New Scottish Gin from Lidl and The Glasgow Distillery
There’s a brand new Scottish Gin on the market and it has more than a touch of mystery and magic about it!
Retailer Lidl have joined with The Glasgow Distillery, producers of Makar Glasgow Gin, amongst others, to launch a new brand of gin that takes inspiration from Scotland’s national animal, the ever-popular unicorn.
The gin is called Aquine (Aqua and Equine) and it is Lidl’s first craft Scottish Gin, available now exclusively in Lidl stores in Scotland and costs just £19.99.
The Glasgow Distillery team have been working with the supermarket for the past few months to perfect the unique taste of Aquine and they say they are proud to bring the essence of the Scottish landscape to customers across the whole country.
Using eight carefully selected botanicals – orange peel, lemon peel, juniper, coriander seed, angelica root, rosehip, liquorice and bramble – Aquine is full-bodied with a fruity finish.
The gin will also be showcased as part of Lidl’s November’s British Gin Festival, meaning customers from all over the UK will have an opportunity to try it.
Paul McQuade, Lidl’s head of buying in Scotland comments “Following our successful inaugural Scottish Gin Festival earlier this year, and with the continued demand and interest in Scottish craft gin, creating our own Scottish craft gin is a natural next step,”
“The Glasgow Distillery has an outstanding reputation within the Scottish gin market, producing their own top-quality premium range, and is therefore the perfect partner to team up with on this exclusive product.”
Using eight carefully selected botanicals – orange peel, lemon peel, juniper, coriander seed, angelica root, rosehip, liquorice and bramble – Aquine is full-bodied with a fruity finish.
Mike Hayward, co-founder of The Glasgow Distillery added: “We are delighted to be collaborating with Lidl to create this bespoke handcrafted gin for them.
We have been working with the supermarket for the past few months to perfect the unique taste of Aquine and are proud to bring the essence of the Scottish landscape to customers across the whole country.”
We probably won’t be the only ones rushing to Lidl this week to get the first taste of Aquine – the perfect serve is said to be with ice, tonic and a slice of orange. We’re definitely looking forward to a magical taste – we’ll let you know.
