Black Thistle Distillery was established in 2018 in Brechin, in the heart of Angus, Scotland. A region renowned for producing fantastic crops including fruit and vegetables thanks in part to its varied landscape that mixes coastal waters and salt sea air with heather clad mountains that form part of the Cairngorms National Park.
With a variety of botanicals available from the local landscape and a rich heritage for producing quality food, the team at Black Thistle forage and hand-pick a variety of local botanicals that are then combined with more exotic botanicals and carefully blended together to create the Black Thistle range of spirits.
Black Thistle Gin blends a carefully curated selection of key botanicals including locally grown wild Scottish thistles, hand-picked orris root, caraway seeds, wormwood along with green juniper and coriander. Blended with filtered Scottish water to create a traditional gin flavour profile that is both crisp and smooth.
Key Botanical(s): Juniper, Scottish Thistle, Wormwood
Gin Style: London Dry
Strength: 41% vol
Goes great with: Citrus twist, tonic and ice.
Black Thistle Black Mist Gin blends a number of key gin botanicals including juniper, coriander and angelica root to create a classic gin flavour profile. With the addition of a deep shimmer colouring, when shaken the bottle creates a galaxy of shimmering stars.
Key Botanical(s): Juniper, Coriander and Angelica Root
Gin Style: Distilled
Strength: 41% vol
Goes great with: Citrus twist, tonic and ice.
Pearl Mist Gin combines orange and cinnamon to create a zesty, spicy gin. Along with winter shimmer, when shaken the bottle creates a mesmerising, winter storm in a bottle. When poured and mixed with tonic the gin creates a white shimmer like a drinkable snow globe in a glass.
Key Botanical(s): Juniper, Orange, Cinnamon
Gin Style: Distilled
Strength: 41% vol
Goes great with: Citrus twist, tonic and ice.
Heather Mist Gin combines floral heather and liquorice notes to create a flavoursome, balanced gin that delights the senses. When shaken the purple heather shimmer creates a mesmerising swirl of purple. When poured and mixed with tonic or used in a cocktail the gin creates a warm purple shimmer.
Key Botanical(s): Juniper, Heather
Gin Style: Distilled
Strength: 41% vol
Goes great with: Citrus twist, tonic and ice.
Green Mist Gin uses the original Black Thistle Gin as the base gin for this fresh, tropical tasting gin. Infused with kiwi and mint, the result is a gin that delivers fresh bursts of ripe kiwi with a fresh, mint breeze.
Key Botanical(s): Juniper, Kiwi, Mint
Gin Style: Distilled
Strength: 40% vol
Goes great with: A sprig of mint, tonic and ice.
A sweet gin that is reminiscent of a bowl of strawberries and cream with a hint of sharp raspberry. The strawberry blends into raspberry along with more traditional gin flavours with peppery spice and heat on the finish.
Key Botanical(s): Juniper, Strawberries, Raspberries
Gin Style: Distilled
Strength: 40% vol
Goes great with: A sliced strawberry, tonic and ice.
Black Thistle Distillery houses two 850 litre Carl stills that are used to distil a range of Scottish Gins and spirits. Based in Arbroath in Angus, the distillery was established in 2018 and began producing its range of Scottish Gins with the first launched in 2019. The distillery was designed with expansion in mind so features a large footprint to accommodate future plans for the business.
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