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    Founder & Master Distiller

    Lewis Hayes

    Founder & Master Distiller, DropWorks

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    Portrait of Lewis Hayes

    Portrait of Lewis Hayes

    i. Biography

    Lewis Hayes is the founder and master distiller at DropWorks in Worksop. He is also the owner and founder of Black Parrot and the co-founder and owner of Merchant House, both located in London. Earlier in his career, he operated and consulted for the City of London Distillery (C.O.L.D. Bar) and worked as a bartender at The Living Room in Manchester.

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    • What is Lewis Hayes's current role at DropWorks?

      Lewis Hayes is the founder and master distiller at DropWorks in Worksop.

    • What other venues does Lewis Hayes own?

      He is the owner and founder of Black Parrot and the co-founder and owner of Merchant House, both based in London.

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