Consumers are indeed seeking new drinking experiences and we have seen this as an opportunity to keep them engaged with our premium gins and get them involved with some of the fantastic things we are doing here.” Surely the best part of learning about how gin is made is learning about where it comes from and what inspired the distillers to make it in the first place - and on the Isle of Skye, which surely one of the most beautiful parts of the country, it's readily apparent.

x 20cl bottles of your own blended gin to take home ( 1 x Darnley's Signature Blend & 1 x Your own creation) Darnley’s Gin launched in 2010 and was made in London until July 2017 when they brought the gin production home to the new Darnley’s Distillery in Kingsbarns in the East Neuk of Fife. Fife-based gin brand Darnley’s has reported 202% year-on-year growth for the financial year ending March 2022. Darnley’s Gin is distilled in the London Dry style in Fife, Scotland, using only natural botanicals

The family-run brand says it is committed to provenance and has made continued efforts to become more sustainable in all areas, which has driven brand loyalty and attracted new markets, buyers, and consumers to the brand. The growth of the brand has been attributed to its ‘innovative and purpose driven’ brand developments.

Whether you’re a local looking to get your whisky fix, or a tourist enjoying the area for the first time, a trip to any of these distilleries will go down a treat. Our immersive gin experiences, our collaboration projects and our ambitious efforts to be more sustainable, using more and more local botanicals has seen a huge increase in people enjoying our gins,” Stewart concluded. As a Scottish family business, it is also a decision that was an instinctive one for us, bringing the making of our gin home to a part of Scotland where we have such deep roots and a connection to the land and local communities.

Founded by the Wilson brothers, the gin school was designed to give not only an insight into how this unique spirit is created but also show how the botanicals sourced on the island play a key part in their particular gin's make up. Two centuries later they now produce five of their own single malts and offer three unique guided whisky tours. Each bottle of Darnley’s Gin begins with the highest quality British grown grain spirit and the finest botanical ingredients.

Darnley’s have just released the first in the Cottage Series range of limited-edition gins inspired by the stunning Fife countryside. As a family-owned brand and they were determined to bring Darnley’s home to the area they were from, but also to create a space that would allow people to visit and see the gin being made and (most importantly), have the chance to meet the team and taste the finished product! From a resurrected Abbey, revived after 523 years to a dilapidated farmstead turned modern whisky hotspot, Fife has something for all dram lovers. Join us in our first ever gin experience outside of our home in the East Neuk of Fife, right in the heart of Edinburgh. The Scottish brand welcomed 1,925 visitors to its distillery in the last year, hosting 300 Gin School experiences. It also hosted a Gin Experience pop-up on Edinburgh’s Castle Street in 2021, offering an immersive gin blending workshop as well as acting as a ‘hub’ for gin education. The brand delivered 420 blending experiences and welcomed over 3,500 visitors during its three-month showcase.Director of UK and European sales Ben Stewart commented: “Darnley’s Gin is part of the Wemyss Family Spirits portfolio and this growth, along with the brand initiatives, really supports the business’s longer term goals of 20% revenue growth year-on-year, to increase product sampling, and be more sustainable in all aspects of the business. We pride ourselves on making a gin that’s perfectly natural, which is why we make London Dry Gin. This means that no additional flavours or sugars are added after distillation, only purified water to reduce our gin to its bottling strength. Our carefully selected combination of botanicals are steeped in the base spirit, allowing the essential oils and flavours to be released before distillation. Here are our top five distilleries to pay a visit to while in Fife. Kingsbarns Distillery and Visitor Centre – Kingsbarns