The Royal Highland Show has partnered with Elgin-based craft distillers Avva Scottish Gin to create a special limited-edition gin to celebrate the bicentenary of the very first Show.
The gin contains botanicals from the eight regions where the Show traditionally visited every year, before it settled at its current Ingliston showground in 1960 and the bottle artwork features archive paintings of historic Highland Show winners.
RHASS Chairman, Bill Gray, commented, “We are very excited to launch this special gin, commemorating 200 years since the first Highland Show took place in 1822.
“Avva Scottish Gin is a perfect example of a brand that is innovating and using their position in the Highlands & Islands to their advantage – their unique location allows them to create a delicious, high-quality craft gin.
“The eight regional botanicals blend perfectly with one another and we hope Highland Show fans will join us in raising a glass to 200 years of this very special show!”
Jill Brown, Distiller and Director at Moray Distillery Ltd, the home of Avva Scottish Gin, added, “It really is such a privilege and honour to be involved with this gin and celebrate 200 years of the Show. The distillation is carried out using a botanical basket on our still, Jessie Jean, who is the UK’s first Scottish-made gin still.”
This year’s Royal Highland Show takes place 23-26 June 2022.