Thanks to all taking the time to read this and apologies as it has been some time since I took to the keypad. Well here it is. My bio says 'the odd blog on life' and it has been a long time coming! 

Nothing stays the same I was told when very young. How true and how har...

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 att...

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...

It would be hard to find a more scenic location to open your gin distillery, but Dale and Vicky McQueen have done just that! Nestled in the heart of the Trossachs in the village of Callander lies the distillery, overlooked by Ben Ledi. Little surprise then, that the gi...

Hundreds of new, exciting craft gins out there, but where to start! Beautiful bottles, lovely labels, adventurous aromatics and an array of botanicals guaranteed to overwhelm and impress. But which bottle should I buy first?

When setting up Twitter, I set about followin...

A tale of one couple, one monument and a bridge, have merged to bring you what we know as Stirling Gin. 

June and Cameron McCann ran a successful art gallery for many years, alongside the very popular Stirling Whisky Festival. They spotted a business opportunity in gin...

OK, so I've got some social media, lots of lovely followers, a shiny new website and a blog. All sorted, but where to begin?

There are many things I want to share, but what is the best topic to start with? With so many new and exciting brands around it's t...

Hello and welcome to my very first post!

I am feeling excited and looking forward to sharing lots of gin stories, along with a few surprises. I will give equal mentions to all brands, but must admit that it may have a slightly Scottish slant as I am writing from Scotlan...