{"id":75142,"date":"2024-09-25T13:30:55","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T12:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/?p=75142"},"modified":"2024-09-25T13:30:55","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T12:30:55","slug":"ricky-gervais-dutch-barn-vodka-is-coming-to-duty-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/ricky-gervais-dutch-barn-vodka-is-coming-to-duty-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Ricky Gervais’ Dutch Barn Vodka is coming to duty-free"},"content":{"rendered":"

English brand Dutch Barn Vodka, co-owned by Ricky Gervais, has signed an exclusive travel retail distribution deal with Free World Brands.<\/p>\n

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The new partnership aims to expand the vodka brand\u2019s presence in key global destination airports, cruise lines and other core travel retail channels.<\/p>\n

Following Ricky Gervais\u2018 investment in November 2023, which saw the comedian become co-owner of Ellers Farm Distillery, Dutch Barn Vodka will be available for consumers to buy at duty free stores across the globe, marking the brand\u2019s first step into travel retail.<\/p>\n

The listing follows Gervais\u2019 \u2018urgent appeal\u2019 on social media in December to encourage more retailers to get involved and stock his spirit, and several nationwide listings with major UK retailers.<\/p>\n

Chris Fraser, founder and CEO of Dutch Barn Vodka, commented: \u201cWe are very proud of the reaction Dutch Barn Vodka is getting from global markets. As we continue to develop our distribution and offering, we want to tell our story to a much wider audience, and that includes all the duty free and travel retail channels.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are delighted to have partnered with Free World Brands to kickstart our travel retail journey.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Based in North Yorkshire, Ellers Farm Distillery the launched B Corp-certified brand in 2022 to offer drinkers the \u2018opportunity to rediscover vodka\u2019. The vodka is handcrafted from British apples.<\/p>\n

Sean McNaughten of Free World Brands said: \u201cWe are very proud to be partnering with Dutch Barn, Chris, Ricky and the team. The vodka has so much to offer, and really is a brand that we see flying in all parts of the duty free and travel retail world.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe look forward to presenting Dutch Barn Vodka and the brand\u2019s ambitious plans to the world of Duty Free, starting with the TFWA Duty Free & Travel Retail Global Summit in Cannes in the first week of October.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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