

Spirits Distilling & Brands

Consumer Products & Retail/Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Manufacturing & Brands/Alcoholic Beverages (Beer, Wine, Spirits) Manufacturing & Brands

SECONDARYTHAJAGAF

Spirits Distillery Tours & Tastings (Whiskey, Rum, Gin, Vodka)

Travel & Hospitality/Tours, Attractions & Experiences/Food & Drink Experiences (Culinary Tours, Tastings, Cooking Classes)

Keywords

• Craft gin production
• Small batch distillery
• Botanical spirits
• Flavoured vodka
• Premium craft spirits

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockport

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Direct-to-Consumer E-commerce: Tarsier sells its full spirits portfolio directly to consumers through its Shopify-powered online store (wearetarsier.com). Customers purchase individual bottles at set retail prices (£33.50-£38.50) with multi-buy discounts (£5 off each subsequent bottle). Revenue is one-time per transaction with no subscription element. This channel serves retail/consumers primarily in the UK (direct shipping within UK, with overseas shipping currently unavailable from the website).
2. Wholesale & Distributor Sales: Tarsier generates B2B revenue through exclusive distributor agreements in international markets. Distributors (Chimera UK, Tre Amici Canada, Grand Cru Philippines, Octopus Singapore, Better Food Solutions Germany) purchase bulk product and resell to On-trade (bars, restaurants) and Off-trade (retail) channels. Distribution to retail partners (Silpo supermarkets in Ukraine, Tesco in Hungary) represents additional wholesale volume. This is a recurring revenue model based on repeat distributor orders.
3. On-trade / Bar & Restaurant Sales: Through distributor networks, Tarsier products are sold to bars and restaurants for cocktail programmes. The brand engages in bar takeovers, masterclasses, and tastings at trade and consumer events to drive On-trade adoption. This creates recurring orders from hospitality venues.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels14 records

