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Gin .... just the tonic for a day at the spa
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Need a rest after a hectic Christmas and New Year? Why not relax in a spa with a twist, a gin twist.
Along with all the usual trimmings, like scented oils, soothing music and a menu of treatments, Glasgow has found just the tonic to keep its customers in high spirits.
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Treating your body like a temple and fancying a stiff martini don't usually mix, but it is the heady botanicals in gin which has prompted one spa owner to marry the two.
Gin Spa is a perfect cocktail, and it opened just in time for the Scotland's New Year celebrations.
According to its owner Gin Spa is one of a kind, the first to make gin with the flavours of of berries, nuts or citrus fruits into a body rub, as well as a gastronomic delight.
This spa relies on spirits distilled by craftsmen using locally sourced ingredients.
So nine of those botanicals are brought in. The rest of them are actually foraged on the island (Isle of Harris). So the distillation is much more complex too to what it used to be, according to the owner Paul Reynolds.
A YouGov poll commissioned by the Wine and Spirit Trade Association this year discovered that when it comes to naming their favourite tipple 29 percent of people chose gin.
So for the first time gin was promoted to first place, ahead of whisky and vodka.
The Association says UK drinkers bought over 47 million bottles of gin this year, a record breaking equivalent of 1.32 billion G&T's, in the last recorded 12 months.
This is up 7 million bottles compared to the same period a year ago.
Reynolds says its the versatility of gin, which is now infused with everything from raspberries to lemon and lime that makes its so appealing, especially to women.
The spirit once referred to as mother's ruin is now chic.
According to Reynolds: So Gin Spa is the first botanical and gin inspired day spa in the world and it's first into Glasgow. We are focusing on botanical inspired products for our treatments. We also have a complimentary gin bar that we give to our guests after their treatment, or if they are having a manicure they can have a martini and such like cocktail. And where we want to take this journey is the customer is experiencing gin from the minute they come in the door. So the cent of juniper and lime is what they experience as the door opens and we're taking five star products to make sure the customer has a great experience from start to finish.
Gin Spa's customers receive a typical spa pampering that includes luxury slippers and tea from a therapist.
With so much gin on hand, it's important for people to keep well hydrated throughout the treatment and enjoy the alocholic drinks responsibly.
Various gin houses provide gin on a month to month basis. The spa uses the chance to conduct market research on its largely female clientele.
The success of gin is thanks in part to the growing popularity of so-called 'craft spirits' made in boutique distilleries.
Reynolds says: The growth of the gin market, especially the craft gin market, has been massive. The gin market in the UK, seventy percent of gin made in the UK is actually made in Scotland, but we're moving more towards craft gins rather than the big production gins, that we have in the past. Gin spa has sort of taken the customer, looking at the female customer, who are very much the gin drinkers and thinking what else can we give them. And day spa and gin goes well hand in hand.
The spa keeps things simple with treatments like massages, facials, manicures and pedicures.
Before their tailor made cocktail arrives, each customer is given an inspirational thought to ponder while they're enjoying their treatment.
A nearby gin bar called Gin 71 Merchant City allows the spa's customers to continue the experience.
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Gin Bar Timelapse
This is a short timelapse shot inside of Gin71 on our first Friday night1
Relaxing with gin at a spa on World Gin Day ++REPLAY++
(26 Dec 2017) UK GIN SPA
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Glasgow, United Kingdom- 18 December 2017
1. Close of woman sniffing gin
2. Mid of woman pouring gin
3. Close of gin sign: Gin – It's a yes from me.
4. Close of Gin Mare, botanical gin
5. Wide tilt down of gin bottles in spa
6. UPSOUND: (English) Paul Reynolds, owner, Gin Spa (shows mid of Reynolds talking and looking at bottle)
So nine of those botanicals are brought in. The rest of them are actually foraged on the island. So the distillation is much more complex to what it used to be.
7. Wide of woman entering Gin Spa.
8. Wide of therapist meeting customer inside spa
9. Mid of customer looking at spa menu
10. Close of customer looking at spa menu
11. SOUNDBITE (English), Paul Reynolds, owner, Gin Spa
So Gin Spa is the first botanical and gin inspired day spa in the world and it's first into Glasgow. We are focusing on botanical inspired products for our treatments. We also have a complimentary gin bar that we give to our guests after their treatment, or if they are having a manicure they can have a martini and such like cocktail. And where we want to take this journey is the customer is experiencing gin from the minute they come in the door. So the cent of juniper and lime is what they experience as the door opens and we're taking five star products to make sure the customer has a great experience from start to finish.
