Under a Railway Arch
Darran Edmond founded Illicit Spirits a year ago and started distilling in Tradeston in April this year. The name is both a nod to the... Read More
Scottish Gin Society Blog
“Organic, Eccentric and Twisted”
That is the strap-line for the Kelso Gin Company, the first gin distillery in the Scottish Borders, opened in 2016, and boy do they live... Read More
Darnley’s Hot Spiced Gin Punch
Continuing our series of warming autumn cocktails, we just had to share this with you. At a recent gin festival, we were lucky enough to get... Read More
New independent Edinburgh gin school launches
We were super excited to hear about a new gin school launching in central Edinburgh and when we were invited along to take a look at... Read More
(Gun)shot through the heart by Brewhemia
The talented team at Brewhemia, Edinburgh have created this horrifically good Halloween Cocktail exclusively for us and it’s an impressive one if you’re having a Halloween... Read More
The Gin Thing Pumpkin Fizz
The folks at The Gin Thing have created this very autumnal pumpkin gin cocktail, that we think would be ideal for any bonfire night parties. It’s... Read More
Selkie Halloween by The Old Poison Distillery
Another spooky cocktail creation, made exclusively for us by Fabrizio at Old Poison Distillery – their Selkie Gin is one of the most Halloween-y Scottish... Read More
Electric Shock by Solid Liquids
This creepy cocktail was created exclusively for us by Martin at Solid Liquids to help us get in the mood for Halloween it’s called Electric... Read More
Big Big Gin Festival was a big big hit
Last weekend, The Corn Exchange, Edinburgh hosted and ran The Big Big Gin Festival, a chance for gin-lovers in the Scottish capital to try some... Read More
The perfect Tonic & Gin with Walter Gregor’s Tonic
Completing our series for International Gin and Tonic Day, we spoke to Claire Rennie, who has the enviable title of ‘Head of Fizz’ at Walter... Read More
New Mackintosh Gin review
We were one of the lucky ones to get a sample of Mackintosh Gin through the post, in a perfect little gift pack, and what... Read More
The perfect Tonic & Gin with Cushiedoos
This International Gin & Tonic Day, we decided to ask the creators of the Scottish tonic water brands what they felt makes the perfect G&T... Read More