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Find The Teasmith Gin at Balmoral Estate Gift Shop We are absolutely delighted to announce that our gin will be sold in The Balmoral Estate gift shop during the Summer of 2019. This is a real honour to us and we would like to thank the team at Balmoral Estate for such an amazing opportunity. Balmoral Castle is one of the most popular attractions in the Royal Deeside area of Aberdeenshire. It is the jewel in Scotland's crown and is set in the most beautiful of landscapes. We have always been interested in promoting the heritage of the region and...

Grow your own garnish for The Teasmith Gin It’s fragrant, fast-growing, it’s green, and complements The Teasmith Gin just perfectly. What’s not to love about the mint plant? Fresh mint is the perfect serve for The Teasmith Gin due to the delicate sweetness that we achieve when distilling the tea. Mint is incredibly easy to grow and we thought we would provide you with our top 5 tips for growing your own garnish. Top 5 tips for growing mint: Although mint is easy to grow, its roots, can be incredibly invasive and take over the garden really easily. For this...

Pretty in Pink Gin It isn't just us. Pink gin has exploded in popularity over the last 6 years. We love it so much that we're going to be telling you how to make your own pink gin with 5 simple recipes.  Why is pink gin so popular? Flavoured gins and liqueurs are great for introducing gin to newbies and pink gin accounts for 14% of the UK's gin sales. With gin becoming so popular, even those non-gin drinkers are wanting a slice of the pie. Hence why there has been such an explosion in sweeter alternatives. But today's pink...

Stay Glassy - The Teasmith Glassware Guide When it comes to glassware, the mind boggles. There are so many peculiar shaped glasses and each one holds its own story and its own tipple. So, next in our home bartender series and following on from our Tools of the Trade post, we thought we would put together the ultimate glassware guide so you know where you're putting your gin from your tequila. The Balloon (or Copa de Balon) Glass The Copa de Balon Glass dates back to Northern Spain in the 1700s. Whilst the English were drinking gin from long, tall...