The hilly, wooded Perthshire landscape is caked in snow as I make my way to Persie Distillery, a few miles north of Bridge of Cally on the twisty A93 to Glenshee. Step 2: If you wish, you can choose a special design to suit the occasion rather than uploading an image: we offer Wordle-inspired or Keep Calm & Drink Gin designs (see our gallery images). One of the newest producers of gin - the moreish Lind and Lime gin (and a sherry, with whisky on the way) is the Port of Leith Distillery, which is still under construction and is set to become Scotland’s first ever vertical distillery. Please call for time-sensitive enquiries only as our small team is often busy distilling, bottling and running tours! Directions The tour price includes a gin and tonic, which can be enjoyed by the fireside and tutored tasting of the spirits.

After tasting some of Tennent's products, including exclusive brews, visitors will take a short trip to the distillery where a tour and guided tasting of Makar Gin and single malt awaits. Over coffee, Chrissie Fairclough, who founded Persie with her husband Simon, reveals how the distillery is housed in a former temperance hotel! One of my go-to gins is Shortcross Gin from Northern Ireland’s Rademon Estate Distillery, a classic London Dry gin with lovely buttery and floral notes.Fans of both whisky and gin will enjoy this newly opened visitor experience at the Benromach Distillery in Speyside. If you're planning a trip to the Hebrides and Harris, it is well worth popping into the custom built distillery for a tour and spot of lunch. NB is a small, purpose-built distillery and gin school in the heart of some of the best scenery the south east coast has to offer. Almost 200 gins - all distilled in Scotland - were blind tasted this year and medals awarded in 11 categories. It’s a dry and zesty gin, and being from an island containing approximately 161 residents, there’s something especially unique about the product. It’s actually known to be ‘first legal spirit from an island rooted in centuries of illicit distilling’ too.

From March until November, husband-and-wife team Martin and Claire Murray welcome guests for a tour of their distillery, including an introduction to Elizabeth, their copper still. Beinn an Tuirc Distillers, South Loch Gin and Linlithgow Distillery also won multiple taste medals.If this sounds like something you'd like to know more about then a trip to the distillery is a must. Our Dachshund expression is a lime gin liqueur, made using freshly pressed limes with fruit left over from our award-winning Zesty Citrus Gin.