If a town ever needed 'putting on a map,' then surely this is a great way to do it! Kelso is a pretty little market town in the Scottish Borders. Sir Walter Scott once famously said, 'it is the most beautiful if not the most romantic village in Scotland!' But a new attraction is helping to raise the profile of Kelso. 'Wildness' and 'variety' is how they describe the qualities needed to design, imagine and concoct what has become Kelso Gin. It is the first distillery in the Sc

Don't know how this one passed me by, but by the time I knew about the Gin Festival, there wasn't a ticket to be had! A great Festival started by couple Jym and Marie in 2013, who wanted to create a venue offering lots of gins in one place. What followed was a waiting list and frantic watching of the website, in the hope that some poor person couldn't make it. After several weeks it happened and I managed to purchase two lovely tickets. Perhaps I should let them know I do som