UK’s first ever ‘Gin Spa’ opens in Glasgow Stephen Emerson January 10, 2018 Gin, Gin Features The 'Gin Spa', which has been launched by the owners of Gin 71, Glasgow's first dedicated gin bar, across from their flagship Merchant City location. Gin sales have reason exponentially over the last decade,...
6 of Scotland’s best gin distillery tours Sean Murphy September 15, 2016 Drink, Gin, Gin Features Strathearn Distillery (Bachilton Farm Steading, Methven, Perth PH1 3QX) Picture: Strathearn Strathearn Distillery offer a range of great tours and is rightly placed as one of the best gin tours in...
Five of the best new Scottish gins Sean Murphy June 14, 2016 Drink, General, Gin, Gin Features With the news that gin sales will soon smash through the £1billion mark in the UK and the recent success of World Gin Day and the Scottish Juniper Festival, we thought we'd take a look at some of the best new...
A beginner’s guide to making your own gin at home Scotsman Food and Drink Staff May 12, 2016 Drink, Gin, Gin Features The Craft Gin Club experts are known for selecting only the finest small-batch gins from around the world, so who better to ask how how to make your very own gin at home, to either impress all your friends...
9 of the best Scottish gins to celebrate St Andrew’s Day with Sean Murphy November 30, 2015 Drink, Gin, Gin Features So perhaps, you aren't a huge fan of whisky, and liqueurs aren't your thing, but you still want something other than Irn-Bru to celebrate St Andrew's Day with? Well we have picked out some of the best and...
World Gin Day: Five places in Scotland to celebrate Scotsman Food and Drink Staff June 11, 2015 Drink, General, Gin, Gin Features Scottish Juniper Festival, 12-14 June Summerhall, Edinburgh (http://www.summerhall.co.uk/2015/scottish-juniper-festival-2/) The Scottish Juniper Festival celebrates its second year with a three-day...
Five great Scottish gin cocktails Patrick McPartlin May 28, 2015 Drink, Gin, Gin Features Small batch gin is fast becoming one of the most sought after drinks in Scotland. With this in mind we went to the Good Spirits Company on Glasgow’s Bath Street, to speak to spirit expert and mixologist...
Five bars to visit when in Aberdeen Sean Murphy March 27, 2015 Beer Features, Craft Beer, Drink, Gin, Gin Features, Whisky, Whisky Features Aberdeen is a place of cool grey granite, oil money, good food and great drinking venues. It may look a little grey from the outside, but dig a little deeper and you'll find a surprisingly colourful...
5 of the best ways to discover Scottish gin Sean Murphy March 24, 2015 Drink, Gin, Gin Features We are sure by now you'll have noticed the rising interest in Scottish gin and you might be a little curious yourself. Well there's never been a better time to get involved and see what all the fuss is...
Five Edinburgh and Glasgow gin bars to try Warren Campbell March 4, 2015 Gin, Gin Features With Scotland being one of the largest producers of gin in the world, it is no wonder our cities are opening gin bars left, right and centre. Reports in 2014 indicated that gin’s ontrade popularity has...