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2024, A North Uist Distillery Year In Numbers

January 14, 2025

In these early days of a new year it's always great to take a moment and reflect back on the year that has just been. 2024 was another huge one for us here at North Uist Distillery, and one that t...

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Bere Essentials - the role of heritage bere barley in North Uist Distillery Whisky

September 26, 2024

It's been a dreich summer here in the Hebrides, with significantly less sunshine and a lot more of the wrong kind of downpour than usual. Thankfully the heritage bere barley, growing on the nearby...

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Foraging and Bartering Wild Hebridean Gin Botanicals - A Guide

July 25, 2024

It's that time of year when the fields and moors of Uist burst into bloom, the beautiful botanicals that bring that burst of island flavour to Downpour gin are ready to forage, and we look forwar...

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Uncovering the Magic of Sherry

July 19, 2024

Sherry barrels have been adding their magic to whisky aging process for over 200 years, bringing a very different flavour profile when compared to whiskies aged solely in bourbon barrels. While bo...

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Making it rain with Downpour Gin in Switzerland

June 28, 2024

  While summer was just getting off the ground here in Uist, Jonny had a chance to take to head to the continent and bring Downpour to the discerning drinkers of Switzerland at the Lucerne Gin and...

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Foraging for Hebridean botanicals with A.S. Apothecary and North Uist Distillery

June 19, 2024

  When we were initially brainstorming the recipe for Downpour gin we knew that we wanted to capture the flavour of our beautiful island home and that that flavour had to come from wild, Hebridean...

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A new season at North Uist Distillery visitor centre

March 22, 2024

  A Brand New Season at North Uist Distillery We're delighted to announce that the North Uist Distillery visitor centre at Nunton Steadings is back in action, ready to tantalise your taste buds wi...

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Downpour Cocktail Recipe: The Leap Year

February 29, 2024

Celebrate February's extra day with a delicious and sophisticated gin cocktail, created in 1928 by the legendary bartender Harry Craddock, for the London Savoy's leap year celebrations and just cry...

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