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Spencerfield Spirit Company – gin and whisky

Spencerfield Spirit Company – gin and whisky

Based at a 16th century farmhouse overlooking the Forth, Spencerfield Spirit Company is a close knit family run company responsible for the famous Edinburgh Gin and Sheep Dip whisky. Their flagship product, Sheep Dip, was developed in 1970, with its stablemate,  Pig’s Nose, being launched three years later. Both award winning whiskies have been joined by the hugely successful Edinburgh Gin and the 1990 Old Hebridean, a first vintage for

July 15, 2011 No Comments Food & drink

Scottish Gin – now there's a neat idea

by Shane Dunning, Woodwinters England has long had a great reputation for the production and consumption of Gin, or Genever; the original Dutch name given to the curative spirit first designed by Franz de la Boe. William of Orange drastically reduced the level of taxation on the importation of Genever into England and the drink very quickly became London’s favourite; drunk neat it was, for while, cheaper than beer. Tonic