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18/3/25

Forget Me Not is not just a gin…

It’s an opportunity to support the arts and acknowledge the positive contribution creative industries make to society.

Literature, visual and performance art touches our lives daily. Sadly, arts funding everywhere has been cut over the past decade, affecting many artists at the outset of their careers. We want to help plug the funding gap so that tomorrow’s important artists get the support they need to reach their full potential.

See our Projects section for more information on how we will use profits from Forget Me Not to support arts programmes around the world.

Caitríona Balfe x

Our Projects

We will regularly update you with information on the arts projects we are funding from our profits. We are proud that our first project has been to sponsor the SWG3 Graduate Programme.

The SWG3 Graduate Programme is a 12-month sponsored studio residency and commissioning programme open to artists and designers each year. The programme has been running since 2005 when SWG3 and has become one of the most sought after opportunities in the UK for creatives to continue to develop their practice after higher education.

SWG3’s accessible approach to the arts, and their focus on early stage support for creative talent has enabled over 60 graduates to date to benefit from their studio programme, and go on to become established, successful practitioners.

The application process opens every September, and is available to all current year graduates and leavers from arts and creative industry practical courses who can show a studio based approach to their work, and a real commitment to their practice.

PROJECT 1

Amanda Seibæk

Amanda Seibæk is a Danish artist who works across painting and printmaking.

As a graduate of Glasgow School of Art, Seibæk works with autotheory – connecting multiple fields of knowledge, never deeming any irrelevant for her explorations. This she uses as a tool to describe turmoil in contemporary life though a more poetic lens. The subject rages from neuroscience through to mundane weekend tales told by her friends.

Materially, Seibæk connects the mediums of painting and printmaking. She sees colours in layers and with colours she shapes her figures. When connecting print and paint she tries to develop a language where print is not locked, but rather freed by the brush as a playful tool to make sense of something intuitive.

An unforgettable taste

Forget Me Not is a smooth botanical gin exquisitely distilled and lovingly handcrafted in Scotland, with hints of citrus and delicate floral notes including Lavender and touches of Elderflower. Created with love by Caitríona Balfe.

Botanical ingredients:

Juniper / Coriander Seed / Liquorice Root / Angelica / Rosehip / Elderflower / Lavender / Orange Peel / Beetroot / Coconut

(Always) remember… Forget Me Not gin is best served over ice with classic tonic and garnished with a slice of orange & sprig of fresh mint. — Forget Me Not Gin

While the Anchors are away on vacation and the firewall twins are still recovering from the battle against the CCC, the Syndicate decides to use these lowered defenses to check out one of the servers slated to be in the next batch of MRU universes. Namely, by having Crocker and Metal Timmy travel to the world of Mega Man Chaos and scope out Dr. Wily as a potential new recruit. He does so by having Metal magically insert ideas for a new set of Robot Masters and Fortress Guardians into the not-so-good doctor's mind.

A set based on the SMG4 Crew.

When the inevitable invasion proves even more chaotic than usual, Roll volunteers to handle the bosses while her brothers are busy with damage control all across Mega City.

And oh boy what a time she's in for.

The Robot Masters (the Wily Guardian Series)

(if you're wondering why the numbering is weird, it's because 3 and 4 are reserved)

WGN-001 Ink Woman Master Weapon: Splattershot Weakness: Inkweaver

WGN-002 Psycho Woman Master Weapon: Baka Hammer Weakness: Super Shotgun

WGN-005 Rap Man Master Weapon: Sonic Boop (now why would he have that?) Weakness: Baka Hammer

WGN-006 Shroom Guy Master Weapon: Super Shotgun Weakness: Bonk Bat

WGN-007 Arcade Woman Master Weapon: Pixelator Weakness: Sonic Boop

WGN-008 Manga Man Master Weapon: Inkweaver Weakness: Melon Blade (Roll is likely very confused about why he was designed to look like an Axolotl. To be fair so was Wily.)

WGN-009 Kat Woman Master Weapon: Bonk Bat Weakness: Splattershot

WGN-010 Melon Woman Master Weapon: Melon Blade Weakness: Pixelator

Fortress Guardians

WGN-00M & WGN-00L The Jump Men Defeat provides Jump Upgrade Package, providing: -Triple Jump -Backflip -Side Flip -Wall Kick -Long Jump (note: Wily somehow managed to replicate the BLJ glitch despite the fact that, from his perspective, it shouldn't have been physically possible. He's genuinely just That Good of a mad scientist.) -Ground Pound (signature technique of Jump Man Red) -Flutter Kick (Signature Technique of Jump Man Green) These are movement options, not Master Weapons, so they don't consume Weapon Energy and can be used in any form.

Boop Devil (Oh that's why Rap Man had that. Huh, aquatic Devil-series with a massive sonic attack and enough sapience to have an extremely personal vendetta. that'll be fun to deal with.)

Melon Deity (upgraded versions of three of the robot masters will be replacing the usual refights)

Shroom Slayer (complete with the full Doom Eternal arsenal and Anti-Shroomy's personality)

Agent Ink

Wily Battle

Nina Nesbitt at SWG3 Galvanisers