It’s the story that led our small artisan distillery to be known as Eureka Distilling. And it has a lot to do with Philip Crossley, our ‘Archimedes’ founder.

One of the oldest and well-known tale revolves around Archimedes' legendary “Eureka!” moment while taking a bath in a tub, when he made a remarkable discovery, what is now known as the Archimedes Principle.

Allegedly, Archimedes was so thrilled and excited with this discovery that he immediately hopped out of the bath and ran onto the streets to tell the king, shouting loudly 'Eureka! Eureka!' (I have found it! I have found it!), in delight. Archimedes went on to make a number of important contributions in science and mathematics.

Science is all about facts and discoveries, with some of the remarkable breakthroughs coming from seemingly everyday occurrences and experiences. Those Eureka moments.

Just ask Philip, our head distiller who is an alchemist of sorts. He is a modern day Archimedes, together with his team discovering new and exciting ways to create those Eureka spirits.

There literally is a story and Eureka moment in every bottle.

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