12. Wide of therapist bringing tea to customer
13. Close of customer's hand picking up tea cup
14. Mid of therapist applying scent to customer's wrist
15. Mid focus pull of customer's hand being manicured with gin cocktail in foreground
16. Wide of customer getting a manicure
17. Mid of customer sipping cocktail during manicure
18. Mid top shot of therapist washing customer's feet
19. Wide of customer receiving pedicure with cocktail in hand
20. Close of customer's feet during pedicure
21. SOUNDBITE (English), Paul Reynolds, Owner, Gin Spa, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
The growth of the gin market, especially the craft gin market, has been massive. The gin market in the UK, seventy percent of gin made in the UK is actually made in Scotland, but we're moving more towards craft gins rather than the big production gins, that we have in the past. Gin spa has sort of taken the customer, looking at the female customer, who are very much the gin drinkers and thinking what else can we give them. And day spa and gin goes well hand in hand.
22. Mid top shot of woman being given massage by therapist
23. Close of massage
24. Mid of therapist during massage
25. Wide of Gin 71 sign
26. Wide pan of gin bar at Gin 71
27. SOUNDBITE (English), Olivia Mackereth, assistant manager Gin 71
We also get a lot of tourists, so they want to kind of try gin, knowing that Scottish gin has become so popular. So they want to try gins that they know are from craft distilleries, so using the local botanicals, people who are actually making it and not just big companies that are churning out bottle after bottle, so it's actually someone's life, someone's job.
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Bridge of Cally, Scotland, United Kingdom - 19 December 2017
28. Drone footage of Bridge of Cally the home of Persie's craft gin distillery (mute)
29. Wide of Persie gin distillery
30. Wide pan of bar at Persie distillery
31. Mid of artisan gin distiller Simon Fairclough preparing a martini
32. Close of martini being poured
34. Close pan towards martini
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Relaxing with gin at a spa on World Gin Day
(8 Jun 2018) LEADIN:
It's World Gin Day on 9 June. So why not relax in a spa with a twist, a gin twist?
Along with all the usual trimmings, like scented oils, soothing music and a menu of treatments, Glasgow has found just the tonic to keep its customers in high spirits.
STORYLINE
Treating your body like a temple and fancying a stiff martini don't usually mix, but it is the heady botanicals in gin which has prompted one spa owner to marry the two.
According to its owner Gin Spa is one of a kind, the first to make gin with the flavours of of berries, nuts or citrus fruits into a body rub, as well as a gastronomic delight.
This spa relies on spirits distilled by craftsmen using locally sourced ingredients.
So nine of those botanicals are brought in. The rest of them are actually foraged on the island (Isle of Harris). So the distillation is much more complex too to what it used to be, according to the owner Paul Reynolds.
A YouGov poll commissioned by the Wine and Spirit Trade Association this year discovered that when it comes to naming their favourite tipple 29 percent of people chose gin.
So for the first time gin was promoted to first place, ahead of whisky and vodka.
The Association says UK drinkers bought over 47 million bottles of gin this year, a record breaking equivalent of 1.32 billion G&T's, in the last recorded 12 months.
This is up 7 million bottles compared to the same period a year ago.
Reynolds says its the versatility of gin, which is now infused with everything from raspberries to lemon and lime that makes its so appealing, especially to women.
The spirit once referred to as mother's ruin is now chic.
According to Reynolds: So Gin Spa is the first botanical and gin inspired day spa in the world and it's first into Glasgow. We are focusing on botanical inspired products for our treatments. We also have a complimentary gin bar that we give to our guests after their treatment, or if they are having a manicure they can have a martini and such like cocktail. And where we want to take this journey is the customer is experiencing gin from the minute they come in the door. So the cent of juniper and lime is what they experience as the door opens and we're taking five star products to make sure the customer has a great experience from start to finish.
Gin Spa's customers receive a typical spa pampering that includes luxury slippers and tea from a therapist.
With so much gin on hand, it's important for people to keep well hydrated throughout the treatment and enjoy the alocholic drinks responsibly.
Various gin houses provide gin on a month to month basis. The spa uses the chance to conduct market research on its largely female clientele.
The success of gin is thanks in part to the growing popularity of so-called 'craft spirits' made in boutique distilleries.
Reynolds says: The growth of the gin market, especially the craft gin market, has been massive. The gin market in the UK, seventy percent of gin made in the UK is actually made in Scotland, but we're moving more towards craft gins rather than the big production gins, that we have in the past. Gin spa has sort of taken the customer, looking at the female customer, who are very much the gin drinkers and thinking what else can we give them. And day spa and gin goes well hand in hand.
The spa keeps things simple with treatments like massages, facials, manicures and pedicures.
A nearby gin bar called Gin 71 Merchant City allows the spa's customers to continue the experience.
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