Gin
Scottish Pomegranate and Rose Gin released
Lidl has unveiled a must-try Scottish Pomegranate and Rose Gin. Distilled by McQueen Gin in the heart of Stirlingshire, the aromatic spirit offers the tart and sweet flavour of pomegranate, perfectly paired with floral rose notes. Best served in a tall glass with ice, premium tonic and a few pomegranate pearls, the new gin is…
Read MoreRock Rose Gin winter 2021 edition launches
A Scottish distillery has just released its Rock Rose Winter Edition 2021. A juniper-led, earthy gin featuring fragrant pine notes, this iteration has been created with the thought of returning to a roaring fire after a bracing winter walk, with the cocktail evening starting early on those dark nights. The original Rock Rose taste notes…
Read MoreSupermarket’s winter spirits festival begins
Lidl’s Scottish Craft Spirits Festival launches in-store this week with a curated collection of gin, whisky and rum. Sourced from the country’s top distillers, these include everything from fruity gins distilled in Edinburgh to festively fragrant rum from Aberdeen. The line-up of staple spirits for the season has been carefully selected by Lidl’s team to…
Read MoreCask and Still Magazine Issue 11
Cask & Still issue 11 takes us on a whisky road trip, visiting the North Coast 500’s twenty distilleries is an epic journey. In Bar Snaps, we discover a luxurious whisky paradise in New Zealand. Me and My Dram sees Scots singer-songwriter KT Tunstall join us for a dram round the campfire. Johanne McInnis…
Read MoreArbikie pushes on in sustainability drive
A Scots distiller is working to gets its new visitor centre ready to open next spring, as it continues with its green credentials. Arbikie Highland Estate is a 400-year-old family farming business based on Scotland’s sunny east coast. In 2014, the Stirling brothers opened the Arbikie Distillery on the Estate with a plan to combine…
Read MoreShipyard Gin receives its own launch
A gin that celebrates Inverclyde’s shipbuilding past has been launched in Gourock. Shipyard Gin is the brainchild of Greenock-born Andy Samuel (37), whose grandfather John Samuel worked in the shipyards in the 1930s and 40s as a plater. This was a skilled job that involved laying and riveting plates of steel to form the ship’s…
Read MoreGordon Ramsay launches new gin with Eden Mill
Gordon Ramsay’s new Six Rivers gin range has been released, as a result of a collaboration between the internationally renowned, multi-Michelin chef and award-winning distillers Eden Mill. Ramsay’s first step into the UK spirits market, the Six Rivers gin collaboration pushes boundaries in the craft of distilling; combining some of the best and most exciting…
Read MoreThe Machrie launches its own-label Hebridean gin
The Machrie has launched its first premium own-label Scottish gin, The Machrie Gin. In partnership with Isle of Islay Gin, the hotel has thoughtfully created an artisan gin inspired by the splendour and diversity of Islay’s breathtaking landscapes, bringing to life the island’s Hebridean spirit. Available to purchase at the hotel or to enjoy in a…
Read MoreAutumnal twist to limited-edition Red Door Gin
Red Door Highland Gin has released a limited-edition bottling infused with autumn botanicals just in time for the changing of the seasons. Red Door Highland Gin with Autumn Botanicals is inspired by autumnal walks through blankets of leaves in Scottish woodlands, along hedgerows laden with blackberries. The autumn edition blends the mellow fruitfulness of not…
Read MoreSky Garden gin created at Scotland’s most southerly distillery
Scotland’s most southerly distillery has opened in Kirkcudbright – and it’s already revealed its first gin, Sky Garden. Having quit a job in finance to follow his passion for working in the drinks industry, Andrew Clark-Hutchison has opened the Dark Art Distillery. Andrew has established the craft gin distillery and visitor centre in the picturesque…
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