We have sourced some of the finest botanicals from around the globe, from Macedonian Juniper through Orris and Guatemalan Cardamom finishing with bright citrus from Murcia in Spain. USP: 2000 bottles of the single malt, which was created by spirits industry veteran Billy Walker, have been released as part of GlenAllachie’s second annual batch-release. The flavour profile includes “layers of Seville orange, coffee beans, desiccated coconut and Medjool dates”. With the big day only a few weeks away, we take a look at some gin gifts ideal for the connoisseur in your life. So he signed up for masters in brewing and distilling at Heriot-Watt University before creating Oro Gin with his dad Raymond, who has experience in finance and mum Jacqueline, a trained chef. Read More Related Articles

The dedicated tour, which lasts an hour and 15 minutes, lets visitors see the inner workings of the distillery as well as being given the chance to sample some of their wonderful, award-wining gin. Throughout the week, the Oro team run a bespoke programme of Distillery Tours and Tasting Classes, from 10am – 4pm, Monday to Friday. Fans of both whisky and gin will enjoy this newly opened visitor experience at the Benromach Distillery in Speyside.The tour price includes a gin and tonic, which can be enjoyed by the fireside and tutored tasting of the spirits.

USP: Created as a “healthier” alcohol alternative, Punchy has added three new flavours to its vegan soft drink range, and has revamped its recipe so that the drinks include vitamin D. In addition, the drinks will now be available in a “plastic free” canned format. From the capital to the Highlands and Islands - including big names and small, craft distilleries - you may be able to visit your favourite brand and buy a bottle after a tour.USP: Wines from the Tauxières terroir make up the majority of the Champagne blend, with Pinot Noir grapes at its core. It features tasting notes of apricot, peach and exotic fruit, alongside acacia honey and spices. USP: The rum is from the new distiller’s first batch. Manatii was established to help Hurricane Dorian relief efforts, and 5% of each sale will be donated to the charity IDEA Relief – a Bahamian-based marine disaster response and preparation organisation.

The gin is made using 12 botanicals including the distinctive Icelandic moss and sheep sorrel to make a rich earthy and floral gin.

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Stir all liquid ingredients in a Boston and strain into a chilled martini glass, rim the glass with the rosemary sprig and discard. English apple berry with Fifty/50 Cask aged Gin Picture: Fifty/50 Ingredients Owners of Persie Gin, Chrissie and Simon have focused their gin production on the adage that 75 per cent to 95 per cent of a gin’s flavour profile is based on smell, creating a Zesty Citrus Gin, a Herby & Aromatic one and their Sweety and Nutty Old Tom Gin. Once macerated we slow distil them both. We don’t use the term “slow distil” for marketing, in fact, we run the equipment over a longer period of time 15-17 hours, compared to 7-9 hours, we get a better differentiation of flavour fractions. This means each flavour profile can be more defined. These are all collected together in a tank and then diluted with demineralised water to bottle strength – 43%. We use demineralised water for consistency - Scottish water is wonderfully soft but demineralised water ensures a minimum concentration of ions, such as, Calcium hydrogen carbonate. These ions interact with flavour compounds and can affect final flavour. Instead of having to constantly test the water table for fluctuations in ions we strip them via demineralisation. Refined from five generations of family rum production near Jalandhar in Northern Punjab and made with sugarcane traditionally grown on the Sanghera family’s farm, the liquid is re-distilled with Indian spices to create a unique flavour best served over ice, with tonic.” The bottle is also inspired by the location and features a forest green ombre, which reflects the landscape that surrounds Ullapool.

This three hour experience includes a complimentary tutored tasting, instruction and talk from Crossbill’s founder, a personalised 50cl bottle of your own recipe gin and a discount at the distillery shop.If you're a fan of gin but want to know more about how the spirit is made, there are plenty of Scottish gin distilleries that you can visit for a tour or as part of a day trip. We offer tours which last an hour and are with a distiller (rather than a tour guide) and at the end of the tour we present the 'science pour'. This is a pour using explanations of differing density as to why you can create a fresher and brighter gin and tonic. The tour delves into the history of gin, the history of our family, then into the science of botanicals - this is a time where we interact and run through the flavour profiles with botanicals. Finally we visit our state of the art bottling line (the labelling system is the impressive part). It is infused with five Celtic botanicals (including Coul Blush Apple and Bog Myrtle), six traditional botanicals and Scottish spring water.