Orkney Gin Company - Mikkelmas Gin

Orkney Gin Company - Mikkelmas Gin

3295
Volume: 50 cl
Alcohol: 41.3% ABV
Location: Burray, Orkney

Mikkelmas Gin is handcrafted by the multi award winning Orkney Gin Company and is inspired by The Mikkel Feast, or the Feast of St Michael.

The Mikkel Feast is traditionally celebrated by Orcadians from 29th September to 12th October, marking the end of the harvest and summer. The tradition still exists today with most parishes still hosting their own Harvest Home, a traditional meal and dance that lasts long into the night.

Made using a combination of traditional botanicals including juniper berries, cinnamon and orange peel as well as locally sourced botanicals such as ling heather and wild rosehips.

The gin is presented in a stoneware bottle that depicts an Orkney ‘Selkie’. The Selkies are mysterious, shape-shifting creatures of Orcadian legend. In the sea, they take the form of seals. On the land, they cast aside their sealskins and emerge as beautiful young men and women, mysterious and alluring.

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Tasting Notes

Bold, seasonal botanicals are used to capture the warming autumnal spirit of Mikkelmas in a spicy, silky smooth gin.

The perfect serve

Perfect when served over ice with a slice of orange or fresh ginger and topped up with a quality ginger ale.

Meet the maker

Made by Andrea and Gary, a husband and wife team from Burray in the archipelago of Orkney, the Orkney Gin Company started by making a range of handcrafted gins using the traditional cold compounding method. The process is labour intensive and the gin is produced in tiny micro-batches. Infusion is undertaken in stages, and constant, meticulous sampling for quality is carried out. Once the perfect balance has been achieved, the gin is blended, filtered and bottled. Hand labelling lends a personal finishing touch. The family has now opened a purpose built distillery beside their home which will allow them to experiment with and create distilled spirits.

Delivery Service

We use a combination of delivery services and the provider and service used will depend on your location, the size and weight of the products ordered, the value of the goods and the delivery service you select at checkout.

All deliveries in the UK will be dispatched using either Royal Mail or by a courier. Deliveries out with the UK will always be delivered using a courier.

We always recommend that you provide us with a delivery address where it is likely that someone will be available to receive and sign for the parcel. Where applicable, you will receive communication with a tracking number for your parcel

Delivery Times

We dispatch orders Monday to Friday and all orders received before 1pm are dispatched the same day. Order received after 1pm are dispatched the next working day.

The delivery time depends on your location and the delivery service selected at checkout. However, all deliveries in the UK will generally be made within 3 days of dispatch. Deliveries to European countries will be made within 5-7 working days of dispatch.