First launched in 2003, Blackwood’s Distillery boasts what is said to be the world’s first vintage gin, made with handpicked Shetland botanicals. Although the botanicals are from Shetland, it still remains unclear where or how the gin is distilled… one of the gin industries great mysteries. Small islands like the Shetlands are more susceptible to seasonal changes in vegetation. Though the actual recipe for the gin doesn’t change, Blackwood’s created ‘vintage’ gin, embracing the changing of the flavours from year to year. It now flaunts a vast range of gin and vodka.