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Gin Cocktail: Martini

James Mackintosh

May 17, 2019
2 min

Gin Cocktail: Martini

With have been enjoying a Martini at home the past couple of weeks, and with World Martini Day coming up next month (June 19th) it's the cocktail of choice just now. There are so many ways to make a Martini, wet, dry, dirty the list goes on, and we say there is no right way, only your way. We all enjoy our Martini differently, just like we enjoy our gin and tonic differently (as discussed in a post back in August 2018) and we encourage you to enjoy your Martini the way you wa

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Gin Cocktail: Bramble

James Mackintosh

Apr 26, 2019
2 min

Gin Cocktail: Bramble

As previously mentioned, we love a gin and tonic, but we we also love gin based cocktails and enjoy making them at home. Last month we posted about our Mackintosh 75 cocktail that we enjoy making, which we love, but we wanted to share our Bramble recipe with you this month. We love the Mackintosh 75, but one of our daughters (who shall remain nameless!) doesn't like prosecco or champagne, so enjoys a Bramble instead! The Bramble is an easy to make cocktail and a lot of fun in

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Where is Mackintosh Gin Made?

James Mackintosh

Apr 19, 2019
1 min

Where is Mackintosh Gin Made?

We don't yet have our own premises and therefore we have utilised the services of Distillutions Distillery in Arbroath where we distill, bottle, label and package our bottles on site before distributing these to our wholesalers and retailers. Distillutions is a fantastic space to work from and has a real community feel to it. We like to be hands on with our gin and will often be found in the distillery when our gin is being distilled or bottled, thankfully we can do this with

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West Coast Fest

James Mackintosh

Apr 12, 2019
1 min

West Coast Fest

West Coast Fest 2019 is happening tomorrow in Troon and we are delighted to have our gin pals Crafty Connoisseur showcasing us at both sessions. This is a fantastic wee festival by the ladies from JJ Event Bars that celebrates the very best of Gins, Spirits, Beers, Ciders and Cocktails. There will be 2 Live Music Stages, 2 Beer/Gin/Cocktail Gardens (indoor!) and Street food vendors to keep you entertained throughout the day. It is a great opportunity to meet the makers, sampl

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Junipalooza!

James Mackintosh

Apr 5, 2019
2 min

Junipalooza!

There are a lot of gin festivals running up and down the country, all different and special in their own way. Everyone has their favourite event that they like to go to, some have more than one, some like to attend one a month and some people might only go to one event a year. We think it is fair to say though, that Junipalooza is known as THE festival and the one that everyone wants to go to. We are absolutely delighted therefore to announce that we will be exhibiting at Jun

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The Taproom at 71 Brewing in Dundee

James Mackintosh

Mar 29, 2019
1 min

The Taproom at 71 Brewing in Dundee

We're big fans of 71 Brewing in Dundee, and so we were really excited when they agreed to stock us on their bar in the Taproom. The Taproom is their onsite bar that opens for off-sales during the day and on-sales in the evenings and at weekends. As Dundee's first brewery for 50 years, 71 is reviving the lost art of brewing in Scotland's fourth city. Crafting crisp lagers and seasonal beers inspired by traditional European classics and progressive new world flavours There is f

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The Gin To My Tonic Show: Meet the Makers - Glasgow Review!

James Mackintosh

Mar 22, 2019
1 min

The Gin To My Tonic Show: Meet the Makers - Glasgow Review!

The Gin To My Tonic Meet the Maker show was held in Glasgow last weekend and we were there as both exhibitors and consumers. The event was excellent, it was very well organised and run from both an exhibitor and consumer point of view. We were hosted by our gin pals Crafty Connoisseur on all three days and spent the day with them on the Saturday sessions. There was a real gin family feeling as we were joined by Dundee Gin, Badachro Gin and Culpeper Tonic. We had great fun cat

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The Gin To My Tonic Show: Meet the Makers - Glasgow!

James Mackintosh

Mar 15, 2019
1 min

The Gin To My Tonic Show: Meet the Makers - Glasgow!

The Gin To My Tonic Meet the Maker show is in Glasgow this weekend and we are very excited to be there! The first session is this evening, followed by two sessions tomorrow and again on Sunday. We're being hosted by our gin pals Crafty Connoisseur on all three days but we will be there with them for the Saturday sessions. We are really excited to be attending & exhibiting at this event, we're looking forward to catching up with our gin pals and of course making new gin pals!

