1881 distillery Hydro gin, London dry, 70cl, 40& ABV. A classic London dry with an initial hit of fresh piney juniper and natural spring water straight from the Scottish borders, UK.

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Discover wonderful wildlife tours to book and experience in Scotland, including bird watching safaris, whale watching, farm tours and much more! A tour can be taken around the distillery, in which visitors can learn all about the history of Peebles Hydro, all things gin and can get up close to the school's copper still which makes up to 220 bottles of 1881 gin every day. In 1881, after three years of construction, Peebles Hydro was built to be a hydropathic hotel due to its very own private spring - Shieldgreen. Affluent city dwellers came far and wide for the hotel’s clean water supply and water-related medical treatments. Many of them wanted to retreat from the city pollution. The waters purity became legendary for ‘alleviating’ a wide range of ailments. Wake up each morning, refreshed and ready to explore together. Saunter hand in hand along the winding trails surrounding Glencoe Lochan. Gaze in awe at the spectacular wildlife.

The 1881 business includes a residential gin school located within the 132-bedroom hotel and a distillery classroom with 26 mini stills. The Scottish Gin Awards is the one of the largest gin competitions in the UK and revealed its winners following a rigorous judging process involving 46 leading experts, the assessment of 63 written entries and the blind tasting of over 200 gins, all distilled in Scotland. The team are also on hand to chat about the history of gin making as well as offering a range of incredible gins of their own for you to try and buy. Highlands - Lost Loch DistilleryFull disclosure I’m an official supporter of International Scottish Gin Day and my bottle of Subtly Smoked gin was gifted, along with the competition prize* Visit 1881 Gin Distillery at Peebles Hydro Hotel To match the newly released set of gins, four tonic waters have also been created - Tonic 81 - all four having been created using the same water source as the gins, these include Premium, Light, Pink grapefruit and Elderflower. Four gins and four tonics have been released.

Over 170 gins will now go head to head across 20 categories, with 56 producers from across Scotland being named as finalists.The discovery tour starts with a gin and tonic (naturally!) and covers the history of the Hydro, before you are introduced to Felicity and the distillation process at 1881 distillery. After that you’ll get 4 tasters of 1881 gin and even better, a 20cl bottle of 1881 London Dry classic gin to take away and a 10% discount in the shop. We know what it’s like when your heavenly weekend comes to an end – you’re left wishing you could stay one more night. So, from November to March, we're treating you to3 nights for the price of 2. The 1881 gin has been created by distiller Emma Millar, a graduate from the Brewing & Distilling MsC course at Heriot Watt University, together with Jamie Baxter, who is owner of Craft Distilling Services and who launched his first craft distillery in 2006.