An international celebration
of all things Scottish Gin.
7.10.23

Dan firmly remembers his first G&T.  It was his great aunt’s birthday and his brother said, “Hmm, think I’ll try a G&T”. “Why not, I’ll join you”, he chimed in and that was pretty much that. He started with the obvious gins, like Gordon’s and Bombay, but the first real experience that widened his horizons was a gin tasting locally hosted by his Royal Juniperness, The Gin Lord. Then a few days later his first ever Gin Festival. Between the two, they opened Dan’s eyes to the breadth of flavour out there, and perhaps more importantly, some of the incredible people that work to make the drink he loves.

The blog really came about just as a fun way to get his thoughts across after spending a very enjoyable Ginvent getting to know lots of other people tasting the gins involved and hitting Twitter hard for the live tastings. Dan was really struck by the friendliness, inclusiveness and openness of all those involved and decided that he really wanted to continue being part of that community.

Aside from the gin, Dan admits to being a proud nerd when it comes to all things tech and gaming, and a recent “Cat Dad”, as evidenced by various lacerations and nights of interrupted sleep.