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SUMMER JOBS

  Join team Downpour for summer 2022. We have two positions available and part-time or full-time are considered. These would suit a student or someone looking for a temporary summer job. Looking fo...
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Something New, Times Two

It's been an exciting time at North Uist Distillery as our Pink Grapefruit and Sloe and Bramble editions have joined Scottish Dry in beautiful new Downpour bottles.  Our environmentally friendly, ...
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Downpour Design, Pick Up a Poster

Downpour fans have been requesting them for years and we're happy to finally be able to provide. Available in A1 and A2, in blue, pink and red for our three core flavours, Downpour Posters are stoc...
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Nunton Whisky Cask Commotion

Yesterday was a very exciting day for us at North Uist Distillery as our first ever Nunton Whisky cask offer went live. Our heritage bere barley might have only just been sown in the Uist macha...
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Tasting Time, Gin Time

  Our tasting room at Nunton has been open for a few weeks now, and it is great fun to meet and greet all of the visitors pouring into the building to get to know Downpour Gin a little better.  Le...
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EDGE, an Island Exhibition

It is always important to us that our island home at the historic Nunton Steadings is more than just a distillery, that it is a hub of island activity and continues to be the vibrant, exciting ga...
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Something New, Something Blue

Our award winning Downpour Scottish Dry Gin, now in a bottle as bold and unique as the spirit inside it. Inspired by classic glass bottles of the past, our new custom designed bottle takes the ico...
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COCKTAIL RECIPE: Rockpool

What is a trip to Uist without a day spent at the beach, rummaging through rockpools for salty treasures? Crystal clear liquid, tantalising surprises glistening beneath the surface, the refreshing...
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