Posts Tagged ‘gin’
Dundee gets set to welcome a festival of whisky
A popular whisky event is on the move – because it has been such a success. After two sell out years in Falkirk, the Whisky Social will expand as it moves to Dundee. The Bonar Hall will be the venue for the first whisky festival to come to the City of Discovery on Saturday. Offering…
Read MoreInside the northernmost distillery
Aurora Spirit is the northernmost distillery in the world at 69.39°N. Set deep within the arctic circle the distillery and visitors centre is at Årøybukt in Lyngen, northern Norway, which during the Cold War was a NATO coastal fort. The distillery was built in 2015 and opened as a visitor attraction in summer 2016. The…
Read MorePrime Ministers and their relationship with a dram
Tales of late-night whisky-drinking are very much part of the mythology of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (PM: 1979-1990), but what is perhaps less well-known is that many of her political forebears long had a significant relationship with the amber fluid. In fact, whisky has played a crucial part in the economic life of Britain…
Read MoreSuccessful north east of Scotland gin festival will return in 2019
A gin festival is to be held in the north east of Scotland in February next year. After this success of this year’s GIN:NE event, it will be returning to Inverurie, in Aberdeenshire, on Saturday 2 February and Sunday 3 February 2019. It will take place in Inverurie Town Hall. A spokesman said: ‘There will…
Read MoreLegendary whisky area will celebrate with its first festival of gin
Campbeltown and the Kintyre area are legendary for their whisky, but now it’s set to host its first festival of gin. The inaugural Gintyre Festival will take place from 20-22 April as a collaboration between Campbeltown Town Hall, Explore Campbeltown and local gin producers, Beinn an Tuirc Distillers. A spokesman said: ‘Our aim is to…
Read MoreDouble cherry gin is an experimental release for Scots firm
The Glasgow Distillery has launched a new series of experimental spirits. The Single Batch Spirit Series are a range they feel intrepid minds and keen spirit enthusiast will love to try. Double Cherry Gin is the first release in the series. A premium gin which has been aged in cherry wood casks for around 10…
Read MoreNew Scottish gin aims to conquer the equestrian market
A new Scottish gin aimed at the equestrian market has been given its official launch. And Ginkhana has already received the seal of approval from two Olympian equestrian legends, Sir Mark Todd and Pippa Funnell MBE. Ginkhana launched its first small batch expression in partnership with Twin River Distillery in Royal Deeside. The spirit has…
Read MoreScottish Field Gin Challenge returns for its second year
The Scottish Field Gin Challenge is returning for a second year. The gin industry is flourishing, with 70 per cent of the UK’s gin produced in Scotland alone. At Scottish Field we believe that this is worth celebrating, and our Gin Challenge aims to highlight the best bottles around – and we’re now accepting entries…
Read MoreScottish gin producer accepts Dragon’s Den cash – then turns it down
It’s every entrepreneur’s dream to be offered an investment of £80,000 for their brand. But the owner and founder of House of Elrick in Aberdeen said ‘thanks but no thanks’ to the most high-profile investors around and has instead turned to crowdfunding to help finance his expansion plans. Stuart Ingram pitched his business, which encompasses…
Read MoreTaste of Grampian reveal special ingredient to draw the crowds
TV chef James Martin is returning to Taste of Grampian this summer. Taste of Grampian Chairman John Gregor revealed the news, ahead of the 19th event, at the Thainstone Centre, near Inverurie in Aberdeenshire. The news came today at a special launch event for Scotland’s largest one-day food festival is a celebration of Grampian’s food…
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