Murray & Yeatman Distilleries

18/02/2026

Very soon you'll be able to tune in to the interview I did recently with

I Talk about how we are turning recycled coffee grounds into alcohol across Brighton, Hove, and London. How used coffee grounds are collected, brought back to our distillery, and transformed into Realizzato giving waste a second life.

We will post the interview very soon, so stay tuned and please follow Realizzato and follow the journey.

04/11/2025

Following an interesting discussion with the magazine at the , we have appeared in their publication in a brilliant article discussing the innovative and unique product that is . In this article Rob Murray, CEO of , delves into the interesting science behind the creation of our much-loved , and the challenges faced to create the most alcoholic beverage globally.

Zatímco většina světa považuje kávovou sedlinu za odpad, britská experimentální palírny Murray & Yeatman ji vnímá jako začátek změny. V rámci projektu Realizzato, což je i jméno výsledného kávového likéru, ji zpracovává na alkohol – bez přidaného cukru i nadměrné spot....

09/10/2025

Great conversation at 2025 between Melita Kiely, editor, The Spirits Business and Murray Yeatman’s CEO Rob Murray. They discussed innovation in the sector, and how Realizzato was created from the discovery of how to ferment alcohol from upcycled coffee grounds. More to follow!

07/10/2025

Great to be at 2025 at Thunder Drinks, Hall 11.2, Stand C64, seeing, at the largest bar show in Europe, how the industry is changing. Also good to be showing the Realizzato and explaining how we’ve created the drink from alcohol fermented for the 1st time from upcycled coffee grounds.

11/09/2025

Did you know 9am is the average time for a morning coffee? Many people can’t enjoy a good coffee in the afternoon/evening. We created Realizzato to enjoy, throughout the day and into the evening at the same time as caring for our planet.

So, what is your average time for Realizzato? ☕♻️

05/09/2025

From grounds to your glass- has
sustainability ever tasted so smooth?
Wasted coffee grounds alone have the
potential to release 2.3 billion cubic meters
of methane annually. This warming impact
equals the entire annual French CO2e
emissions.

Now we have the capability to reduce
human environmental impact, while
enjoying a rich flavour, with nothing wasted
but everything tasted, by drinking
Realizzato

22/08/2025

Kirk Miller, Senior Lifestyle Editor, InsideHook, details his full and frank conversation with Rob Murray, CEO, Murray & Yeatman Distilleries Ltd, about the creation of , the first-ever with distilled from upcycled .

It's a brilliant read for anyone who likes scientific discoveries, and what this can deliver.

Rob detailed how he created the world’s most , and sustainable by discovering the first method globally, in over 400 years, of industrially alcohol from a new ingredient. This involved 11 years of research including reviewing experiments from a book originally published in 1651.

Realizzato is crafted from upcycled coffee grounds

04/08/2025

Preparations are in full flow for COP30, November 2025 in Brazil. Whilst the world is finding out how CO2e is going to be reduced across the world, Murray & Yeatman holds the key to reducing one of the biggest contributors to landfill – used coffee grounds. 6 million tons of spent coffee grounds (SCG) are produced annually worldwide, releasing 6 million tons of CO2e into the atmosphere each year. That problem is now sorted with Realizzato, the coffee liqueur that is made from upcycled coffee grounds.

29/07/2025

Rob Murray, CEO of Murray & Yeatman, talks to Derrick Teal, the editor of ProFood World about why he chose to concentrate on turning one of the largest contributors to CO2e in landfill, and turning it into a delicious beverage.

Murray & Yeatman aims to achieve all it has set out to do on the sustainability front with its new Realizzato liqueur.

23/07/2025

Nus Ghani MP, parliamentary representative for Sussex Weald, finding out how Rob Murray, CEO, Murray & Yeatman, discovered how to distil alcohol from upcycled coffee grounds and scale up the process to create Realizzato, the coffee liqueur.

The UK produces an estimated 250,000 to 500,000 tonnes of coffee grounds each year. This waste is often sent to landfill, where it can contribute to greenhouse gas emissions

21/07/2025

Rob Murray, CEO of Murray & Yeatman, detailing why there are so many challenges in the spirits industry at the launch of the new coffee liqueur Realizzato at the Brighton Dome. More details here: https://www.profoodworld.com/sustainability/article/22940210/distillery-upcycles-spent-coffee-grounds-for-liqueur