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Blackwoods Fine Gin Discover Original vintage
Blackwoods is an Authentic Scottish Dry Gin
Blackwoods is dedicated to celebrating the best Scottish produce. The original vintage gin, each year we select botanicals from Scotland’s best crops and distil in small batches using a traditional copper pot still for the ultimate taste of Scotland.
Blackwoods Fine Gin Discover Original vintage
The Spirit of Scotland
Originating in Shetland, Blackwoods embodies the spirit of Scotland. Packed with juniper and bright citrus notes our use of native botanicals gives our spirits a distinctive Scottish accent.
Blackwoods Fine Gin Discover Original vintage
Vintage Gin
Different each year, but always with a distinct Scottish accent, the 2021 vintage uses ingredients from the Scottish Coast including kelp, sweet water mint and sharp, citrusy sea buckthorn.
Blackwoods Fine Gin Discover Original vintage
These botanicals are distilled with a juniper forward base alongside fresh grapefruit and lime, fennel and a pinch of black pepper for a classic gin with a fresh, citrus flavour and a hint of spice.
Best enjoyed over ice with tonic and a generous wedge of pink grapefruit.
Navy Strength
Bottled at 60% ABV, Blackwoods Navy Strength Gin has been designed to be the ultimate cocktail gin, shining through complex flavours.
Blackwoods Fine Gin Discover Original vintage
Distilled with kelp, water mint and sea buckthorn from the Scottish coast with a strong juniper backbone, Blackwoods Navy Strength gin has bold citrus notes from fresh grapefruit and lime along with lemon and orange. Fennel and liquorice lend sweetness, while black pepper balances with a bite of spice for a well-rounded classic gin that stands-up well in a variety of cocktails.
Botanical Vodka
Each vintage we select botanicals from the year’s best crops to create a vodka that embodies the spirit of Scotland.
Blackwoods Fine Gin Discover Original vintage
The 2021 vintage is distilled with kelp, water mint and sea buckthorn from the Scottish coast for a hint of sweet citrus.
Perfect with tonic, soda, or mixed into cocktails.
Blackwoods Fine Gin Discover Original vintage
BLACKWOODS GIN LAUNCHES NEW VINTAGE
Blackwoods has announced a new 2021 vintage and premium branding refresh across the range. Ahead of the opening of its new home on the Ardgowan Estate in 2023, distillation and bottling of the 2021 vintage has been moved to Scotland.
ABOUT BLACKWOODS
Blackwoods Gin was born on the wild islands of Shetland, where the unforgiving seasonal weather means that different native botanical plants thrive each year, creating a unique vintage.
Now, Blackwoods has made the move to the mainland, where the shimmering lochs, rugged mountains, dense forests, and a global reputation for outstanding produce have inspired Blackwoods to seek out the very best native Scottish botanicals each year to create the ultimate Scottish gin.
Blackwoods Fine Gin Discover Original vintage
2021 VINTAGE
The 2021 vintage uses ingredients from the Scottish coast including kelp, sea buckthorn and water mint for a classic gin with a fresh citrus flavour and a hint of spice.
The liquid has been developed in collaboration with award-winning Master Distiller, Sion Edwards.
The range includes the flagship Vintage Gin (40% abv), Navy Strength (60% abv) designed for cocktails, and Vodka (40% abv), also distilled with kelp, sea buckthorn and water mint, for a balanced, refreshing vodka that also makes for intriguing cocktails.
BRAND REDESIGN & PACKAGING
Working in collaboration with branding agency, Barlow & Co, the 2021 vintage launches with a brand refresh across the range.
The packaging has been designed to be sympathetic to the previous 2017 Vintage, retaining the brand’s elegant bespoke bottle and colour palette, but creating new contemporary labels that highlight Scottish provenance and botanicals, paired with premium finishes including foiling and emboss. The design also includes a new Blackwoods crest, which incorporates the spirit of Scotland through symbolism, including saltire, and Celtic-style patterns to represent the surrounding landscape and botanicals used.
Sustainability has been at the forefront of material choices for the 2021 vintage; labels are printed on uncoated, wood-free FSC-certified paper, bottles are UK made with circa 52% recycled glass, and caps made using recycled materials in a factory powered by 100% renewable energy.
BRAND FUTURE
In 2021, Distil, owners of Blackwoods, announced its investment into the Ardgowan Whisky Distillery being developed in Inverkip.
The development will feature a separate distillery for Blackwoods in a renovated stable building. Facilities will include a bespoke, Scottish-made still and visitor centre.
The Ardgowan Distillery is placing emphasis on sustainability, investing in the latest technologies throughout the distillery to reduce impact. Ardgowan Distillery has pledged to be carbon negative in its operations by 2024.
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