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Highland Whisky and Gin

Highland Saga Jacobite Gin

 

Highland Saga Jacobite Gin Edition 1785

Legende oder Wahrheit

 

Once upon a time, Ulysses MacKenzie met a fairy near the village of Drymen in the Highlands. She revealed to him an ancient gin recipe. The secret of this gin was also passed on in 1746, after the Battle of Culloden (April 16, 1746), to an old monk who then distilled it in a hidden distillery for the few surviving Highlanders, thereby boosting their morale.
Now, some may wonder why the monk didn’t distill whisky. The answer is quite simple: whisky takes years to mature and enjoy, while gin can be served immediately. Whisky must be distilled from malted barley and aged in wooden casks for at least three years. After the battle, the English confiscated whisky, barley, and barrels—leaving no foundation for whisky production. Ulysses has now finally made this recipe accessible again to Highlanders and insiders of the scene.

 

Truth:

A Pure Taste Experience

Even the aroma of the drink conjures the Highlands before the connoisseur’s inner eye. The color of the gin is a tribute to the once forest-rich glens of the Highlands and the deep waters of the lochs.
This gin can be enjoyed neat or married with tonic water into one of the most elegant gin and tonics. Fortunately, we’ve found a distillery for the German market that has been crafting fine spirits for eight generations and places the highest value on the selection of ingredients. Unlike many trendy gins made from industrial alcohol and chemical flavorings, Highland Saga Jacobite Gin is true artisanal distilling. Only the color is added through dye—consciously accepted, as the natural dye originally used tends to flake. But this doesn’t affect the enjoyment. Just give it a gentle shake.

 

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Highland Saga Recipes

Jacobite Gin Tonic:
Large wine glass or highball glass
5 cl Highland Saga Jacobite Gin
200 ml tonic water
2–3 ice cubes
Garnish: A small sprig of rosemary

Alternatively, if available, a small sprig of white heather.  
White heather is said to possess magical properties. Legend has it that it only grows where fairies have rested. It’s also said to grow only in places where no blood has been shed. Unlike the more common pink, copper, or violet varieties, white heather is rarely found in the Highlands.

 

Duslach sìthiche - Feenstaub Eistee:

Large wine glass or highball glass
4 cl Highland Saga Jacobite Gin
1 tsp forest honey
50 ml cherry juice
2 cl cream
3–4 ice cubes
Garnish: A mint leaf

 

Add gin, cherry juice, and cream to a shaker and shake vigorously. Then add the honey and shake again. Pour over 3–4 ice cubes into a glass.

 

Jacobite Sour:

Whisky tumbler glass
4 cl Highland Saga Jacobite Gin
2 cl sugar syrup
3 cl lemon juice
A splash of sparkling water to top up

3 tbsp crushed ice

 

Add gin, sugar syrup, lemon juice, and ice to a shaker and shake well. Pour into a tumbler and top up with sparkling water to taste.

 

Wild Lassie:

Bauchiges Weinglas

 

5 CL Highland Saga Jacobite Gin

 

200 ML Thomas Henry Wild Berry

 

2-3 Eiswürfel

Deko: Eine Scheibe Pink Grapefruit

 

Pour the gin into the glass, add the ice cubes, then squeeze a bit of juice from the grapefruit slice into the glass. Rub the peel gently along the rim to release the essential oils. Add the grapefruit slice to the ice and top up with Thomas Henry Wild Berry.  
By the way, the word “Lassie” here has nothing to do with the Indian mango lassi—it refers to a pretty Scottish girl.

 

Alasdair Hutton presents a poem by Robert Burns to go with the single malt whisky

Scotch Drink

von Robert Burns,1785

Gie him strong drink until he wink, 

That's sinking in despair; 

An' liquor guid to fire his bluid, 

That's prest wi' grief and care: 

There let him bouse, an' deep carouse, 

Wi' bumpers flowing o'er, 

Till he forgets his loves or debts, 

An' minds his griefs no more. 


Highland Whiskies

Highland single malts are single malt Scotch whiskies produced in the Highland region of Scotland. This categorization includes the whiskies produced on the islands around the perimeter of Scotland (the Island single malts), except for Islay (see Islay whisky). Incongruously, the area also includes certain lowland areas in the North-East of the country such as Banffshire and Aberdeenshire.

List of some Highland Single Malt Whiskies

  • AnCnoc
  • Aberfeldy
  • Ardmore
  • Balblair
  • BenNevis
  • Blair Athol
  • Clynelish
  • Dalmore
  • Dalwhinnie
  • Deanston
  • Drumguish
  • Eradour
  • Glencadam
  • Glen Deveron
  • Glen Eden
  • Glendronach
  • Glenfoyle
  • Gle Garioch
  • Glengoyne
  • Glenmorangie
  • Singleton of Glen Ord
  • Glenturret
  • Knockdhu
  • Loch Lomond
  • Loch Morar
  • Macphail
  • McClelland
  • Millburn
  • Oban
  • Old Fettercairn
  • Old Pulteney
  • Royal Brackla
  • Royal Lochnagar
  • The Singleton
  • Teaninich
  • Tullibardine
  • Tomatin
  • Wolfburn