Land belonging to the Wemyss family, the owners of Kingsbarns Distillery, was where John Haig chose to establish his first Haig Club facility. 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.” It’s also very exciting for us to be opening the doors of our ‘cottage distillery’ to share some of the behind the scenes magic that goes into making Darnley’s Gin with guests, especially as the number of visitors seeking Scottish food and drink experiences continues to rise.”

Self-proclaimed gin-connoisseurs will be able to blend their very own gin from a range of single botanical distillates, choosing flavours and balance botanicals to create their own unique gin recipe. Join us in our first ever gin experience outside of our home in the East Neuk of Fife, right in the heart of Edinburgh. Each bottle of Darnley’s Gin begins with the highest quality British grown grain spirit and the finest botanical ingredients. The team are also on hand to chat about the history of gin making as well as offering a range of incredible gins of their own for you to try and buy. Highlands - Lost Loch Distillery

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 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!

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Visitors taking the gin tour can learn about the various expressions produced by Darnley’s as well as seeing the process itself, where the gins are produced in the traditional London Dry style. 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. 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. 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.