A distillery famous for its red doors, single malt whiskies and distillation excellence, the Benromach Distillery has been producing spirits in the Highlands for over 120 years. Therefore, with their wealth of expertise and passion for quality spirits with character, it’s no surprise that they decided to capture some of the spirit of Scotland’s majestic landscape in a Scottish Gin.
With a handmade copper pot still affectionately called ‘Peggy’ and using a vapour infusion distillation method, which steams the natural base spirit through the botanicals, Benromach Distillery has created a delicately flavoured gin. Red Door Gin is a new, rich and exciting chapter in this Highland distillery’s story. Several seasonal releases are planned and will be created to complement the signature Red Door Gin and capture the Scottish seasons.
Red Door Gin is elegantly simple and beautifully balanced. It delivers signature notes of juniper and defining citrus bite of bitter orange, with aromatic sea buckthorn, grassy, floral pearls of heather and chocolatey, smoky rowanberries.
Key Botanical(s): Juniper, Pearls of Heather, Rowanberry
Gin Style: London Dry
Strength: 45% vol
Goes great with: Fresh raspberries, tonic and ice.
The second release in their seasonal edition expressions, Red Door Gin with Summer Botanicals was created with summer in mind; the botanicals carefully selected to create a deliciously dry, crisp gin. The gin is described as beautifully bright with fresh flavours of aromatic bergamot, rose petals, holy thistle and the sweetness of Scottish raspberries. These summer botanicals are complemented by the signature notes of Red Door's original gin; sea buckthorn, bitter orange peel, juniper berries, angelica root, coriander seed.
Key Botanical(s): Sea Buckthorn, Allspice, Sultanas
Gin Style: London Dry
Strength: 45% vol
Goes great with: Fresh raspberries, tonic and ice.
The third release in their seasonal edition expressions, Red Door Gin with Autumn Botanicals was created to evoke a feeling and taste of autumn. The expression blends the mellow fruitfulness of Scottish blackberry, both berries and leaves, alongside fresh fragrant pine needles and ripe sea buckthorn.
Key Botanical(s): Blackberries, Pine Needles, Sea Buckthorn
Gin Style: London Dry
Strength: 45% vol
Goes great with: Fresh brambles, tonic and ice or in a Bramble cocktail.
A limited edition seasonal gin, Red Door Highland Gin with Winter Botanicals, is the first seasonal edition gin from the Benromach Distillery. The gin has been created to capture the winter season and is distilled using allspice, sultanas, hop blossom, blood orange and sea buckthorn. The botanicals blend to create a warming, fruit and spice flavour profile that delivers a gin described as being the perfect winter warmer on a cold, dark winters night.
Key Botanical(s): Sea Buckthorn, Allspice, Sultanas
Gin Style: London Dry
Strength: 45% vol
Goes great with: A slice of orange, tonic and ice.
The Red Door Gin distillery can be found behind one of the many real red doors at the Benromach distillery. Built in 1898, the distillery houses both whisky stills and a gin still named ‘Peggy’, which is used to distil all Red Door Gin. A discreet door leads to the botanicals room, where the botanicals for each gin run are stored, weighed, and carefully inspected before use. There
Still, there are plans to develop this distillery area and create a fantastic tour and gin tasting experience. The shop is well stocked with various whiskies and Red Door Gin. The Red Door Gin Tour provides a unique opportunity to learn more about the distillery’s history, get up close with the botanicals in Red Door Gin, and sip along with a signature serve.
Tour: Yes
Bar: No
Shop: Yes
Booking: Book a distillery tour here
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