Meet the Team
Our team is passionate about everything food and Milton Keynes
Laurence Conisbee
Director & Committee Chair
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Laurence has been involved in artisanal drinks production since 1994 and in 2009 founded Virtual Orchard Cider in Milton Keynes, the first commercial cider maker in central England. In 2014 Laurence founded Wharf Distillery, another first for the region, producing brandies, vodkas, whisky and, of course, gin. As well as their own range of spirits and liqueurs, Laurence is now evolving a growing contract distilling arm for Wharf Distillery which is able to produce small batches of bespoke gin, or other spirits, for independent pubs, restaurants, or as corporate gifts. Wharf Distillery is England’s smallest whisky producer and only the eighth English Distillery to release a whisky.

Dr. Hazel Roberts
Director & Committee Secretary
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Jonny Fulton
Event Management & Resources
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Steven Dryden-Hall
Committee Member
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Daniel Merner
Branding & Print
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Alice Warren
Social Media Marketing
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Alice’s day job is helping to run Wharf Distillery where she manages all the social media as well as being involved in the production of various spirits and liqueurs, including her own Made by Alice brand of aperitifs.