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Hand-in-hand with the explosion of craft gins and premium tonics over last few years, there has been a sharp rise in the use of creative gin garnishes. With gin brands and gin fans choosing to embellish their favourite tipple with everything from pink grapefruit to frozen asparagus tips (yes asparagus!) the days of the humble “ice & slice” appear to be a distant memory.
Read MoreWith our new Esker Scottish Raspberry and Esker Orange and Pomegranate Vodka hitting the shelves in Sainsburys across Scotland in July, we thought it was time to give you a formal introduction to the newest members of the Esker Spirits Family!
Read MoreWhen we started the business in 2015, we had no idea how things would work out - we were full of ambition and great plans (all hatched from the distillery shed). At that point, we did know that we wanted to ‘do one thing well’, and that was to make great gin. However, our ambitions have always gone beyond that - hence Esker Spirits.
Read MoreAs the weekend rolls around, there are a few questions we end up asking ourselves:
What are we drinking?
What snacks are in the cupboard?
What are we going to watch?
Of all those questions, the hardest is probably the last one - how many times is too many to watch ‘Goodfellas’? How long is it acceptable to scroll through the options when we could just have put on Goodfellas in the first place?
Read MoreOne of the questions we are often asked when we are out and about doing gin events and markets (in the good old days) is which is our favourite Esker gin, and how do we drink it? I think it’s probably fair to say that we’ve found ourselves reaching for the gin bottle a little more regularly over the past 10 weeks or so (drinking responsibly of course) and we thought it’s maybe time to share some of our favourite ways to drink Esker Spirits.
With the current lockdown measures in place, something we are all missing is heading out for a cocktail at our favourite bar. Team Esker definitely are!
Read MoreSo, working from home is the new reality and that’s no different for Team Esker. Julia, Steve, Suz and I probably all have worked from home to a greater or lesser extent over the past couple of years – this is where it all started for Steve and me after all!
Read MoreIs it too late for a happy New Year blog? After a crazy December, January crept in, hung around forever and just like that – it’s February!
We wanted to give you a little look-in to what January looked like for us as a team and some of the plans we have for 2020.
Read MoreUp against some pretty great food and drink businesses, team Esker are delighted to be named “Best Young Business” at the recent North-east Food and Drink Awards, held in the Mercure Ardoe House Hotel.
Read MoreSteve and Lynne took part in the Scottish Gin Society’s Perfect Pairing Valentines feature in February, showcasing some of Scottish Gin’s gin-producing couples!
Read MoreEsker Spirits was the only Aberdeenshire Gin Distillery and North-east business to take part in Lidl’s second Scottish Gin Festival last November
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