The Worshipful Company of Distillers arrived in full robes and regalia to inspect the English Whisky Company distillery in Roudham, between Attleborough and Thetford - exercising a right set out in a royal charter granted by King Charles I in 1638.

Livery company master Daniel Szor said the organisation was founded 388 years ago to regulate the trade of distilling in and around the City of London, with the authority to search the makers of distilled spirits to make sure their practices were up to standard.

The Worshipful Company of Distillers, which dates back to 1638, inspected the English Whisky Company's distillery in Roudham, near Thetford (Image: Sonya Duncan)

He said it was important to preserve such traditions.

But as founder of the Costwolds Distillery, he was also keen to inspect and promote fellow English whisky makers - including the Norfolk one which helped inspire his own journey.

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