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Depending on the wood you use you might be able to just use a interior oil stain. I'm not sure what is available in the UK. The stain you have in the link is a deck stain and the best way I could describe it is thinned down paint. It would obscure the natural look of the wood. You might locate a picture of the look you want and we could maybe help you get there.
 

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I'm having dificulty with the link. If the color is the TVT 5078 on this chart then the pigments you would need would be raw umber and black. http://www.vivacolor.lv/color-cards/tikkurila-valtti-koka-parklajumi/ You could make your own. Stain has a binder such as linseed oil to hold it together and color tints and thinned with a solvent. The color tints are the pigments that a paint store has in their machines they use when they mix a paint color for you. It's just on stains umbers, black, reds and yellows are used mostly.

You could also use the exterior stain you first mentioned but I would go slightly darker and apply the stain and wipe the excess off so it doesn't obscure the wood.
 

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If you are not mixing new cabinets with old ones with another stain then an a exact match isn't that critical. Just measure and record the amount of each pigment you put into the mix for future reference. Be sure you have more than enough stain so you don't have to mix more in the same run. That usually isn't a problem. Usually you end up trying to make a quart and end up with more than a gallon tinkering with the colors. I usually start with no more than a ounce or two and see what pigments it needs. Often you mis-guess and have to throw it out and start over. If you are trying to match some other cabinets you will need to tinker with the color but also put a clear coating on it to see if that changes the color. It's also good when you are matching a color you take the sample and the test piece of wood out in the direct sun to compare them.
 
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