Scottish Gin Blog
Travel Kindly. Sustainable Holidays in Scotland.
Want to find your way to kinder, more sustainable holidays in Scotland? Ginspired Scotland’s Travel Kindly campaign has loads of ideas to help you! We’re signposting the most environmentally sound Read More
Holidays – Why do we want them?
Ever spent a holiday in a strange bed longing for the familiar pillows of home? Been hunched under a dribbly, cramped shower and yearned for the stretch space and drench Read More
Burn’s Night Ginformation
With 2021 well underway and Burn’s Night fast approaching, we thought we would share some of our Scottish Gin suggestions to rival any Whisky, for your ‘At Home Burns Supper’ Read More
Let The Christmas Shopping BeGIN!
With Christmas fast approaching, we thought we would give you some ginspiration on what to buy your loved ones this year. So let the Christmas shopping for Scottish Gin beGIN! Read More
‘Gift A Getaway’ at Christmas
Gift a Getaway this year and help to support local business in what has been an incredibly tough year for everyone. Gifting a Getaway will create lasting memories. After all, Read More
Cumbrae, Jewel of the Clyde
Less than one hour by train from Glasgow, and around two from Edinburgh, getting to the Jewel of the Clyde, or Great Cumbrae , couldn’t be easier. It makes a Read More
Sustainable Travel in Scotland
‘Sustainability’ must be one of the most over-worked words of the last few years, as we try to find ways to reduce our impact on the planet we call home. Read More
Autumn Glory
The change of seasons brings a reminder that nature will pursue her cycle of newness, growth, seed setting and dormancy despite everything we throw at her, either intentionally or through Read More
Halloween Gins To Lift Your Spirits!
Here at Ginspired Scotland HQ we love all the ‘spooktakular’ Gins that Scotland has to offer. With Halloween looking a little different this year for everyone we thought we would Read More
Celebrate Autumn the Ginspired Way.
Autumn has definitely arrived, and here in Scotland it is one of the most beautiful times to plan your next visit. Trees ablaze with oranges & reds of all shades Read More
‘Taste The Adventure’ Competition
To celebrate the fact that we are now able to at least plan a getaway for later in the year, we are giving away 4 Ginspired Scotland ‘Taste the Adventure’ Read More
Lament to the Deep Fried Mars Bar
Or Ginspired Scotland’s contribution to National Poetry Day We’ve Castles and Cabers and Coos by the score We’ve Whiskies, great Gins even wine and there’s more We’ve mountains and rivers, Read More
Buy your Favourite Scottish Gins direct from the makers.
Support your gin producers offering online sales, and keep your spirits up too. During these challenging times, it’s vital that you don’t run out of your favourite Scottish Gins. Online Read More
Ginspired Day Trip to Dumfries & Galloway
Or, The A-Z of D&G! South Western Scotland is often overlooked by holiday makers seeking the splendours of the Highlands or the vibrancy of Glasgow & Edinburgh. Yet those same Read More
Press Releases
August 2020 Ginspired Day Trips Spark Scottish Staycation interest boom Press Release: https://www.ginspiredscotland.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Ginspired-Day-Trips-Press-Release-Aug-20.docx Dundee Day Trip Video: https://www.ginspiredscotland.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_7628-1.mp4
The ‘Algorithm Method’ and why it’s not reliable
So officially the current most hated noun in the Oxford English is Algorithm. Unsurprising given its recent form, it’s also difficult to spell, and even to say if you happen Read More
Ginspired Day Trip to Dundee
Have a Dandy Day out in ‘Fundee’! With oodles of culture and a long-standing history of creativity and design, there’s so much to explore in and around Dundee, not to Read More
Love Scotland? Love Scottish Gin? Test your knowledge here:
Rate yourself with the following quiz:- An ‘Arbikie’ is the traditional dwelling place of the wild Scottish Haggis. Usually well concealed on a north facing mountainside, and always constructed after Read More
Pitlochry Day Trip – Step up for a Scottish Gin or two!
From the Pictish words for stones, or stepping stones, Pitlochry is one of Scotland’s most enchanting places to visit. With clear sparkling air, beautiful scenery, rich clan history, fine food Read More
Ginspired Day Trip to: Aviemore
AvieMORE for LESS The Cairngorm National Park takes a leading role in many wildlife and adventure stories. It’s no co-incidence that Chris Packham and co are regularly spotted filming Springwatch Read More
Ginspired Scotland Talks Gin with Edinburgh Gin Distillery
Edinburgh Gin Head Distiller, David Wilkinson Founded in 2010, Edinburgh Gin has created an innovative family of award winning Gins. Based in Edinburgh, a city with a prestigious history of Read More
Ginspired Scotland Talks Gin with Darnley’s Gin
Distiller, Scott Gowans Ginspired Scotland is delighted to talk gin with distiller, Scott Gowans from Darnley’s Gin. Steeped in Scottish history, Darnley’s Gin was borne from inspiration dating back centuries Read More
Can Virtual Farming Bring Actual Benefits to the Farm?
Farm Stays, Farm Shops, Agritourism, how does social media go down on the farm? In these days and weeks since lock down, we’ve seen virtual experiences popping up everywhere, from Read More
Ginspired Scotland Visitor Charter
Now the lockdown’s finally lifting, and we can all come and goWe’d love to have you visit, but there’s stuff you need to knowThe virus bug is still around, it’s Read More
Ginspired Scotland Talks Gin with Ellis Gin
Carol Jackson, Founder of Ellis Gin Beautifully crafted Scottish Gin in the heart of Glasgow, Ellis Gin is a must for any gin connoisseurs gin shelf. Made with hand selected Read More
Scottish Food Trails (with a hint of gin!)
There’s a saying – ‘Great change is preceded by chaos’. For Scotland’s hospitality industry these weeks since March 2020 have offered little but chaos and confusion, unknowns and unpredictables; in Read More
Ginspired Scotland Talks Gin with The Dundee Gin Co.
Ginspired Scotland ‘Talks Gin’ to Lewis Murphy of The Dundee Gin Co. Lewis Murphy, Managing Director of The Dundee Gin Co. Think of Dundee and our minds turn directly to Read More
Treading the Tyrebagger
Located 15 mins drive from Aberdeen, The Tyrebagger Trails are a great place to enjoy our new found freedom when we can. Suitable for buggys, bicycles, little adventurers, and of Read More
Ginspired Scotland – Corona Virus Response
The tourism sector is one of the hardest hit by the corona virus epidemic. The tourism and hospitality industry in Scotland and around the world is facing unprecedented levels of Read More
Why Scotland’s Winter Gin Wonderland is the Perfect Christmas Gift for your Gin lover
Scotland can offer the perfect solution to your Christmas present worries as it becomes a gin lovers perfect winter wonderland. As the ski centres celebrate an early start to the Read More