Kinrara’s Highland Distillery is nestled in 12,000 acres of Cairngorm National Park, just outside Aviemore. The centuries old Cairngorm estate was founded by Lady Jane Gordon, beautiful socialite and co-creator of the famous Gordon Highlanders. It was in her drawing room that Rabbie Burns first read his poetry to Edinburgh society.
One of Scotland’s newest micro-distilleries, Kinrara Distillery make unique Highland Dry Gin infused with local flora and berries. The team at Kinrara Distillery prides itself on creating a handcrafted small batch spirit using their direct-fired stills that were hand made for the distillery in Portugal. From the distillation right down to the bottling, everything is lovingly done by hand, by their passionate Highland team.
A juniper led dry gin, combining both foraged and locally sourced botanicals. The rosehip and rowan berries are gathered from the estate grounds throughout the year. The distillation process sees the botanicals macerating for several hours. Once the stills are full, a long, slow distillation allows the distillers to decide the cut points by taste rather than yield, to ensure they are creating a Highland Dry Scottish Gin of the highest standard.
Key Botanical(s): Rosehip, Rowan Berry
Gin Style: London Dry
Strength: 41.5% vol
Goes great with: A twist of orange peel, tonic and ice.
This small batch Estate Edition gin uses a number of locally sourced botanicals including rosehip and rowan berries, which have been foraged from the Kinrara Estate in the heart of the Cairngorms. This juniper led dry gin is cold compound distilled with hibiscus flowers and sweet orange peel to give a luxurious deep pink hue and added floral flavour.
Key Botanical(s): Rosehip, Rowan Berry, Hibiscus Flowers, Orange Peel
Gin Style: Flavoured
Strength: 40% vol
Goes great with: Lemonade and ice.
"Ginny" the Highland Coo, is the first in the Kinrara Distillery artist edition series. Illustrated by Scottish artist Kat Baxter, "Ginny" is depicted using juniper, rosehip, rowan berry, orange and lemon, which are some of the botanicals used in this gin. This gin is juniper led with citrus and floral notes.
Key Botanical(s): Rosehip, Rowan Berry, Hibiscus Flowers, Orange Peel
Gin Style: London Dry
Strength: 43% vol
Goes great with: Juniper berries, a twist of citrus peel, tonic and ice.
"Struan" the Stag, is the second in the Kinrara Distillery artist edition series. Illustrated by Scottish artist Kat Baxter, "Struan" is depicted using juniper, orange, lemon, coriander and angelica, which are some of the botanicals used in this gin. This gin is juniper led with citrus notes on the nose. A lovely fresh mouth feel, which finishes with a zesty citrus kick.
Key Botanical(s): Orange, Lemon, Coriander, Angelica
Gin Style: London Dry
Strength: 43% vol
Goes great with: A twist of grapefruit peel, tonic and ice.
"Freya" the Fox is the third in the Kinrara Distillery artist edition series. Illustrated by Scottish artist Kat Baxter, "Freya" is depicted using juniper, heather, orange and blaeberries, which are some of the botanicals used in this gin. This gin is juniper led with spicy, scented notes on the nose. The flavour profile starts with juniper before developing into sweet floral heather notes and finishing with a lovely, balanced spice.
Key Botanical(s): Heather, Orange, Blaeberries
Gin Style: London Dry
Strength: 43% vol
Goes great with: A twist of orange peel, tonic and ice.
"Caper" the Capercaillie, is the fourth in the Kinrara Distillery artist edition series. Illustrated by Scottish artist Kat Baxter, "Caper" is depicted using juniper, ginger, and rosemary which are some of the botanicals used in this gin. This gin has aromas of light citrus with a hint of rosemary. On the palate juniper leads with a warming aromatic spice from the pink peppercorns and ginger. The finish is delicious, warming ginger and spice.
Key Botanical(s): Juniper, Pink Peppercorn, Ginger
Gin Style: London Dry
Strength: 43% vol
Goes great with: A twist of orange peel, tonic and ice.
A retail exclusive available from selected Scottish Morrisons stores, Kinrara Distillers Edition Rose & Cardamom Gin uses a number of locally sourced botanicals including rosehip and rowan berries, which have been foraged from the Kinrara Estate in the heart of the Cairngorms. This juniper led dry gin is infused with hibiscus flowers and sweet orange peel to give a luxurious deep pink hue and added floral flavour.
Key Botanical(s): Juniper, Hibiscus Flowers, Cardamom
Gin Style: Flavoured
Strength: 41.5% vol
Goes great with: A twist of orange, tonic and ice.
Lime & Lemongrass Gin from Kinrara Distillery forms part of their Distillers Edition range; a range of unusual and creative gins offering something different. This gin is distilled with fresh lemongrass and lime zest to make a delicate zesty gin.
