THE TELEGRAPH GIN EXPERIENCE
The Telegraph Gin Experience stands out amongst the plethora of gin fairs and festivals that we see today. This year the Experience took place at... Read More
CONCERTO FOR GIN
The Edinburgh Fringe is the worlds’ largest arts festival and an opportunity to explore the best that Scotland and the world have to offer. The... Read More
Enjoy Gin at the Fringe
It’s that time of year again, when the city of Edinburgh transforms into a huge creative arts venue, hosting thousands of performers in both the... Read More
Launch of One Square Gin Batch 4
We were very lucky to be invited to celebrate the launch of the fourth batch of One Square Gin at The Sheraton Grand, Edinburgh. This... Read More
A taste of Pickering’s Pink Grapefruit and Lemongrass Liqueur
Sometimes we really, really love our job. It’s a very hot summer’s day and a package arrives at the door. The lovely lot at Pickering’s... Read More
The Boe family perfect pours
Colourful and distinctive, the family of Boe gins and liqueurs adds a vibrant splash to any gin shelf, but what about the spirit itself? Named... Read More
Square Peg Pink Gin
We were thrilled to try the new pink gin brought to us by the Square Peg Spirits Company, Square Peg Pink Gin. Pink gin may once... Read More
From the kitchen table to the garden shed, this team brought their gin dream to life.
Picture the scene: four friends sitting around a kitchen table having a gin or two and feeling inspired by a gin-making experience at a well-known... Read More
Scottish Tonic Water – A new obsession?
Gin and Tonic. Although by nature gin is an experimental spirit, these two words (and drinks) go together “like Fish and Chips”. And there is growing evidence to... Read More
Kiloran Waves Colonsay Gin cocktail
We received this amazing recipe from the Cocktail Trading Company, on London’s Bethnal Green Road, who created a Hebridean island cocktail, using Colonsay Gin, inspired by... Read More
A Mini Martini Experience
We work hard to bring you the latest and best in Scottish Gin and Scottish Hospitality. Sometimes that even involves accepting Monday lunch-time invitations to... Read More
Stirling Spirits Co begin work on historic visitor centre
On a sunny day, with the sound of bagpipes floating on the air and the majestic castle towering above us, I only had to close... Read More
Belated Biggar Blog
How’s that for alliteration? We usually don’t write about makers we meet off-site, as we know you all love to hear about the distilleries we... Read More
An enchanting encounter with nature
As the Scottish Gin Society team’s taxi drew up to The Secret Herb Garden the music, bunting and bustle of activity in the summer evening... Read More
Mixing distilling tradition with innovation – The Glasgow Distillery Co
One of the biggest and most enjoyable parts of the job for The Scottish Gin Society team is visiting gin distilleries around Scotland – meeting... Read More
Oro Gin cocktails
The Scottish Gin Society was lucky enough to be invited to The Ivy on the Square, Edinburgh, to try out their exclusive Oro Gin cocktails,... Read More
Gin ’n Ethics
Food, travel, fuel, waste, fashion… there are ethical alternatives in almost every aspect of our daily lives, and given worrying recent reports on global warming,... Read More
There’s nothing old or poisonous about this distillery
I met Fabrizio Cioffi at his small distillery, Old Poison, housed in the Biscuit Factory (Edinburgh Gin are his downstairs neighbours). The first thing that... Read More