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Orkney Distilling

There’s plenty of distilling heritage on the island of Orkney, but the northern Scottish island isn’t only home to Highland Park and Scapa Distillery. Orkney Distilling also makes a delightful range of flavoured gins under the Kirkjuvagr brand. This means ‘Church Bay’ in Old Norse, inspired by a time when Orkney was emerging as a seat of power in the Viking Empire and the Norsemen would sail their longships into Kirkjuvagr, which over the centuries grew into the islands’ capital, Kirkwall. The symbol on the bottle top is a Vegvisir, or Viking compass, which helped the Norsemen find their way into Kirkwall (or Kirkjuvagr) and beyond. Neat, right?

All Kirkjuvagr gin is made in small batches using traditional copper stills. Angelica is a defining ingredient after the brand discovered a local legend that spoke of a variety of Angelica brought to the islands by Norsemen centuries ago, which can still be found growing wild today. It complements a distinctive blend of local botanicals, including ramanas rose, burnet rose, and borage, as well as traditional Orkney bere barley.

Kirkjuvagr Beyla Gin

70cl, 40%

From the Orkney Distilling Company comes this sweet and fruity Old Tom gin, dubbed Kirkjuvagr Beyla. In Norse mythology, Beyla is the goddess of bees (not beads, there's a different deity in charge…  More info

Kirkjuvagr Beyla Gin
15
£38.99

Kirkjuvagr Arkh-Angell Storm Strength Orkney Gin

70cl, 57%

A navy-strength edition of Kirkjuvagr Orkney Gin (or "Storm Strength", as they refer to it as). While the name Arkh-Angell may simply sound rad to you and I, it's actually a reference to the local…  More info

Kirkjuvagr Arkh-Angell Storm Strength Orkney Gin
10
£39.90

Kirkjuvagr Orkney Gin

70cl, 43%

An 'unmistakably Orcadian' gin made with locally grown botanicals including Ramanas Rose, Burnet Rose, Angelica and Borage. The inclusion of Angelica was inspired by a story that suggested Angelica…  More info

Kirkjuvagr Orkney Gin
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£39.95
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Orkney's Finest 8 Year Old 2014 - Provenance Coastal Collection (Douglas Laing)

70cl, 46%

Hailing from an undisclosed distillery on the isle of Orkney comes this eight-year-old single malt. The folks at indie bottler Douglas Laing claim it to be from "Orkney's Finest Distillery", and with…  More info

Orkney's Finest 8 Year Old 2014 - Provenance Coastal Collection (Douglas Laing)
£45

Kirkjuvagr Aurora Gin

70cl, 42%

A celebration of the appearance of the Aurora Borialis, or Northern Lights on the charming Scottish island of Orkney. Kirkjuvagr Aurora Gin is a handcrafted spiced gin from the Orkney Distilling…  More info

Kirkjuvagr Aurora Gin
5
£36.95

Kirkjuvagr Yuletide Gin

70cl, 40%

From Orkney Distilling comes this festive delight – it's Kirkjuvagr Yuletide Gin! Inspired by Orcadian Christmas traditions and the island's Viking heritage, among the botanicals are myrrh,…  More info

Kirkjuvagr Yuletide Gin

Orkney 14 Year Old 2007 - The Kilnsman's Dram

70cl, 52.3%

Single cask Orkney single malt from Orkney Distillery, released as part of The Kilnsman's Dram series! The peated whisky rested in a single first-fill oloroso sherry cask for 14 years before it was…  More info

Orkney 14 Year Old 2007 - The Kilnsman's Dram

Kirkjuvagr Harpa Gin

50cl, 41%

Kirkjuvagr Harpa Gin (it's pronounced 'kirk-u-vaar' - you're welcome) was inspired by the ancient, seafaring qualities of the Orkney people. It was distilled in small batches in traditional copper…  More info

Kirkjuvagr Harpa Gin
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