This is the part of Scotland where the field-to-bottle idea is literal. Angus has farm distilleries growing their own base grain and potatoes, and Perthshire has a run of small distilleries up the glens. Dundee brought spirits distilling back to the city after the best part of two centuries away.
Distilleries in Angus, Dundee & Perthshire
Every one with a still house in the region.
Arbikie Highland Estate
Inverkeilor, Angus
A farm distillery above Lunan Bay run by three brothers whose family has farmed the ground for generations. It is field-to-bottle in the literal sense: the base spirit is made from crops grown on the farm.
Kirsty's Gin, AK's GinVerdant Spirits
Dundee
The first distillery licensed in Dundee in well over a century, in a warehouse off the Blackscroft. The name comes from the Verdant Works, the jute mill up the road.
Verdant GinPersie Distillery
Glenshee, Perthshire
In a former hotel at the foot of Glenshee, on the road north over the Cairnwell to Braemar.
Persie Zesty Citrus Gin, Persie Sweet & Nutty Old TomStrathearn Distillery
Methven, Perthshire
A small Perthshire distillery at Methven, west of Perth, making both whisky and gin.
Strathearn Classic Gin, Heather Rose GinBadvo Distillery
Pitlochry, Perthshire
A very small distillery on a hill farm above Pitlochry, run by a young distiller on her family’s land, with botanicals from the farm.
Badvo GinOther regions
- HighlandsWild. Bold. Unforgettable.
- IslandsDistinctive. Coastal. Pure.
- Speyside & MorayElegant. Refined. Complex.
- Aberdeenshire & the North EastGranite, estate and coast.
- FifeThe quiet giant.
- Edinburgh & the LothiansHistoric. Creative. Distinctive.
- Glasgow, Argyll & the WestCity stills and sea lochs.
- Borders & the South WestThe overlooked half.