News
Medal Success for Shetland Reel
Shetland Reel are delighted to have won numerous awards at the world's most foremost wine and spirit competition.
Limited Edition Simmer Gin is Now Available in our Online Shop
Our limited edition Simmer Gin is now available from our online shop!
We're on the Craft Trail!
The Saxa Vord Distillery is now part of the Shetland Craft Trail, helping to promote all the wonderful products we create on the islands.
New Video - A Taste Of Shetland Reel
Want to find out a bit more about us - what we're really about? Why are we making gin and whisky in such a remote place? Take a look at our new video for a taste of Shetland Reel life.
Gold & Silver at San Francisco World Spirits Competition!
We've had a busy year since winning a silver at last years San Francisco World Spirits competition for our original gin. We are extremely chuffed to have won another Silver and a Gold in the 2016 competition.
Shetland Reel on BBC2
This series of 'An Island Parish' was filmed in Unst last summer. In this weeks episode, you can find out more about the distillery and how our two gin botanicals are harvested from our natural surroundings.
Graduate Distiller Profile - Marc Watson
Marc is our graduate distiller who studied for his degree at Heriot-Watt University and wrote his undergraduate thesis on gin. He's already helped to mastermind our limited edition cask-aged Up Helly Aa Gin and has plenty more ideas in the pipeline.
Cocktail Hour with Cut Out + Keep
We're always looking for interesting ways to use our gin in food and drink recipes. So when craft tutorial website cutoutandkeep.net decided to experiment with Shetland Reel Gin, we got very excited indeed!
Scottish Rural Awards 2016 Nominations
Last year we were extremely pleased to win commendations at the Scottish Rural Awards. We are fortunate enough to get a chance at this year's awards too!
Up Helly Aa Reel Gin - Limited Edition Cask-Aged Gin!
We had this amazing idea to put our original Shetland Reel gin in the Whisky casks from our limited edition single malt. The result is a unique cask-aged gin, especially for Up Helly Aa.
Winter Gin Cocktail
How about a lovely winter gin recipe to warm the cold nights with our new Ocean Sent gin.
Whisky Hot Toddy Recipe
With the recent release of our blended malt whisky, we thought it would be appropriate to create a recipe that will help to warm up the long winter nights.