Key Botanical(s): Juniper, Lime, Lemongrass
Gin Style: Flavoured
Strength: 41.5% vol
Goes great with: A twist of lime, tonic and ice.
This sweeter style of gin has an aroma of raspberry ripple and strawberry bonbons. To taste, it's rich and fruity with flavours of summer berries and fresh brambles, balanced with aromas of pine and blueberry jam, which gives way to a delicate woodiness on the finish.
Key Botanical(s): Juniper, Brambles
Gin Style: Flavoured
Strength: 40% vol
Goes great with: Blackberries, tonic and ice.
Kinrara Distillers Edition Oaked Spice Gin is distilled using tonka beans, cinnamon, all spice, nutmeg and vanilla, as well as some chipped American Oak. Sweet notes of wood, spice and vanilla merge with marzipan notes, carefully balanced to create a gin that can be enjoyed neat, with ginger ale or tonic.
Key Botanical(s): Tonka Beans, All Spice, Oak Chips
Gin Style: Cask Aged
Strength: 41.5% vol
Goes great with: A twist of clementine peel, tonic and ice.
Kinrara Wild Juniper Gin is based on the signature Highland Dry Gin but uses native wild Scottish juniper carefully foraged from the Kinrara Estate. The juniper-led dry gin also features locally foraged rose hips and rowan berries along with classic gin botanicals including coriander and angelica root. The result is a juniper-led gin with strong piney notes and fresh, bright citrus.
Key Botanical(s): Scottish Juniper, Rosehip, Rowan Berry
Gin Style: London Dry
Strength: 41.5% vol
Goes great with: A twist of orange peel, tonic and ice.
Cairngorm Whiteout Scottish Gin was created as a way of supporting the Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team, with proceeds from every bottle donated to the charity. The team and charity provide assistance to injured or lost persons in and around the Cairngorm Mountains; a vast, wild and beautiful area popular with outdoor enthusiasts. The gin is distilled with a selection of traditional gin botanicals and has a classic London Dry gin profile of juniper, citrus and spice.
Key Botanical(s): Juniper, Orange Peel, Rowanberry
Gin Style: London Dry
Strength: 41.5% vol
Goes great with: A twist of grapefruit peel, tonic and ice.
Kinrara Spirit of the Falls Scottish Highland Gin was created exclusively for, and exclusively available from, House of Bruar, a premium countryside retailer of fine gifts, food and drink. The recipe was inspired by a number of botanicals that grow around the Falls of Bruar, a series of waterfalls that form part of the Bruar Water. Botanicals used include rowan berries and spruce tips. The result is a floral and fruity gin with a juniper finish.
Key Botanical(s): Rowan Berries, Spruce Tips, Juniper
Gin Style: London Dry
Strength: 41.5% vol
Goes great with: A slice of pink grapefruit, tonic and ice.
A cask aged gin with a twist; aged in an ex-Cabernet Sauvignon barrel from the Barossa Valley in Australia. Bottled at 57.2% ABV and finished in a beautiful wax sealed wine bottle, this certainly has us intrigued. With only 350 bottles available, this is a genuine limited edition. The ageing process has resulted in a beautiful blush pink spirit. To taste, soft juniper gives way to candied orange, red cherries from the jar, toasted oak, vanilla and spice. The Kinrara Cabernet Sauvignon Cask Aged Gin is now entirely sold out.
Key Botanical(s): Rosehip, Rowan Berry
Gin Style: Cask Aged
Strength: 57.2% vol
Goes great with: A twist of orange, ginger ale and ice or in a Martinez cocktail.
The award-winning Kinrara Scottish Highland Dry has been aged in a Cabernet Franc cask from the renowned Château Teyssier in the Saint-Émilion appellation in Bordeaux. The result is a limited edition cask aged Scottish Gin that features bold juniper with sweet, rich candied orange peel transitioning to floral and tropical notes with soft citrus and delicious vanilla.
Key Botanical(s): Rosehip, Rowan Berry
Gin Style: Cask Aged
Strength: 57.5% vol
Goes great with: Neat over ice or ginger ale and ice.
Set in the vast and rugged setting of the wild Scottish Cairngorms National Park, the whitewashed converted steading is home to the distillery. Featuring traditional copper pot stills, bottling and packing facilitates, all production takes place on-site at the distillery. With a tasting room available for tasting events adorned with some of the artwork featured on the artists edition gins, the distillery is a true highland home. The distillery is part of the Kinrara Estate, which means the team have access to a variety of local botanicals that grow wild on the estate plus an abundance of fresh water direct from the estate.
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