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Beinn  an  tuirc  distillery,  torrisdale  castle

August 2017

ITS  FRIDAY  AND  WE'RE  HALF  WAY THROUGH  OUR  WEEK  AWAY  AT  TORRISDALE  CASTLE. THE  RAIN  IS  POURING  AND  NIALL  AND  EMMA  MACALISTER  HALL, TECHNICALLY  OUR  HOSTS  AS  WELL AS  DIRECTORS  OF  BEINN AN TUIRC  distillery,   HAVE  INVITED  US  DOWN  TO  SEE  THE  DISTILLERY.  A  short  knock  and Su,  head  distiller,  lets  us in.  what  greets  us  is  the shining  beauty of a  german  manufactured  still, Big  don, aptly  named  after  niall's  father.

 raymond,  the  assistant  distiller,  is  busy  hand  bottling  the  latest  batch  and  su wastes  no  time  in showing  us around  and  how  this  astounding  gin  is  made. The  gin  is  distilled  using  12  botanicals  most  notably  Icelandic  moss  and  sheeps  sorrel,  both  of  which  grow  naturally  on  the  estate,  all  sustainably  sourced.  This  is central  to  the beinn  an  tuirc  philosophy.  In  fact the  entire  gin  production  is  powered  solely  &  sustainably  by  the  on  site  hydro-electric  scheme.  The  water  used  in  the  production  process  is  fed   from  the  on  site  spring  &  a  tree  planting  scheme  is  expected  to  go  live  once  the  new  visitor  centre  is  ready. 

from  the  sustainable  power  to  the  sourcing  and  use  of  locally  identified  botanicals,  Everything  about  kintyre  gin  and  torrisdale  estate  points towards  some thing  special.  the  passion  and  pride  that  emma,  niall  & the  team  exude  is  difficult  to  ignore.  


Tasting  Notes:
Delicate  floral  notes  &  citrus  body,  with  a juniper  and  spice  finish.

Serve:
Neat  &  on-the-rocks  or  a  sprig  of  basil  &  Mediterranean  tonic.

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