History of the Martini Cocktail
From Alessandro Borelli of DINE, Edinburgh. There’s no cocktail more distinctly American than the Martini. It’s strong, sophisticated and sexy. It’s everything we hope to... Read More
Scottish Gin Society Blog
Byrons Gin – Bird Cherry
The Byron’s Gin Story Nestled in the stunning Cairngorms mountains sits Speyside Distillery. Famous for SPEY single malt whisky, the distillery launched Byron’s Gin in... Read More
Human Courage – Scotland’s first Vermouth
We had the great pleasure of meeting Michael Kaplan, the man behind Wermod Dry Vermouth. This is the first vermouth of its kind to be... Read More
Fidra is more than an island
It is also the name of the latest gin from East Lothian to hit our shelves, so we went to find out more from co-founder... Read More
Tropical Old Tom Martini from Jack at Porter’s Gin
We do love a martini, but when we started researching them for our November martini features, we found that there really is no ‘perfect’ way... Read More
The classic 5 to 1 Martini with James from 56 North, Edinburgh
This November, we are taking a focus on the classic and versatile martini, and aim to bring you some awesome martini content. To find this,... Read More
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
“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