Wester Ross gin firm toasts world award just months after launch
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A COMPANY which launched a Wester Ross gin less than a year ago is this week toasting a world award.
Ullapool's Highland Liquor Company was awarded the Best New Launch Design at the World Gin Awards for their Seven Crofts gin.
It was the only Scottish gin to be recognised at the awards and came just 10 months after the launch of Seven Crofts.
Co-founder, Robert Hicks said: “Seven Crofts has been on the market for less than a year but we’ve had an amazing response from the public, retailers and bars over that time. It’s an honour to be recognised at an international level with this award and is testament to the team’s hard work."
Seven Crofts, a small batch dry gin, is described as "a vibrant, opulent gin with notes of perfumed forest fruit, and spicy hints of coriander and pink peppercorns giving it a long, warm finish".
It was founded by Helen Chalmers and Robert Hicks and is named after the original seven private dwellings that made up Ullapool in 1791.
Those dwellers sought to generate growth by establishing unique crafts and exporting goods throughout the country.
Robert and Helen worked closely with Glasgow-based design company D8 and the Italian bottle manufacturers to perfect the design. The tall, genever-style bottle features a forest green ombre that was inspired by the landscape that surrounds Ullapool.
Seven Crofts is now available throughout the UK and beyond, with the latest stockists including Harvey Nichols, The Savoy, and Michael Caine’s Michelin star restaurant, Lympstone Manor. The gin is also revered by bartenders across the world, with several famous international bars now serving Seven Crofts gin cocktails, including Atlas bar in Singapore, Ruby in Copenhagen, FAM bar in London and Nauticus in Edinburgh.
Seven Crofts Gin comes with a price tag of £40 for a 70cl bottle.
Find out more about the awards at www.worldginawards.com.
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