Angus Alchemy was established by three friends, Martin Brown, Phil Paton and Campbell Archibald and officially opened its distillery doors in December 2022. With Martin, Phil and Campbell all bringing their skills from their respective careers, the friends set out to establish a distillery their way. If you can imagine mixing Johnny Rotten, Johnny Cash and James Dean in a cocktail shaker, you would get Angus Alchemy.
The ethos is one that anyone with a rebellious side would relish. Shake and disrupt what a distillery is and create an original, authentic visitor experience unlike any other distillery experience you’ll find in Scotland. Martin, Phil and Campbell also install this ethos in each of the spirits produced at the distillery, including the Angus Alchemy Scottish Gins range.
Prickly Gin is the signature Scottish Gin from Angus Alchemy. It features several Celtic botanicals, including heather, thistle and nettles and classic gin botanicals, including juniper and angelica root. The gin has a slight floral flavour profile with layers of herbaceous spice. The mouthfeel is clean, crisp and dry, with some warming spice and green notes on the finish.
Key Botanical(s): Heather, Thistle, Nettles
Gin Style: London Dry
Strength: 40% ABV
Goes great with: A wedge of lime, tonic and ice.
Prickly Gin Navy Strength is the signature Prickly Gin but bottled at the more substantial 57.5% ABV. At this higher ABV the flavours are turned up to 11 on the nose and palate. The nose is full of florals and some herbaceous, earthy aromas. The palate is fresh piney juniper with layers of herbaceous greens, herbs, florals and spice. The finish is long, warming and lingers with florals and spices that continue through with a crisp and drying mouthfeel.
Key Botanical(s): Heather, Thistle, Nettles
Gin Style: Navy Strength
Strength: 57.5% ABV
Goes great with: A wedge of lime, tonic and ice.
Signature Prickly Gin is infused with local Scottish raspberries and rose petals to create a light and delicate flavoured Scottish Gin. Flavours are balanced across the palate with florals and bright red berry fruit notes, backed with some traditional classic gin notes of juniper, citrus and a fruit and floral finish with a clean, crisp and dry mouthfeel.
Key Botanical(s): Raspberries, Rose Petals, Heather
Gin Style: Flavoured
Strength: 40% ABV
Goes great with: A few raspberries, tonic and ice.
The distillery is located on the outskirts of seaside town of Carnoustie in an industrial unit thats been converted into the Angus Alchemy HQ. The distillery is home to two engineered spirit stills named Gus and Ann that are used to craft the Angus Alchemy range of spirits, with all distillation, production, labelling and bottling taking place onsite at the distillery. Visitors can enjoy a wide range of experiences including tasting events, food and drink pairings. The Alchemy Academy is perfect for five to ten people and allows your to craft your own Alchemy Scottish Gin. You’ll select from a number of botanicals before distilling your own gin complete with a bespoke label along with sampling the Angus Alchemy range of spirits, plus an Alchemy Academy Moonshine cocktail.
Tour: Yes
Gin School: Yes
Cafe: No
Bar: Yes
Shop: Yes
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