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The Beinn an Tuirc team, makers of Kintyre Gin, collaborated with the Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust to create a special gin to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the island’s community buy-out. £5 from the sale of every bottle gets donated to the Trust. Distillers Su and Lynsey collected a variety of botanicals from the stunning coastline and richly diverse Achamore Gardens, trialling samples on a stove top still. Gorse and sugar kelp from the shore complement nettle, dandelion root and mountain pepper from the land, alongside cassia, orange, orris and of course, juniper. The finished spirit is a rich and complex gin, a blend of herbal island botanicals married together with hints of sea minerals.
Tasting Notes
Flavours
Nose
Light woody, green note of forest floor with hints of the coast.
Taste
The palate opens with juniper and fresh citrus backed with some umami and coastal notes of seaweed and saline.
Finish
The finish develops into some aromatic spice and citrus, with ocean notes in the background.
How to enjoy this gin
This bright gin is best served as a gin and tonic using a premium tonic water and garnished with a slice of apple over ice.
About Beinn an Tuirc Distillers
Beinn an Tuirc’ translates from gaelic as ‘The Hill of the Wild Boar’ and is the highest point in Kintyre, located above the distillery. The range of Kintyre Gins are sustainably produced using the distillery's own renewable energy, powered from the small hydro-electric scheme at Torrisdale Castle Estate. The water too, is sourced from the very hill where they take their name. Kintyre Gin was created to reflect the distillery's unique coastal, pasture and woodland position on the east coast of the Kintyre peninsula.
Production
Beinn an Tuirc Distillery occupies a former piggery building located on the Torrisdale Castle Estate in Kintyre, Scotland. Torrisdale Castle Estate has been in the ownership of the Macalister Hall family since 1872 and over the years has benefited from innovative diversification and in 2020 they generated more energy than they used, with an ongoing focus to reduce their carbon footprint. The Beinn an Tuirc Distillery features a distillery, tasting room, shop, gin school, cafe and walled garden with plans for potential whisky stills and more. Their still, ‘Big Don’, produces a variety of gin expressions and other spirits and liqueurs.
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