Hand-distilled on Unst, the northernmost of the Shetland Islands, Shetland Reel Filska Gin is being exclusively launched through the Craft Gin Club this month! It won’t be widely available until early 2019!
I am so silly excited to be sharing this with you! Today, my postie (Gordon, bless his cotton socks for working so hard in this dreich weather!), delivered this month’s Craft Gin Club subscription box.
Imagine my delight and surprise when I opened it and saw that this month’s beautiful featured gin is none other than Shetland’s own Shetland Reel Gin – and it’s a brand new exclusive gin I had no idea existed!
Shetland Reel Filska gin is being exclusively launched through the Craft Gin Club this month, and it won’t be widely available for sale until early 2019 – so sign up to the Craft Gin Club now if you want a taste! If you’re a new subscriber, this incredible box, worth £61, can be yours for only £28!
Shetland Reel Gin is Britain’s most northerly gin distillery, located on the wild and remote island of Unst. This month’s Ginned! magazine gives you an in-depth interview with the team behind the gin, as well as taking you on an epic road trip of the islands. You’ll learn some Shetland dialect, tips on how to host a perfect ceilidh and there’s even a feature on the Shetland Islands folk band Vair!
For those who love cooking with their gin, there are a few gorgeous sounding recipes to whet the appetite, but for those of us who prefer to drink our tipples there’s a fabulous selection of cocktail recipes to choose from such as The Merry Dancer and Reel Ale: A Big-Hearted Jug Recipe for when you’re entertaining.
CONTENTS OF NOVEMBER’S CRAFT GIN CLUB BOX
- 70 cl bottle of the exclusive Shetland Reel Filska Gin
- Firefly Botanical Mixer – either peach & green tea or kiwi, lime & mint
- Monty Bojangles Scofflets – maple & hazelnut truffle bites
- London Essence flavoured tonics – grapefruit & lemon verbena soda PLUS either the classic, bitter orange or grapefruit & rosemary tonic
- Mackie’s of Scotland haggis & cracked black pepper crisps
- a copy of GINNED! magazine
The total value of the contents of this month’s box is £61, but if you sign up to the Craft Gin Club now this can all be yours for just £28!
Filska is the Shetland dialect word meaning ‘high-spirited’ and this gin was designed to be citrus-forward with a flirty red grapefruit peel and red grapefruit juice forming the cornerstone of its botanical blend. The bright burst of grapefruit explodes on the nose, according to the GINNED! magazine.
“On the palate, the zest of grapefruit plays a starring role, supported by warming cinnamon. Ground almonds give Filska the classic Shetland Reel smoothness, while the elegant notes of coriander seed and piney juniper play a vital role in the structure of this gin. Angelica root and orris root bind these flavours together to fabulous effect.”
For the perfect serve, add 50 ml of Shetland Reel Filska Gin to a glass packed with ice and top up with 150 ml of your favourite premium tonic water. Garnish with a slice of red grapefruit and get ready to dance!
Visit the Shetland Reel Gin website to find out more about this company, and sign up to the Craft Gin Club to get your hands on one of the first bottles of this exclusive gin!
This is not a paid post, although Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary has received a complimentary Craft Gin Club yearly subscription (you want one of these, honestly, it’s like Christmas every time it arrives through the post!). All thoughts and opinions are our (slightly gin-induced) own. Thank you for supporting the brands who make it possible for me to do what I love: mess up my kitchen and share recipe stories.
Mum of three, daydream adventurer, OU Life Sciences graduate, occasional crafter, ex-pat Canadian & quite possibly Britain's most northerly food blogger.
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I Love gin and love the Shetlands – perfect win
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A gin and tonic has 91 calories. A banana has 115 calories. My doctor told me to make the healthy choice. I love my doctor. I stole this joke from the internet but I stand by every word.
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The grapefruit notes really appeal to me, I love the way gin has evolved recently and I love trying new ones so this would be a lovely treat.
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This gin looks like it could be my new favourite…I am loving the idea of the grapefruit blend,
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Katherine Rickaby says
I love trying new Gin’s as each has a unique character. I like the idea of getting cosy with a glass of gin and the ginned magazine, reading about the Shetland Islands where this exclusive Reel Filska Gin is from and tasting the free haggis crisps!
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My other half really loves gin and I’d love to surprise him with a bottle
Judith MacInnes says
My friend Michelle and I have our own secret little ‘gin club’ we meet once or twice a month when our husbands have a boys night out,& love to try new tipples – it’s almost a competition to see who can find the most unusual and distinctive flavours to try!
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Well now, it’s Christmas, and if that isn’t an excuse for a gin then I don’t know what is.
ADEINNE TONNER says
I would love to win this for my sister who enjoys a nice glass of gin
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I’d love to win this gin as I absolutely love Shetland reel! It’s the first gin I tried and have loved it ever since, I’d be so happy to win this new amazing gin!
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I love trying new gins
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Because im really keen to start trying all these lovely looking gins that are so popular…..
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I’d love to win this to give to my MIL who’d love a pretty pink gift xx
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hubby and I are enjoying trying a variety of gins and trying to improve our undesrstanding of the different botanicals used so this would be another great tasting opportunity
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To have a nice chilled out night with my partner
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I really liked the original Shetland Gin so looking forward to trying this one!
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I’d like to give it to my Mum, who likes gin.
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I am only just discovering Gin, always said I didn’t like it. Now I love it!!
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to share with some friends
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Ooh that Shetland Reel Filska gin sounds amazing! I might have to check out the Craft Gin Club for myself
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Just what I need for a Merry Ginmas
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it would be a lovely present for my partner for christmas
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What a gorgeous bottle the Filska gin comes in and I love that you get all the extras in the monthly gin box, the flavoured tonic mixers sound great. Mich x
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Can’t beat a G&T!
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I’d like to taste this Shetland gin – I’m a big fan of Scottish gins as they give me a taste of home. Like you, Elizabeth, I’m an expat but I live in England.
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Love to win to enjoy around Christmas with family and friends.
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Still trying to find a Gin I actually like, maybe I am broken!
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This kind of top notch vodka is way beyond my means .
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Why would I like to win?
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To give to my best friend, who is obsessed with gin.
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I would like to win this for my Son-in-Law, he loves discovering new gins
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