Pickering's Gin Distillery

Pickerings Gin

How to Open a Bottle of Pickering's Gin

Mr. Pickering simplifies the bottle opening process with a couple of nifty tips.

Pickering's Navy Strength Gin Spin

Pickering's Navy Strength Gin standing to attention!

Stop motion shot by the ever so talented Pete Dibdin Photographer.

Pickering’s Navy Strength Released: July 2014
In 2014 the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo spotted our little distillery from their home at Edinburgh Castleand asked we distil them aspecial
edition gin. So adored for it’s fuzzy little bearskin hat as much as it’s rich flavour, we decided to keep the ‘Bearskin Gin’ as part of the Pickering’s core range.
Distilled to the same recipe as Pickering’s Gin but with a higher alcohol content; at 57.1% more concentrated botanical oils are carried. This is a big, punchy juniper forward gin. Exceptionally smooth and beautifully balanced, our Navy strength is a more vivid expression of Pickering's Gin. Hearty spice takes the supporting role and it isn't until this gin is diluted with tonic, or in a cocktail, that zingy citrus notes reappear - an interesting consequence of it's high ABV.

Charlie McLean Reviews Pickering's Oak Aged Gin

Whisky Writer Charlie MacLean reviews our Oak Aged Gin collection. 200 bottles of each expression available at:

British gin boom continues in 2019

British gin boom which started in 2010 continues as the category hits 2.8 billion pounds this year. Along with the growing trend, there is a continuous increase in the number of distilleries. According to HM Revenue and Customs, there were 315 distilleries in 2018, up from 152 in 2013. The success of the entire category is made up of many factors, of which is the incredible popularity of flavored gin, whose value increased by 751% between 2017 and 2018. The Wine and Spirit Trade Association expects sales of gin to surpass 100 million bottles by March 2020.

by Ariel Kleszowski
Queen Margaret University 2019

Special thanks to:
Victoria Izatt-Lowry from Pickering's Gin
Lindsay Blair from South Loch/56 North
Gin Company Edinburgh
Ana Buendia Alonso

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Cinematogropher: Scott Duffield
Music: bensound.com

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