Spirited fightback from rock bottom

Dave Robson meets the Teesside entrepreneur who went from drinking in “the last chance saloon” to running a thriving booze business

In 2016, Jay Byers was broke and living in his Fiat 500
Since then his spirits firm has sold more than 20,000 bottles
Steel River Drinks is now launching rums and whiskies

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