Fleabag creator’s gincredible festival fillip

As the writer of Fleabag and Killing Eve, Phoebe Waller Bridge has been responsible for two of the biggest TV hits in recent years and now she’s turned her talents to the drinks market by designing a Fleabag-inspired gun bottle.

Not content with co-writing the upcoming Bond movie, the allrounder has teamed up with Edinburgh Gin to for a project designed to help those on the arts hit hard by Covid-19 and specifically the cancellation of the last two Edinburgh Festivals.

Phoebe said: “I hope every purchase inspires outrageous and creative conversations over ice while bringing the beloved Fringe festival back to life. It’s important to add that Andrew Scott hand wrote a message on the bottle… if that isn’t incentive enough to hunt one down and hold it against your cheek, I don’t know what is.”

A spokesman for Edinburgh Gin added: “Specially screen-printed, the hand-drawn illustration features Phoebe looking into a deep blue Edinburgh night sky. Designed by her and filled with hidden details, the dreamlike bottle captures the wonder of her Fleabag experience – and the legendary role of Edinburgh in making it all happen.

“She first performed Fleabag at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2013, leading to rave reviews, her breakthrough moment and global recognition.”

All profits from sales will contribute to the arts’ recovery by creating subsidies that will help the next generation of talent to return to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2022.

The bottles will first become available on the Edinburgh Gin website on 20 July, with fans able to register for pre-sale here. Priced at £48 each, the gin is then expected to go on general sale from early August before being delivered in August, during the Fringe Festival.

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