Isle of Harris Distillery teams up with Essence of Harris to create sanitiser for public-facing workers in the Western Isles Sean Murphy March 24, 2020 Drink, Gin Teaming up with the island's fragrance maker, Essence of Harris, the Tarbert-based gin and whisky maker is making alcohol-based sanitiser to be given out for free to public-facing workers in the Western...
Juniper Festival and Edinburgh’s 56 North to unite to create the world’s biggest ever gin tasting online Sean Murphy March 19, 2020 Drink, Gin Jamie Shields of Juniper Festival and James Sutherland of 56 North say they hope the virtual "tasting", which will be held via Facebook Live, Instagram Live, Twitter and YouTube Live will lift people's spirits...
Dundee MP calls for alcohol duty exemption for distillers creating hand sanitisers to aid health services Sean Murphy March 18, 2020 Drink, Gin, In the News The news comes after we revealed that Scottish distillers up and down the country were going out of their way to do what they could following a call for help from the NHS and care partnerships in the wake of...
Scottish craft gin industry rallies to create hand sanitiser for those most in need Sean Murphy March 17, 2020 Drink, Gin, In the News, Producers More and more Scottish craft gin producers are turning to making hand gel in a bid to support their local care firms, food banks, charities and front line services. Due to the fact that alcohol at over 65%...
Scots distillery creates sanitiser gel to help charities and front line services after being shocked to discover they are running low Sean Murphy March 15, 2020 Drink, Gin Mike Bain of Deeside Distillery in Banchory explained that his team had discovered that a lot of local schools, nurseries and care homes do not have access to a supply of hand sanitisers or cleaning gels, and...
Popular Edinburgh brewery switches from beer to spirits with release of new gin Sean Murphy March 9, 2020 Drink, Gin, In the News, Producers Inspired by expert botanist and local legend George Forrest, Jo Stewart and the team at Stewart Brewing in Loanhead set out to create a new juniper spirit that would honour the plant hunter's adventures in...
As Sam Heughan gets ready to launch his whisky fellow Outlander star Caitriona Balfe teases her new Scottish gin Sean Murphy March 3, 2020 Drink, Gin, In the News With the Scottish actor announcing the arrival of his The Sassenach whisky in the US, Balfe - who plays Sam's on-screen love interest Claire - posted an intriguing hint on social media that she could soon...
Scottish distiller launches new Hibs gin liqueur and it’s inspired by the Edinburgh club’s away colours Sean Murphy February 27, 2020 Drink, Gin Created in collaboration with the Leith-based club and Hibernian Community Foundation, Eden Mill said the Forest Fruits Hibs Gin Liqueur is based with their award-winning Original Gin and features a vibrant...
Scran episode 10: The community spirit behind Scotland’s favourite gin – with Iona Cairns Rosalind Erskine February 14, 2020 Drink, Gin, In the News, Producers Unless you've been living under a rock, you won't have escaped the seemingly unstoppable rise of Scottish gin. One brand that seems to encapsulate the ethos of championing not just local produce but a sense...
Pickering’s Gin announce exciting new release and its perfect for Valentine’s Day Sean Murphy February 5, 2020 Drink, Gin, In the News Forget Me Not Gin is a brand-new limited-edition gin in their popular 200ml gifting sized bottle which has been made using real forget-me-not flower petals. Traditionally given as a gift by a loved one in...