Tom Hale

Tom runs the canning line and everything attached to it, which is more than you would think. He joined after ten years in a brewery and writes the reports from the workshop floor, usually about why something took longer than planned.

Posts

Written words

A canal in Ghent on a grey day, gabled houses mirrored in still water, a bicycle against the railing

Post

2 min read

Sprig arrives in Ghent

A fifth city joins the map. The Dry Shelf on Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat now keeps all six drinks, with two cafés to follow before winter.

Sep 17, 2026

Cans of Sprig Chamomile & Pear in a steel tub of crushed ice with chamomile flowers and pear slices, lit by flash

Story

4 min read

A day at the canning line

Six people, one slightly temperamental filler and four thousand cans before lunch. Tom walks us through a Thursday.

Sep 10, 2026

A blackcurrant branch with dark berries and one leaf of hammered silver, lit by flash at night

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2 min read

Silver for Blackcurrant

Blackcurrant Leaf came second in its class at the Northern Soft Drink Awards. We are told this is good.

Sep 3, 2026

Recipes

For the occasion

Recipes written and tested by Tom Hale, newest first.

A jug of cucumber, lemon and mint water on a wet garden table at dusk, lit by flash

Made with

Sprig Elderflower & Sea Salt

Mocktail

A jug for the table

Cucumber, lemon, mint and three cans. Put it in the middle of the table and let people help themselves.

10 min

Easy