Darnley's Original Elderflower Gin, Scottish London Dry Gin 40%, 70cl

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Adding to Orkney's already burgeoning brewing and distilling scene, Orkney Distillery, which can be found at Kirkwall, offers the island's first bespoke distilling experience. As a Scottish family business, it is also a decision that was an instinctive one for us, bringing the making of our gin home to a part of Scotland where we have such deep roots and a connection to the land and local communities. Each bottle of Darnley’s Gin begins with the highest quality British grown grain spirit and the finest botanical ingredients. Aimed at drinkers of all levels, the gin school features an in-depth look (and tasting of) at the distillery's own bottles, as well as the chance to make your own under the guidance of one of the team, with each guest personally selecting botanicals, running their own individual miniature copper pot still, and bottling and labelling the finished product - which they get to take home. Orkney - Orkney Gin School

Two centuries later they now produce five of their own single malts and offer three unique guided whisky tours. Surely the best part of learning about how gin is made is learning about where it comes from and what inspired the distillers to make it in the first place - and on the Isle of Skye, which surely one of the most beautiful parts of the country, it's readily apparent. It’s also very exciting for us to be opening the doors of our ‘cottage distillery’ to share some of the behind the scenes magic that goes into making Darnley’s Gin with guests, especially as the number of visitors seeking Scottish food and drink experiences continues to rise.” Found on the eastern shore of Loch Auchlossan, on the edge of the Cairngorm National Park, the Lost Loch Distillery school experience will give you access to a 5-litre alembic still and a large botanical library to try your hand at creating your own gin. Whether you’re a local looking to get your whisky fix, or a tourist enjoying the area for the first time, a trip to any of these distilleries will go down a treat.The Scottish brand welcomed 1,925 visitors to its distillery in the last year, hosting 300 Gin School experiences. It also hosted a Gin Experience pop-up on Edinburgh’s Castle Street in 2021, offering an immersive gin blending workshop as well as acting as a ‘hub’ for gin education. The brand delivered 420 blending experiences and welcomed over 3,500 visitors during its three-month showcase.

Director of UK and European sales Ben Stewart commented: “Darnley’s Gin is part of the Wemyss Family Spirits portfolio and this growth, along with the brand initiatives, really supports the business’s longer term goals of 20% revenue growth year-on-year, to increase product sampling, and be more sustainable in all aspects of the business. x 20cl bottles of your own blended gin to take home ( 1 x Darnley's Signature Blend & 1 x Your own creation) Darnley’s have just released the first in the Cottage Series range of limited-edition gins inspired by the stunning Fife countryside. While the Highlands are often synonymous with good spirits the Kingdom of Fife also boasts some of Scotland’s finest distilleries. The growth of the brand has been attributed to its ‘innovative and purpose driven’ brand developments.Our Head Distiller, Scott, makes Darnley's Gin in our copper pot still in the London Dry style to produce a gin with uncompromising quality and flavour. From a resurrected Abbey, revived after 523 years to a dilapidated farmstead turned modern whisky hotspot, Fife has something for all dram lovers. We pride ourselves on making a gin that’s perfectly natural, which is why we make London Dry Gin. This means that no additional flavours or sugars are added after distillation, only purified water to reduce our gin to its bottling strength. Our carefully selected combination of botanicals are steeped in the base spirit, allowing the essential oils and flavours to be released before distillation. Self-proclaimed gin-connoisseurs will be able to blend their very own gin from a range of single botanical distillates, choosing flavours and balance botanicals to create their own unique gin recipe. It seeks to reflect the local landscape’s diverse natural environment alongside the brand’s heritage across its portfolio of gins, which includes three expressions in its Cottage Series: Very Berry, Smoke & Zest and Wild Citrus, alongside its Navy Strength Spiced Gin expression and an Original Gin. The portfolio ranges from 40% ABV to 57.1% ABV. All are offered in 500ml bottes or in 700ml pouches.

Consumers are indeed seeking new drinking experiences and we have seen this as an opportunity to keep them engaged with our premium gins and get them involved with some of the fantastic things we are doing here.” Visitors taking the gin tour can learn about the various expressions produced by Darnley’s as well as seeing the process itself, where the gins are produced in the traditional London Dry style. Land belonging to the Wemyss family, the owners of Kingsbarns Distillery, was where John Haig chose to establish his first Haig Club facility. The makers of the award-winning Kirkjuvagr Orkney have combined the distillery and shop with a new gin school where people can explore the history of this intriguing producer and its gins before making your own using a unique recipe from the 30 botanicals on offer. Read More Related ArticlesThe family-run brand says it is committed to provenance and has made continued efforts to become more sustainable in all areas, which has driven brand loyalty and attracted new markets, buyers, and consumers to the brand. Darnley’s Gin launched in 2010 and was made in London until July 2017 when they brought the gin production home to the new Darnley’s Distillery in Kingsbarns in the East Neuk of Fife. Fife-based gin brand Darnley’s has reported 202% year-on-year growth for the financial year ending March 2022. Darnley’s Gin is distilled in the London Dry style in Fife, Scotland, using only natural botanicals Join us in our first ever gin experience outside of our home in the East Neuk of Fife, right in the heart of Edinburgh. Founded by the Wilson brothers, the gin school was designed to give not only an insight into how this unique spirit is created but also show how the botanicals sourced on the island play a key part in their particular gin's make up.

Here are our top five distilleries to pay a visit to while in Fife. Kingsbarns Distillery and Visitor Centre – Kingsbarns The team are also on hand to chat about the history of gin making as well as offering a range of incredible gins of their own for you to try and buy. Highlands - Lost Loch Distillery Our immersive gin experiences, our collaboration projects and our ambitious efforts to be more sustainable, using more and more local botanicals has seen a huge increase in people enjoying our gins,” Stewart concluded. The Experience was a phenomenal success with around 3,500 visitors. With that in mind, be sure to sign up to our newsletter to be the first to hear of our next UK pop-up.As a family-owned brand and they were determined to bring Darnley’s home to the area they were from, but also to create a space that would allow people to visit and see the gin being made and (most importantly), have the chance to meet the team and taste the finished product!