Island Hopping with Scottish Gin - Isle of Barra

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The isles of Barra and Vatersay are the most southerly inhabited islands in the Outer Hebrides and the most westerly in the UK.   Barra is approximately 23 square miles in...

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Island Hopping with Scottish Gin - Orkney Islands

Ally Hardy
We're finishing our gin tour of the Scottish Islands in the North Sea on the Orkney Islands. Orkney is an archipelago situated about 10 miles north of the coast of Caithness....

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Island Hopping with Scottish Gin - Isle of Raasay

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Situated in the Inner Hebrides is the magical Isle of Raasay. Raasay lies between the Isle of Skye and Applecross on the Scottish mainland. It can be reached by a...

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Island Hopping with Scottish Gin - Isle of Skye

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Our tour exploring the islands and their connection with Scottish gin continues on the Isle of Skye.  At around 640 sq miles Skye is the second largest island in Scotland...

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Island Hopping with Scottish Gin - North Uist

Ally Hardy
After leaving Colonsay we've travelled north west to the Outer Hebrides and find ourself in North Uist, home of North Uist Distillery Co. - the creators of Downpour Gin. Spanning and area...

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Island Hopping with Scottish Gin - Isle of Colonsay

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We've travelled further west from the Isle of Jura and are now on Colonsay - an island in the Inner Hebrides and the home of Wild Thyme Spirits. Colonsay lies...

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Island Hopping with Scottish Gin - Isle of Jura

Ally Hardy
For the second instalment of our Island Hopping with Scottish Gin series we’ve headed west from Bute, across Kintyre to the Isle of Jura in the Inner Hebrides and the...

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Island Hopping with Scottish Gin - Isle of Bute

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Like many others, due to the circumstances we find ourselves in, we have not been able to get away on a holiday this summer. Therefore, we decided to take a...

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