Unfortunately I simply couldn't pry the secret recipe from Isle of Harris distiller Norman Ian Mackay, but he did give me some real insight into the process.

Unfortunately I couldn’t pry the secret recipe from Isle of Harris distiller Norman Ian Mackay, but he did give me some real insight into the gin-making process up there.

 

As another week wrought with pandemic anxiety slowly winds to an end, I think it’s only natural that a man’s thoughts turn to gin. But not any old gin, oh no…

This week we spent some time in the company of Isle of Harris distiller, Norman Ian Mackay.

Now, we have previously interviewed the distillery’s most-amiable Simon Erlanger, but this time I was determined to discover EXACTLY what makes that particular gin so damn special and, dare-I-say, moreish; I swear I have a serious weakness for its saline charms…

Look out for Part 2 next week…

 

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Edinburgh-born/Ontario-based Sommelier, consultant, writer, judge, educator, and dad, Jamie Drummond is the Director/Editor of Good Food Revolution… And he never usually uses the term “moreish”.