Our Story
Created by Nick Gillett and John Coe, Mangrove is a premium spirits distributor, formed to nurture a portfolio of specialist spirits and liqueurs. The team are based all around the UK to ensure nationwide coverage. We have a 28 strong sales team and an internal marketing department who are hungry to grow exciting and innovative brands. We trade with over a thousand customers in both the on & off-trade, so if you’re looking to grow a brand in the UK marketplace, Mangrove have you covered!
Every product in the Mangrove portfolio has been rigorously hand-selected by our team of industry experts. All of our brands are of the highest quality, they’re authentic whilst also innovative and have strong sustainability credentials. Perhaps most importantly, each of them has a unique story to tell.
We pride ourselves on our alternative approach to building our brands. This is achieved through generating lasting relationships, training and educating our partners, a creative brand strategy, and above all, integrity. With a 360° approach from logistics to sales and marketing, we work with our brand owners to finesse and deliver their consumer message.
Management
Our Leadership and Management team at Mangrove bring a wealth of experience across all positions.
Comprised of a selection of industry experts and brought together by a passion for sustainable, premium and innovating brands.
Negroni
Sweet Manhattan
Rob Roy
Stauning Smoke & Tonic
Manhattan
Miami Vice
Mezcalita
Spiced Mai Tai
Daiquiri
Whisky Highball
Vodka Martini
Old Fashioned
Account Managers
The Mangrove team on the ground has been carefully picked to represent and deliver our premium and ethical brands to the industry.
Amaretto Sour
Daiquiri
Sazerac
Old Fashioned
Field Sales Account Managers
Old Tom Martinez
Southside
Caipirinha
Agricole Daiquiri
Caipirinha
100% Rye Sazerac
Old Fashioned
Dirty Gin Martini
Dirty Vodka Martini
Martini
Brand Managers
Our brands at Mangrove all focus around providing consumers with quality products that do not cost the earth. All of which have their own unique story that follows the ethos of Mangrove.
Each brand manager is aligned to our ethos, representing both the company and its brands. They have been carefully selected to understand and share each brand story.
Naked and Famous
Rhum Agricole Old Fashioned
Pampelle Spritz
Gin and Tonic
Little Italy
Tom Collins
Whisk(e)y & Fresh Pressed Apple Juice
Admin Team
At the heart of Mangrove is its team of individuals. Our office and administrative teams are what keeps the cogs moving within team purple and allows the wider teams to do what they do.
Anca Husu
Negroni
Casey Richmond
Espresso Martini
Claire Tippins
Piña Colada
Ellie Morris
Whiskey Neat
Jessica Macleod
Pink Gin Spritz
Mandy Adams
Espresso Martini
Michael Dilworth
Vodka Soda
Paula Porter
Pina Colada
Paula Ward
Mojito
Rachel Murphy
Pornstar Martini
Sumayah Ali
Mojito
Testimonials
The key to a great company is its customers.
At Mangrove we aim to provide a feeling of family across all channels with customers large and small from all corners of the country.
Below we have a collection of some great testimonials from these members of Team Purple.
Edmund Weil
Owner of Nightjar, Oriole & Swift – London Prestige Cocktail Bars
“From the very beginning of our journey as bar owners a decade ago, Mangrove have consistently shown a huge amount of faith and interest in our projects. They’ve also represented a constant pipeline of interesting, unusual, products of consistently excellent quality that enrich any cocktail menu and drinks offering, which means they will always be at the top of our list of favourite partners.”
Alex Mills
General Manager of Lab22, Cardiff Prestige Cocktail Bar
“The team at Mangrove have always been a favourite with the Lab22 family. Their enthusiasm and benevolence to quality brands and their customers has always inspired the team. Our account manager is definitely one of the most attentive brand ambassadors, whether that’s taking extra time to ensure projects and activations are completed immaculately or visiting us on the other side of the bar to catch up over a fruity pink cocktail. Setting up a tasting or knowledge about brands is just a phone call away.”