The Glasgow Distillery Company launches Makar Cherry Gin Sean Murphy August 9, 2018 Drink, Gin, In the News The fifth addition to the award-winning Makar Gin family, the Makar Cherry Gin is created by infusing ripe, seasonal fresh cherries and a sprinkling of pink peppercorn in Makar’s Original Dry Gin, before...
The best places to get a gin during the Edinburgh Festival Sean Murphy August 8, 2018 Drink, Gin Edinburgh is one of the best cities in the UK for gin bars and during August, it takes it up a notch as the festivals come to town. Here are some the best places in the capital to get your juniper...
Number of new distilleries opening in Scotland continues to rise with 18 in last year Chris McCall August 8, 2018 Drink, Gin, Whisky The sector is benefiting from a global trend among consumers to spend money on prestige drinks rather than ubiquitous globalised drinks brands, a report for accountants UHY Hacker Young Group found. Of the...
Popular Edinburgh restaurant and bar launches fourth batch of capital-distilled gin Rosalind Erskine August 2, 2018 Drink, Gin, In the News The small batch gin was first produced in 2015 and was distilled by Pickering’s Gin at Summerhall Distillery in Edinburgh. https://www.instagram.com/p/BltLTmIBYkL/?taken-by=scotsmanfoodanddrink The...
Darnley’s Gin launches limited edition ‘Very Berry’ gin as part of new Cottage Series Scotsman Food and Drink Staff July 31, 2018 Drink, Gin, In the News This is the first recipe to be developed by Scott Gowans in his role as distiller and the first product to be released from the brand's new Scottish distillery, adding to the existing three core...
‘World’s largest gin and tonic’ served up by Scottish distillery Sean Murphy July 30, 2018 Drink, Gin, In the News The 875 litre, 8.5% abv batch has been created at Banchory-based Deeside Distillery - and is made up of 175 litres of gin (350 bottles of the Distillery’s own Still River gin) and 700 litres of tonic. The...
The world’s first ‘anti-ageing collagen-infused’ gin has just launched a ‘pink rose’ version Sean Murphy July 30, 2018 Drink, Gin, In the News CollaGin, which went viral when it was launched by entrepreneurs Camilla Brown and Liz Beswick from Oxford early last year, was the first release from what the pair describe as “the world’s first...
New gin craze boosts drinks giant Diageo’s sales Scotsman Food and Drink Staff July 27, 2018 Drink, Gin, In the News The Gordon's and Tanqueray group said sales of gin jumped 16 per cent in the year to June 30, making it one of the star performers for the group and accounting for 4 per cent of net revenues. Its gin boost...
Scottish gin brand Pickering’s lands in China with debut of first dedicated bar Sean Murphy July 25, 2018 Drink, Gin The red carpet opening of Pickering’s Gin and Seafood Bar last Saturday saw 100 local dignitaries, celebrities and influencers from China’s capital gather to enjoy a combination of Scotland’s finest...
First Look: Orkney Distilling’s new distillery and visitor centre opens in Kirkwall Sean Murphy July 18, 2018 Drink, Gin, In the News Creating a major new tourist attraction for the islands, the new facility took two years to complete and represents the realisation of a dream for Orkney Distilling’s husband and wife team, Stephen and Aly...
