G.H.Q. Gin

  The G.H.Q. Gin Story

Inspired by a love of books and movies, and stories from his granny of when she was a dispatch rider in the second world war, James McNeill, founder of GHQ Spirits wanted to create a nod to the past.  A time when people faced absolute horror, but banded together and got through it with the aid of a good stiff drink at the end of the day. A time of community and friendship, when people supported each other in the face of adversity by being there. Folding the art of conversation back into our everyday lives and slowing the pace down and appreciating who and what surrounds us. Putting these elements together, James came up with the ingredients for G.H.Q. gin!

With a background in Architecture, retail and international music promotion James was about to develop a new site in the City of London as G.H.Q. with its own brand lead spirits when the pandemic broke out.  So he flipped the business plan on its head and set out to create the gin in Scotland (knowing the Scottish are world leaders in this field!) With ancestors from Angus and Forfarshire, he looked in the North East and found the perfect distillery in Aberdeenshire to produce G.H.Q Gin.