A GIN company from Herefordshire has won two Great Taste awards.

Sly Gin, which is based in Dilwyn, was given a one-star Great Taste award for its Lemon Verbena London dry gin for the second year running.

The company was also given a two-star Great Taste award for its Premium London dry gin.

Judged by more than 500 people including food critics, chefs, cooks, restaurateurs and producers, Great Taste is widely acknowledged as a respected food accreditation scheme for artisan and speciality food producers.

Duncan and Alex Fox run the artisan small batch gin distillery. He said: "We decided to enter our gin last year and were thrilled to win a one-star Great Taste Award for our Lemon Verbena Gin.

"The award logo has certainly attracted attention to our product, especially with farm shops and delis and now we have won two-stars for our Premium London Dry we expect to catch the attention of more retailers.

"We have only been trading for two years so we’re very proud of this accolade."