Like furnishing a new house, choosing the new equipment for our fresh new distillery was equally as exciting and with as many options! After careful consideration we settled on three traditional copper alembic stills. Originally the word ‘alembic’ was from the Greek word ‘Ambix’, this meant a vase with a small opening. The vase was […]
When we were younger (much younger, this was about 25 years ago!) Stuart and I were ‘courting’ at Brighton University, he was studying engineering whilst I was studying pharmacy. With Valentines Day around the corner and on a tight budget we didn’t often get each other gifts, but would give a card, bake a […]
Tuesday 25th January sees us celebrate Burns night and then Wednesday 26th January Australia Day, we are really lucky in our family to celebrate both. Why do we get both you may ask? So, Stuart was born in Mt Isa in Queensland, Australia and our three children, Jasmin, Olivia, and Cameron were all born in […]
Sitting here looking out of the dining room window on a wet and wild windy scene I’m reminded of the week we arrived in Orkney. Having visited Orkney in the summer, where we were treated to an unusually warm week…shorts and trips to the beach and having viewed only a handful of properties as there […]
