MADE TO SHARE

Distilled in the Highlands of Scotland,

GlenWyvis GoodWill Gin is craed from

nine premium botanicals to create this

crisp, complex, yet very smooth gin

that is made to share.

GlenWyvis is the world’s rst 100%

community-owned, fully sustainable

distillery. Founded as a community

benet society, GlenWyvis will share

its future prots with other projects

that do good. It’s all in the spirit of

giving something back. Enjoy.

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ased in the Highlands at the foot
of Ben Wyvis and established in
2015, GlenWyvis Distillery have
been hard at work producing some of the
country’s most premium spirits.
The first ever community-owned distillery
and a pioneer in the use of renewable
energy sources in the distillation process,
GlenWyvis focus on producing local,
sustainably-produced, and high-quality
spirits, and a recent gin tasting at
Boroughmuir Rugby Club in Edinburgh
certainly attested to the excellence of their
GoodWill Scottish Gin.
Made with nine premium botanicals
including handpicked hawthorn berries
from a neighbouring farm, GoodWill Gin
is a Glenwyvis bestseller, and SCRUM
caught up with Boroughmuir’s Club Captain,
Chris Laidlaw [CL], and Community and
Commercial Development Manager, Johnny
Matthews [JM], to get their take on the
product.

Would you often opt for gin?
[CL]: Yes, I would, it’s usually my spirit of
choice. You can’t beat a good gin and tonic
so I’m looking forward to tasting it.
[JM]: It’s the same with me. When I’m drinking

spirits, I’ll go for gin more often than not.

Ok, so had you ever heard of GlenWyvis

before?

[CL]: I hadn’t heard of it before, no, but it’ll be

good to try something new.

[JM]: Likewise, I had never heard of

GlenWyvis before but it’s always good to be

ahead of the curve!

Now to the important part, what does the

gin taste like? Dry? Sweet? Citrusy? Floral?

[JM]: I don’t really drink spirits on their own

but I really enjoyed the taste. I couldn’t tell

you if this is right, but I definitely get a citrusy

taste coming through.

[CL]: I’m not going to pretend that I know

what I’m talking about here, but I agree with

Johnny - I can taste a citrus hint in there I

think.

In that case, what would you pair it with?

How would you garnish the gin?

[CL]: I think with the citrus hint, I’d pair it with

citrus fruits like lemon or lime - personally

I usually go with lemon - and a good tonic

water as well.

[JM]: I’d go for the tonic water as well, but I’m

going to go for something slightly different

for my garnish; I think I’d pair it with a wedge

of orange or something.

Orange is actually one of the garnishes that

GlenWyvis suggest to put with their gin so

you’re clearly on the right wavelength!

[JM]: Good guess then! Maybe I’m better at

this than I thought...

If you were to design your own cocktail

with Goodwill Gin, what would be in it and

what would you call it?

[CL]: For me, I’d go heavy on the gin with

a double shot, and then add in a decent

squeeze of lemon, a dash of bitters, and

maybe a wee bit of lemonade. As for the

name, it’d be a Gin Sour, I reckon.

[JM]: I’m going to follow Chris’ lead and go

for a double measure of gin as well, but I’d

put it with ginger beer, some lime juice and

I’d chuck in some mint leaves as well. That

combination probably resembles a Moscow

Mule, but given where we are, it has to be a

Meggetland Mule!

For more information:

01349 862 005,

[email protected], glenwyvis.com

B

GLENWYVIS GIN

GOES DOWN

A TREAT AT

BOROUGHMUIR

Boroughmuir Rugby Club hosted

a GlenWyvis gin tasting at their

Meggetland clubhouse, and the

distillery’s GoodWill Scottish Gin

was met with a warm reception Boroughmuir pair Chris
Laidlaw and Johnny
Matthews

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