Fancy a mixer with your gin? Success story of a sparkling soft drink drink made by two Leamington brothers continues to grow

Ikoyi Chapmans has been chosen by The Craft Gin Club to be included in their July pack to members.

The success story of a mixer drink made by two Leamington brothers continues to grow.

Mike and Garry Robinson, from Leamington, brought Ikoyi Chapmans to the UK market in 2018 and have already seen its popularity soar across the world.

And now the non-alcoholic sparkling soft drink, made with citrus fruit and bitters, has been chosen by The Craft Gin Club to be included in their July pack to members.

Mike Robinson (left) and Garry Robinson (right) with their Ikoyi Chapmans drink.

The Craft Gin Club is the UK’s largest online gin club with over 60,000 members who each receive a monthly or bi-monthly pack containing different gins and mixers.

Duncan Carr, head of partnerships at The Craft Gin Club, said he "absolutely loved the unique and refreshing taste" of Ikoyi Chapmans when he visited their stand at the International Food and Drink Expo at ExCel last year.

With 56,000 Craft Gin Club packs being distributed all over the UK in July, each including a bottle of Ikoyi Chapmans, it’s the single biggest order for the Warwick-based business. In tandem, the product is also being featured on The Craft Gin Club store website.

The drink’s origins can be traced back as far as 1960, where it was mixed by a barman at The Ikoyi Club in Lagos.

The brothers both said they had never tasted anything like it and, after moving back to the UK to board at Warwick School, they would often return to Nigeria during the school holidays and enjoy the drink again.