
Whisky and gin. How Kintyre is full of spirit!
Campbeltown in Kintyre produces some of Scotland’s best whisky – and some rather delicious gin too. Isn’t it time you tasted the spirit of Kintyre? Here’s how!
Argyll & the Isles craft gin distilleries are making waves right now. The gins are infused with locally foraged botanicals and come in beautiful bottles, making them perfect for gifts all year round or even a great collectable item for gin-lovers. Try an Argyll & the Isles gin neat, serve them with a mixer or make a tasty cocktail!
Have a look below and find out more about Argyll's gins.
It may not be an island, but the wild Kintyre peninsula feels just as remote. Here the award-winning Kintyre Gin is made at Torrisdale Castle Estate in Kintyre at the Beinn an Tuirc Distillery.
The award-winning gin is hand-made in small batches on the island of Colonsay to a recipe that is closely guarded by the distillery's special helper, ALVA, a delightful, red-haired maiden, who lives at the home of Wild Thyme Spirits – Tigh na Uruisg – which means Home of the Spirit
Isle of Islay Gin is handcrafted gin produced by a private family-owned Scottish business, the first and only company solely dedicated to producing gin on the Hebridean Isle of Islay.
The island of Bute is the inspiration behind the small-batch gin, crafted with care in the heart of Rothesay using a traditional copper still. Isle of Bute Distillery sources botanicals from across the island and nearby areas to create a best-in-class gin that lends itself to life on the Scottish isles.
Lussa Gin is an expression of our wild landscape on the Isle of Jura, situated off Scotland’s Adventure Coast. For us that means growing, gathering and distilling fifteen zesty and aromatic botanicals so we can pack as much local flavour into every bottle.
The award-winning gins from Whitetail Spirits Limited are inspired by the botanicals native to the island of Mull, including heather, winter savoury and pine needles from the distillery's family estate and sea-kelp collected from the shores of Loch Scridain.
Campbeltown in Kintyre produces some of Scotland’s best whisky – and some rather delicious gin too. Isn’t it time you tasted the spirit of Kintyre? Here’s how!
The Hebridean island of Jura couldn’t be more different to neighbouring Islay. Islay is relatively f...
Islay is rightly famed for its smoky single malt whiskies, with no less than eight distilleries (and...