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The Gin Clan: A book detailing Scotland’s gin scene – the history, the distillers and their gins.

James Mackintosh

Mar 8, 2019
1 min

The Gin Clan: A book detailing Scotland’s gin scene – the history, the distillers and their gins.

We love reading at Mackintosh HQ and have a few gin based books that we have read from cover to cover on more than one occasion. We were therefore really excited last year when we were contacted by journalist Fiona Laing who was doing some research for her new book, The Gin Clan and asked if we would like to be interviewed for it. We sent a few emails back and forth before finally meeting in Dundee. It was lovely to meet Fiona, we enjoyed chatting about all things gin and lov

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Gin Cocktail: The Mackintosh 75

James Mackintosh

Mar 1, 2019
2 min

Gin Cocktail: The Mackintosh 75

We love a classic gin and tonic here at Mackintosh HQ, but we also love gin based cocktails. When we are making cocktails we like to take our time, measure out the ingredients and enjoy the whole experience. It really is great fun when we are all together or have friends round and we all get involved making cocktails. We'll post a few of our favourite cocktails over the coming months, but the first one we want to share with you is our signature cocktail, which we have lovingl

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What is the best Scottish Gin?

James Mackintosh

Feb 22, 2019
2 min

What is the best Scottish Gin?

With so many flavour profiles available and everyone having a different taste this can be such a subjective question, however from a recent poll, 21% of those who voted, named Isle of Harris Gin as their favourite Scottish Gin for a second year running! This is a fantastic result for the team at the Isle of Harris Distillery who should rightly be proud that 1 in 5 of the votes cast went to them. They have made an enormous impact on the gin scene with their beautiful bottle an

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Husband and Wife Gin Team!

James Mackintosh

Feb 15, 2019
1 min

Husband and Wife Gin Team!

As a husband & wife team and best friends, we are extremely lucky in that we get to work together running Mackintosh Gin. We're not a rarity as there are quite a few husband and wife teams out there, we just happen to be one of them. We regularly get asked what it is like to work together and if there is any tension involved in being a couple running a business. In truth, it's not something we had really given much thought to and we just got on with it. We therefore jumped at

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Best glass for a gin and tonic?

James Mackintosh

Feb 8, 2019
2 min

Best glass for a gin and tonic?

What is the best glass to drink a gin and tonic from? You're not alone if you're wondering this, it is a question we get asked a lot! We're a bit torn here at Mackintosh HQ as there is as much love for the Copa de Balon glass, Hiball and Stemless Tumbler (just as much divide for our garnish of choice, but thats another post in itself!) We asked this question as part of a recent market survey and the overwhelming favourite was the Copa de Balon, and for good reason too. WHAT I

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A toast for your Burns Supper?!

James Mackintosh

Jan 25, 2019
3 min

A toast for your Burns Supper?!

Today we celebrate Scotlands favourite Bard, Robert Burns who was born on this day in 1759. We've grown up celebrating this annual event, which our forefathers have been celebrating since the Burns Supper Club began in 1802. It is always an amazing evening celebrating Burns, from a quiet family meal to a full on Burns Supper. An organised Burns Supper will usually follow a similar format, guests will arrive wearing highland dress, or a dress kilt for the men and a tartan skir

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What defines a Scottish gin?

James Mackintosh

Jan 18, 2019
3 min

What defines a Scottish gin?

For the past couple of years there has been an ongoing debate as to what exactly defines a gin as being a Scottish Gin. The debate kicked off following revelations that several gins being sold as a Scottish gin were in fact not produced in Scotland at all. Now we don't have an issue with a gin being made elsewhere, wether that is England, France or even further afield, however, we do believe that these gins should be honest with this fact and tell you as the consumer where yo

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True OriGINs, The Scottish Gin Festival

James Mackintosh

Jan 11, 2019
1 min

True OriGINs, The Scottish Gin Festival

We love exhibiting or having our gin featured on the bar at gin festivals and tasting events. Last year when it was announced that we would feature on the Angus Bar at The True OriGINs Gin Festival at Tobacco Dock in London we got very excited. We love the branding and ethos of this event so to feature on the bar was a big deal for us. The event was a huge success, so much so that this year the team behind it are taking it on a road trip throughout Scotland, and we cannot wai

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