Shaking up a storm with the Raeburn at Edinburgh Cocktail Week - SummerhallDistillery

Shaking up a storm with the Raeburn at Edinburgh Cocktail Week

With Edinburgh Cocktail Week well underway, we're serving up the goods from our very own EnGINe 47!   It's the biggest and most exciting festival line-up to date and we've put our best foot forward...
The First Pickering's Gin Tattoo (that we know of) - SummerhallDistillery

The First Pickering's Gin Tattoo (that we know of)

We sponsor The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo but we didn't sponsor this one...  In what we believe to be the first ever Pickering's Gin tattoo, we tracked down Jirko Zwicker of Germany who had our Pickering's...
Pickering's Gin up the ante for Edinburgh Fringe tours - SummerhallDistillery

Pickering's Gin up the ante for Edinburgh Fringe tours

The Edinburgh Fringe Festival has begun and our Pickering's Gin Jolly has been given an extra flourish for the month of August. Due to high demand, we've added an extra ten tours every single week to...
The world's first gin to tickle your tastebuds at 30,000 feet - SummerhallDistillery

The world's first gin to tickle your tastebuds at 30,000 feet

Did you know that at 30,000 feet high, our taste receptors are significantly suppressed? Air pressure, lack of humidity, and even the hum of the plane's engines can render many high-flyers unable to discern sweet...
We're celebrating our 5th birthday! - SummerhallDistillery

We're celebrating our 5th birthday!

This time 5 years ago in Summerhall, Edinburgh, the first batch of Pickering’s gin was distilled, bottled and dispatched to the general public. We didn’t know it then, but we became the first exclusive gin...
Pickering's Gin now available to buy at World Duty Free! - SummerhallDistillery

Pickering's Gin now available to buy at World Duty Free!

We’re delighted to announce that you can now proceed directly to World Duty Free to pick up a bottle of Pickering’s Gin before flying out of Scotland.  
Launching our latest perfect serve - SummerhallDistillery

Launching our latest perfect serve

Inspired by our signature serve – Pickering’s Gin & tonic garnished with pink grapefruit – Head Distiller Matt Gammell set about creating our first ever liqueur using the trusty pink grapefruit and fragrant spice that...
The Best Visitor attraction in Edinburgh, The Lothians and Borders has a brand new shop! - SummerhallDistillery

The Best Visitor attraction in Edinburgh, The Lothians and Borders has a brand new shop!

“If you can’t find what you want, make it yourself” was the mantra and sense of determination that led Marcus and Matt to build their very own distillery in Edinburgh’s old Royal (Dick) School of...
Pickering’s Gin and Seafood Bar: The First Gin Bar in Beijing - SummerhallDistillery

Pickering’s Gin and Seafood Bar: The First Gin Bar in Beijing

In July 2018 we launched Beijing’s first ever Gin Bar. ‘What? Where? Why?’ you ask. Well, we may make small batch gin from a 400 square foot distillery in Edinburgh, but we have a determinedly...