Gin
Watch this Scottish gin change colour before your eyes
A unique Scottish gin that changes colour when tonic is added is now in shops. Supermarket ALDI has partnered with McQueen Gin at the Trossachs Distillery in Callendar to launch a very special limited-edition Forest Fruits Colour Changing Gin, which will only be on sale until September. Exclusively available from Scottish stores, the two-tone gin…
Read MoreNew Gin Terrace will be a hit during the Festival
Two of Scotland’s favourite things will come together in Edinburgh. Edinburgh venue The Hub has opened its new Gin Terrace ahead of the busy festival season. The terrace is right in the heart of the action on the Royal Mile. Set to be one of the coolest destinations this year, guests can enjoy al fresco…
Read MoreCelebrate the Wimbledon finals with this cocktail
It’s Wimbledon finals weekend, with the women’s singles meeting today, and the gents singles final due to play tomorrow. To mark the occasion, our friends at Oro Gin have created another cocktail, this one to mark the end of another glorious year in SW19. Andy Murray might have been missing from this year’s competition, but…
Read MoreEnjoy the tennis with a strawberry cocktail
It’s the last day of play before finals weekend gets underway at Wimbledon. We bring you our third cocktail, courtesy of our friends at Oro Gin, to help you get into the spirit of the country’s favourite tennis competition. They’re famous for strawberries and cream in SW19, but today’s cocktail, for Strawberry Royale, at least…
Read MoreOrkney Distillery and visitor centre now ready to open
The Orkney Distillery and visitor centre will officially open in Kirkwall this week, creating a major new tourist attraction for the islands. Two years in the planning, the new facility – which has created six local jobs – represents the realisation of the owners’ dream. Sited on Kirkwall’s historic harbour front, the two-storey distillery and…
Read MoreEnjoy the Green Grass of Wimbledon with this cocktail
As we near the finals of Wimbledon, we present another cocktail to help you enjoy events at SW19. Our second Wimbledon-inspired cocktail comes to you courtesy of our friends at Oro Gin.
Read MoreEnjoy Wimbledon with this tasty gin cocktail
Anyone for tennis? Or, perhaps, anyone for a tennis-inspired cocktail? Courtesy of our friends at Oro Gin, we present Gin and Deuce, an ideal drink to sip as you watch the latest matches from SW19.
Read MoreIt’s a new look as distillery unveils its brand new gin
Scotland’s very first community-owned distillery is unveiling its distinctive new branding and launching its new gin. GlenWyvis, based in the Highland town of Dingwall, opened in late 2017 and brought distilling back to the town of Dingwall for the first time in over 90 years. Today, sitting high on a hillside at the foot of…
Read MoreA visit to the most northern distillery in Scotland
We all like to travel to the far flung parts of the planet visiting places that we have heard about or seen on our screens. But how many of us have ventured to the most northerly part of the British Isles; not that many if the truth be known? However the islands of Shetland have…
Read MoreA Scots craft gin 2000 years in the making
The prehistoric landscape of Caithness has a inspired special craft gin. Caithness-based Dunnet Bay Distillers, highly commended for their Rock Rose Gin, have developed a limited edition with archaeological charity Caithness Broch Project (CBP) – inventively named Broch Rose Gin – proceeds of which will go towards supporting CBP. Caithness Broch Project are an archaeological…
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