Team behind Spirit of Speyside festival to launch new gin event Sean Murphy March 21, 2019 Drink, Gin, In the News The team behind the Spirit of Speyside brand, which already stages the highly successful spirits events, is now aiming to celebrate the area’s rapidly-growing gin industry. Spirit of Speyside: The Gin...
Scottish distiller uses by-products from gin distilling to create Botanical Beard Balm Sean Murphy March 21, 2019 Drink, Gin, In the News Illicit Spirits stated that they take the residue left in their gin still, filtering out the solids (which are then composted) before reducing the resulting liquid down to a syrup to concentrate the...
A tourist’s guide to Glasgow’s best whisky, gin and craft beer experiences Sean Murphy March 11, 2019 Craft Beer, Drink, Gin, Whisky While it's indisputable that Edinburgh is Scotland's capital city, Glasgow could easily make the case for being its capital for food and drink. With the rise in popular bars, clubs and eateries over recent...
The story of Ginfall – the festival taking gin to Scotland’s local communities Sean Murphy March 6, 2019 Drink, Gin It's the UK's fastest growing spirit category with hundreds of producers, varieties and events popping up all over the country. Now, riding on the wave of success that is the Scottish gin sector, a pair of...
The Gin Clan, a new book about Scottish gins, gets set to launch in time for Mother’s Day Sean Murphy February 28, 2019 Drink, Gin With the Scottish gin scene thriving, The Gin Clan aims to tell the stories of the distillers and makers who are creating passionately conceived and beautifully crafted gins, using the finest of...
Exciting festival of Scottish gins returns to Campbeltown for the second year running Sean Murphy February 27, 2019 Drink, Gin Gintyre will take place at the Campbeltown Town Hall, from the 12th to the 14th of April. The festival will give gin fans in the Mull of Kintyre the opportunity to meet producers and try gins from local...
Popular Gin events company to host first Edinburgh event as part of International Scottish Gin Day 2019 Sean Murphy February 21, 2019 Drink, Gin, In the News ISGD was recently set up by the Gin Cooperative to help a global audience discover the world of Scottish Gin and showcase Scotland as a visitors destination. The day is predicated to become an annual...
Scottish Gin Society reveals Scotland’s favourite gin in consumer survey Sean Murphy February 19, 2019 Drink, Gin, In the News The consumer poll, which was organised by the Society - a not-for-profit organisation that promotes and celebrates the Scottish gin industry, named Isle of Harris Gin as Scotland's favourite for the second...
Wetherspoon’s pubs launch new gin festival in Edinburgh Sean Murphy February 14, 2019 Drink, Gin, In the News The festival will offer up to 15 gins and gin liqueurs not previously available in the pubs and will run from today (Thursday 14 February) until Sunday 3 March. Participating pubs include The Standing Order...
New gin launched to help raise funds for Doddie Weir’s MND charity Sean Murphy February 13, 2019 Gin, In the News, Producers 45 West Distillers, which produces Burleighs Gin, said that the exclusive Doddie’5 Gin recipe was developed by Burleighs Gin head distiller Ed Gibson and Doddie at the distillery in...
