The name 'Fynoderee' comes from an ancient Manx folklore talebased in Glen Auldyn in the North of the Island - the very placewhere the last Manx juniper tree was reputed to have grown and where juniper is now being re-introduced. Light fluffy potato mixed with goat’s cheese, cranberry & festive spices with mixed salad & cranberry mayonnaise

As enthusiastic and knowledgeable gin drinkers, we had become increasingly frustrated that there was no small-batch gin producer on the Island when the botanical landscape and “Biosphere” was so well suited to producing an original and high quality product using locally foraged ingredients. Deciding to take matters in to our own hands, a confluence of events in our lives gradually turned a pipe-dream into a reality when we met Gerard who worked for a successful small batch distiller in England (Masons Dry Yorkshire Gin) . A resulting friendship and working relationship with Gerard has now brought together the team that is ‘Fynoderee’. John Kelly's dictionary has suggested an alternate etymology, stemming from fenney, 'invaders, wild Irish'. [13] The term has also been used in the sense of "satyr" in the 1819 Manx translation of the Bible (Isaiah 34:14) by Kelly. [6] General description [ edit ]Train, Joseph (1845), An historical and statistical account of the Isle of Man, vol.2, Douglas: Mary A. Quiggin , Chapter XVIII, Popular Superstitions, p.142–184 Some writers suggest it was a "giant", [22] or "big and shaggy, with fiery eyes, and stronger than any man", [18] but I. H. Leney (Mrs. J. W. Russell) explains it measured two feet in height, making it a giant among the "Good People" (fairies). [24] Folktales [ edit ] The care and attention to our crop was superbly managed by local farmer Pentii Christian - to whom we owe a huge debt of gratitude for his mastery, and patience with what was akin to dealing with expectant parents! The Manx people have farmed and tended the land for thousands of years. This rich agricultural heritage and expertise, combined with the favourable excise regime installed by the Lord of Mann centuries ago, made the Isle of Man one of the world’s most successful exporters of beer at one stage in our collective history. Fast forward 70 years and who would have thought that this little bush would go on to inspire a brand new distillery on the Isle of Man! Juniper is the primary ingredient in gin and it was reading online articles about the re-introduction of Juniper to the Island by the Manx Wildlife Trust which led us to discover the story of “Kitty Kerruish and The Fynoderee”, a Manx folklore story that went on to inspire our brand identity.

Manx independence carries through in many aspects of life here on the Island and this freedom will allow The Fynoderee Distillery to operate and develop its own high standards of production and experimentation. After being advised that it would be better to make the venture a philanthropical one, Hillary eventually succeeded in launching his National Institution with King George IV as Patron. His organisation later became the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.Estella beseeched the Great King to exact a terrible revenge on Kitty, but the monarch was a fair man (and not immune himself to the obvious charms of Kitty), and he could not bring himself to harm her. Instead, he gave Kitty instructions to flee the Isle of Man and decreed that she must be gone from the shores of “Ellan Vannin” before the next full moon, otherwise her fate was in the hands of Estella - and he would do nothing to prevent Estella from having her own sweet revenge. So how about the gin? Well, it just shows you how tastes can differ! The bottle promises a rejuvenating drink, like a “clean, refreshing Manx breeze'” [‘Manx’ means something relating to the Isle of Man, by the way]. We’d definitely not argue with that description. This is a super gin – warming and really rewarding. But we didn’t get the sweet lemon-sherbet finish that the label also suggests. After the juniper, we found instead a really pleasing pepperiness to the gin. We also got what we thought was the gorse shining through. It’s a complex and smooth gin, and we thoroughly enjoyed it. How to serve Moore, Arthur William (1891), "Chapter IV: Hobgoblins, monsters, giants, mermaids, apparitions, &c.", The Folk-Lore of the Isle of Man, Douglas: Brown & Son, pp.52– The Fynoderee Distillery Tour Duration: 1.5 hours Step “behind the scenes” for an engaging tour and tasting at The Fynoderee Distillery, home of the Spirits of Mann.

J. F. Campbell noted the parallel between the fenodyree frightened away by the gift of clothing in the above example and the long-haired gruagach in the story from Skipness which was frightened away by the offer of a coat and a cap". [12] In the Irish tale recorded by Lady Wilde, the Irish phouka stopped performing the chore of grinding corn and disappeared from the mill once the farmer gave him a coat as a present. [36] Another tale describes the Fenodyree doing the farmer's work of rounding up the wethers ( gelded ram sheep) that grazed on Snaefell (mountain) and bringing them into the pen; in the process, the fairy mistakenly brought in a hare which he mistook for a little ram. [20] A rendition of this is incorporated into the story cobbled together published as "The Fynoderee of Gordon" by Sophia Morrison, where the fairy herds the sheep into a "cogee house" (a weaving house [31]), and mingled among the sheep is a big hare he mistook for a Loaghtan. [30] This has been described as "the most notable" exploit by the Fenodyree in Morrison's tale. [25] Stone mover [ edit ] Glashtyn Spiced Manx Rum - made from scratch on the Isle of Man (brewed, fermented, distilled and bottled in Ramsey) usingorganic Colombian Panela, a sustainably farmed and completely unrefined cane sugar Sir William Hillary is buried on The Isle of Man at St Georges Church in Douglas. More can be found out about him here.Shake off the winter chill and step into our world this December at The Fynoderee Distillery, Ramsey, for a festive dining experiences with real Manx spirit. We are also situated next door to the Manx Electric Railway station and very nearby to the bus station so there are many ways to get to us without a car! In one tale, the "Phynnodderee" appears as a former fairy (sing. Manx: ferrish; pl. ferrishyn), a Knight of the Fairy Court. He was transformed into a grotesque satyr-like appearance as punishment, after falling in love with a human girl from Glen Aldyn and skipping attendance of the royal high festivities of the harvest ( Rehollys vooar yn ouyr, lit. "Great Harvest Moonlight" [26]), held by his own kind at Glen Rushen. [27] [c] Nimble mower [ edit ] The distillery also commenced the Island's first commercial scale Manx Single Malt Whiskey programmein 2022. Outside this area we are currently restricted by postal and Customs and Excise rules governing the sale of alcohol, as all our bottles are duty stamped for the UK.

Cleasby, Richard; Guðbrandur Vigfússon (1884). hosa. Oxford: Clarendon Press. {{ cite book}}: |work= ignored ( help) Located in Ramsey, a small seaside town in the north of the Isle of Man, our name and visual identity is inspired by The Fynoderee Folklore Story - a traditional Manx tale set in Glen Auldyn.We review Fynoderee Manx Dry Gin (Spring Edition). What does this gin from the Isle of Man, with locally foraged botanicals, have to offer? An abundant crop, grown on a coastal farm on the fossiliferous limestone peninsula of Scarlett in the south of the Island, resulted in a yield exceeding 50 tonnes. The name Fynoderee is from an ancient Manx folklore tale, based in Glen Auldyn in the north of the Island - the very place where the last Manx juniper tree was reputed to have grown and where juniper is now being re-introduced.