Tag: gin
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Virtual journeys 1
On a Borders Breather The writing of The Gin Clan was pretty intense at times, but it was a delight to be transported to different parts of Scotland. These virtual journeys often brought back happy memories of real visits. As I was writing up the profile of the Lilliard ginnery, I recalled a trip to…
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Festival time
Author on the stage at Edinburgh Foodies 2 August
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Hot off the press
The GIN CLAN is building up quite a lot of press coverage. Here are a few of the recent newspaper cuttings (in their digital format) New book a tonic for gin loves, Aberdeen Evening Express, April 2019 Read it here Edinburgh’s gin boom: How did the Capital become the home of quality gin? Edinburgh Evening…
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Summer Garden Party
What makes gin Scottish? Find out at the Summer Gin Party on the terrace at One Square at the Sheraton, Edinburgh on Friday 12 July. Bite magazine and One Square, the bar at the Sheraton hotel, are putting on a gem of a gin event. There will be serves of One Square Gin, Garden Shed…
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World Gin Day
World gin day: time to explore Scottish gin? The GIN CLAN will guide you on your journey. Meet the gins from Scotland’s distillers and makers.
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A whisky lass?
A whisky lass? Cards on the table: my malt heritage is rather unconventional – I have been a public relations consultant for an Indian malt whisky distiller. I had just left a PR job with a multi-national electronics company when an industry contact suggested I met a friend of hers who was looking for some…
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Big Big Masterclasses
Festival date The Gin Clan author Fiona Laing will be giving masterclasses on Scottish gin at the Big Big Gin Festival at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange on 26 and 27 April. The festival brings together all things gin over three sessions and Fiona will join a line-up of experts for breakout sessions for festival-goers who…
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Student roots
Academic beginnings My first published article was in the St Andrews Geography Society magazine – funnily, it is about drink… but whisky. You can read it below – just remember it was tongue in cheek and my very first piece of public writing. I really wasn’t sure what I wanted to do when I “grew…
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Blackwell’s launch
Gin Clan Launch event, 2 April 2019 Time to have a formal launch of The Gin Clan and Blackwell’s on the South Bridge in Edinburgh is hosting it on Tuesday 2 April. My close neighbour Leith Gin is sponsoring the event so guests will be welcomed with a G&T. You get the chance to meet…
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