GIN brands from across Scotland have been named as winners in this year’s Great Taste Awards.
Biggar Strength Gin from The Biggar Gin Company in South Lanarkshire gained a three-star rating in the awards scheme, which provides three levels of accreditation: one star to “simply delicious” products; two stars for “outstanding”products; and three stars to those deemed “exquisite”.
Gins from five Scottish producers secured two stars in this year’s accreditation scheme: Ian Macleod Distillers’ Edinburgh Gins Classic; Downpour Gin from North Uist Distillery; Mackintosh Mariner Strength Gin; Solway Spirits’ Cumberland Saucy Gin and Redcastle Blueberry Old Tom Gin from Toll House Spirits.
A further 12 producers gained one-star accreditation for their gins: Orkney Gin Company for Atta Gin; RAER Craft Spirits for RAER Jackton Gin; McLean’s Gin for Strathearn Hedgerow Gin; Purist Gin for Purist Art Gin; Orkney Distilling for Kirkjuvagr Arkh-Angell Storm Strength Orkney Gin; Esker Spirits for Esker Gin; Pentland Still for King’s Hill Gin; Cairngorm Gin Company for Cairngorm Gin; Moray Distillery for Avva Navy Strength Gin; and City of Aberdeen Distillery for Aberdeen Gin – Fresh Gin.
Stirling Distillery was awarded one-star accreditation for two of its products: Stirling Gin and Stirling Gin Blue Line – the distillery’s most recent release which was created to raise money for police officers, past and present, who suffer with PTSD; 20% of profits go to police charity PTSD999.
And Perthshire distiller Badvo secured one-star accreditation for three of its gins.
The company’s flagship Badvo Gin, Vietnam Gin and Ballintaggart Foraged Gin were all acknowledged by the Great Taste Awards scheme.