Core offering

Tarsier Spirit is a craft distillery that designs, distils, bottles, and sells its own small-batch gin and vodka, with flavour profiles built around Southeast Asian botanicals such as calamansi, yuzu, lemongrass, oolong tea, lychee, and chilli. The company sells directly to consumers through its e-commerce site and also supplies bars, restaurants, hotels, and retailers via wholesale distribution, with a portion of activity tied to a tarsier primate conservation mission.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Southeast Asian Dry Gin Small-batch signature dry gin distilled with Southeast Asian botanicals, positioned as the distillery's flagship expression and aimed at both premium home consumers and trade/on-trade accounts.
• Lychee & Raspberry Pink Gin Flavoured pink gin made with lychee and raspberry, positioned as a sweeter, fruit-forward serve for cocktails and gifting.
• Chilli & Lemongrass Gin Flavoured gin combining spicy chilli with aromatic lemongrass, aimed at consumers and venues offering modern, flavour-led serves.
• Calamansi Citrus Gin Citrus-forward gin centred on calamansi, delivering a sharp, aromatic citrus profile for premium serves and cocktails.
• Oolong Tea Old Tom Gin Old Tom style gin infused with oolong tea, offering a slightly sweeter, more rounded botanical profile for classic gin serves and cocktails.
• Yuzu Marmalade Vodka Flavoured vodka combining yuzu citrus with marmalade notes, extending the brand's Southeast Asian flavour story into the vodka category for cocktails and home serves.
• Ken Hom Gin Limited-edition collaboration gin produced with chef Ken Hom, intended as a special release for gifting, on-trade, and PR occasions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Wine Enthusiast rated Southeast Asian Dry Gin 95/100 'Superb', placing it alongside Procera and Salcombe — one of the highest-rated craft gins globally.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Grand Cru PhilippinescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 February 2026Grand Cru Philippines is Tarsier's Philippine distributor for the Southeast Asia relaunch announced February 2026. Marketing Director Sandy Morales leads the partnership, which includes Tarsier's appearance at Manila Gin Festival 2026 and a week of activities including sessions and tastings at The Peninsula Manila, Bar Flora, and Lanson Place. Grand Cru specifically cited Tarsier's commitment to authentic Southeast Asian flavours, conservation mission, and high-quality craftsmanship as motivations for the partnership.
• Octopus Distribution Network (Singapore)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 February 2026Octopus Distribution Network serves as Tarsier's Singapore distributor. Following Manila Gin Festival, Tarsier will conduct bar takeovers, customer visits, and bartender masterclasses in Singapore through this distributor. The sessions focus on guided tastings, serve development, and brand storytelling built around Tarsier's travel-led inspiration and conservation mission. Assistant Category Manager Leo Chue leads the relationship at Octopus.
• Better Food Solutions (Germany)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 October 2025Better Food Solutions was signed as Tarsier's German distributor during Bar Convent Berlin 2025 (October). Better Food Solutions identified increased consumer demand for Asian flavours in the German market as the driver for partnering with Tarsier. The deal was signed on-site at BCB following strong reception of the new bottle design at the show. Strong interest was also noted from distributors in Moldova, Malta, Belgium, Japan, and Ecuador.
• Tre Amici / Tre-Amici Wines and SpiritscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 August 2025Tre Amici (Ontario, Canada) serves as Tarsier's exclusive distributor for the Ontario market. Described as one of Ontario's leading importers of premium wines and spirits. The partnership enables Tarsier's entry into the Canadian market through Tre Amici's established distribution channels including selected bars, restaurants, and retail partners. Tre Amici's retail director Bobby Panchu leads the partnership, which is expected to expand with the LCBO Gin Shop Programme launch of Chilli & Lemongrass Gin in April 2026 (140+ LCBO stores).
• Chimera Brand DevelopmentcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 July 2025Chimera Brand Development was appointed as Tarsier's exclusive UK distributor in July 2025. Described as a 'significant' advancement for Tarsier's vodka and gin brands in the UK premium spirits market. Chimera handles all UK sales, distribution, brand support, and customer management, freeing Tarsier's team to focus on innovation, production, and international growth. Founded by Seymour Ferreira and Douglas Bratten, former Amber Beverage Group executives, in May 2025.
• Silpo (Ukraine)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 June 2025Tarsier shipped 13 pallets of gin to Ukraine for distribution through Silpo supermarkets, one of Ukraine's major supermarket chains. Products are stocked in over 250 Silpo stores across the country, available both in-store and online at silpo.ua. Eastern Europe is identified as a strong region for Tarsier in retail.
• Tesco HungaryminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025Tarsier Pink Gin is stocked in Tesco stores in Hungary, representing Eastern European retail presence beyond the Silpo Ukraine partnership. This follows a trend of Eastern Europe being a strong region for Tarsier in retail.
• Philippine Tarsier FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024The Philippine Tarsier Foundation is Tarsier's conservation partner. Tarsier donates 10% of its profits to conservation projects in Southeast Asia, with the Foundation as the first and primary partner. The conservation mission is central to the brand's identity — the company is named after the Philippine Tarsier, one of the world's smallest primates endemic to the Philippines, which is endangered due to habitat loss and the illegal pet trade. This is a social impact partnership rather than a commercial one.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Four Pillars Gin: Four Pillars is an Australian craft distillery renowned for its Asian-inspired and exotic botanical gins (e.g., Bloody Shiraz, Spice Trade). It competes directly with Tarsier in the premium craft gin segment targeting adventurous, flavour-forward consumers and on-trade cocktail programmes.
• Malfy Gin: Malfy is a premium Italian craft gin with a flavour-led portfolio (Originale, Limone, Arancia, Rosa) built around regional provenance. It directly mirrors Tarsier's country-by-country flavour storytelling model and competes for the same flavoured-premium-gin occasions and on-trade accounts globally.
• Procera Spirits: Procera is a craft gin producer using African botanicals, explicitly named alongside Tarsier by Wine Enthusiast in their 95/100 'Superb' tier. Both are premium, single-origin-botanical craft gins positioned in the same high-end trade and retail channels with similar price points and small-batch production models.
• Salcombe Distilling Company: Salcombe is a UK craft gin distiller that earned the same Wine Enthusiast 95/100 'Superb' rating as Tarsier. Both compete in the premium UK craft gin category, sell through independent off-trade and high-end on-trade accounts, and share a coastal/travel-inspired brand storytelling approach.
• Whitley Neill Gin: Whitley Neill is a UK craft gin brand built around exotic, travel-inspired botanical profiles (including African and Asian botanicals). It directly competes with Tarsier for the same flavour-seeking premium consumer and on-trade accounts, with overlapping marketing language around provenance and discovery.
• Warner Edwards Distillery: Warner Edwards is a UK craft gin distiller producing flavoured gins with botanical provenance stories. Like Tarsier, it operates at small-batch scale, sells through premium UK on-trade and off-trade accounts, and uses farm/copper-still heritage positioning.
• Brockmans Gin: Brockmans is a UK-based premium craft gin positioned in the flavoured/exotic-botanical segment with strong on-trade presence. It overlaps with Tarsier in target consumer, price point, and trade channel focus, and competes for similar cocktail and back-bar listings.

Broad incumbents

• Tanqueray: Tanqueray is a global mass-premium gin incumbent that has launched flavoured and exotic botanical expressions (e.g., Tanqueray Rangpur, Flor de Sevilla). It competes for the same flavoured-gin occasions Tarsier targets and has the distribution scale and marketing budget to defend shelf aggressively.
• Sipsmith London Dry Gin: Sipsmith is one of the UK's most established craft gin distillers and a benchmark for the premium London dry and flavoured gin category. It competes with Tarsier for the same on-trade and premium off-trade shelf space, though at much larger scale and broader product breadth.
• Hendrick's Gin: Hendrick's is a global premium gin brand known for unusual, apothecary-style botanical infusion and storytelling-led marketing. It competes for the same flavoured/quirky premium gin occasions as Tarsier but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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