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Sampling The New Welsh Witch ‘Lammas’ Vodka – Spellbindingly Good!

September 16, 2023 by Gary Leave a Comment

Jade Garston & the new Welsh vodka named Lammas!

Award-winning Welsh distillery Wild Moon is expanding its range of Premium Spirits with a unique Vodka!

Based in Wrexham, North Wales, the distillery was founded by Jade Garston, our Welsh Witch has been brewing up a new vodka bursting with natural flavours. Inspired by Welsh pagan folklore, this vodka is the 6th premium spirit to be released by the distillery.

The new vodka named Lammas after the next phase of the Wheel of the Year celebrates the first grain harvest, a time for gathering in and giving thanks for the abundance of crops.

The family run distillery has been creating spirits since 2019

The family run distillery has been creating spirits since 2019 and with 3 of their spirits recognised and awarded by the Great taste awards amongst other awards bodies, Jade and the team have high hopes for their new triple distilled vodka.

The Wild Moon distillery is the only distillery that is female owned and inspired by the lunar cycle. The new vodka is made using distilled Welsh water from the Ffynnon Beuno Welsh mountains, tying in with Celtic paganism roots of the Welsh Witch Spirit collection. Their process involved trickling the vodka through reiki charged crystals such as aquamarine, amethyst and moonstone crystals for energy cleansing to balance and complete the process. Each bottle is hand-corked and waxed in a distinct apothecary style that the brand is known for.

Our new vodka is an exciting addition to our collection, it’s been in the making for some time and we’re really pleased to launch it to the public.

We’re passionate about constantly creating new drinks that people love and all of our spirits have their own unique processes to make them stand out from the crowd. Being hand crafted in small batches in our North Wales distillery means we can ensure care and attention to every detail and we can remain true to our values.

We’re excited to see what our customers think of our new vodka, I love our new vodka and my mixer of choice is a refreshing botanical cola.

You’ll start seeing our vodka in bars and pubs around you soon, sitting proudly alongside our gins and rums, I can’t wait, it’s a really exciting time for the Wild Moon Distillery
– Jade Garston: Distiller

Welsh Witch products are distilled using Welsh water, then bottled, labelled and hand-waxed in our very own Wild Moon Distillery in North Wales.

Jade Garston’s passion for excellent flavours, nature and all things witchy was a marriage perfect to brew her Welsh Witch magic. Starting with their signature gin in December 2019, the brand has gone from strength to strength, becoming a staple spirit in may bars and restaurants around Wales and surrounding areas.

I’ve been lucky enough to try the new vodka and many thanks to Wild Moon (@welshwitch_craftspirits) for sending me a very generous sample – a whole bottle no less!

So, what did I think? Here are my tasting notes …

Tasting Notes – Welsh Witch Lammas Vodka (40%)

Welsh Witch products are distilled using Welsh water, then bottled, labelled and hand-waxed in our very own Wild Moon Distillery in North Wales.

The distillery uses folklore inspired botanicals and bases their products around the Celtic Pagan Wheel of the Year.

Nose: Powerfully herby and botanical with sweet lemon and shades of sherbet.

Palate: Sweet lemon, herby, spicy with hints of liquorice.
Adding ice gives it a fresh crispness and astringent quality.
Mixing with Tonic gives a long, refreshing, sweeter, lighter drink.

Overall: A very morish Vodka with some great flavours – a big contrast to some of the other one-dimensional vodkas that are out there – often easily forgotten – Lammas, on the other hand, will always keep you coming back for more!

Filed Under: New Arrivals, News, Sampling, Vodka, Welsh

The Glasgow Distillery Tweet Tasting – An Enlightening Take On Familiar Spirits!

April 16, 2021 by Gary Leave a Comment

The Glasgow Distillery lineup!

We celebrated the 200th. @TweetTastings last Wednesday and as always for the last 10 years, it was ably hosted by Steve from The Whisky Wire.

For this special occasion we had the honour of sampling some of the Glasgow Distilleries portfolio of products.

The spirits sampled were:-

  • Glasgow Distillery Makar Dry Gin (alone & with Indian Tonic Water)
  • Glasgow Distillery G52 Vodka (alone & with Indian Tonic Water)
  • Glasgow Distillery Banditti Club Rum (alone & with Ginger Beer)
  • Glasgow Distillery 1770 Whisky

If you want to catch up on what all the tweet tasters had to say you can view their comments by searching for the hash tag #GlasgowDistillery on Twitter.

So, what did I think?

Here are my tasting notes … and the one which was my favourite on the night!

Tasting Notes – Glasgow Distillery Makar Dry Gin (43%)


Makar Original Dry Gin, which takes its name from the Scots word for poet, is the first gin to be distilled in the city of Glasgow. It’s distilled in small batches in their copper pot still, called Annie!

A juniper led gin, made with seven botanicals, including angelica root, liquorice, coriander seed, lemon peel, rosemary, black peppercorns and cassia bark.


Nose: Nice lemon and really prominent lime citrus hit straight off! Lime seems to increase in strength as you nose! This is coupled with inviting icing sugar sweetness and black pepper.

Palate: Thick, pleasing mouthfeel with bitter lemon and spicy pepper and ginger.

Palate with mixer: Even more lemon now it’s got tonic in! It also brings out pine, sweet boiled lemon sweets and rose!

Overall: A superb gin, full of flavour and very unique!

Available to buy from these Merchants:-

  • Master of Malt
  • The Whisky Shop

Tasting Notes – Glasgow Distillery G52 Vodka (40%)


G52 Botanical Vodka Fresh Citrus, was inspired by the merchant past on which Glasgow was built. Distilled and produced using 100% natural and fresh ingredients.

Produced using botanicals including fresh grapefruit, lemon, lime, orange, rosehip and spicy fresh ginger.


Nose: Seriously tropical – Starburst in a glass – explosions of lime, strawberry and orange – can’t believe it’s vodka! Zesty, fruity and sweet.

Palate: Very similar to the nose – lots & lots of lemon, lime and icing sugar with grapefruit thrown in!

Palate with mixer: Goes well with the mixer – dials down the sweetness a bit and adds some bite to it!

Overall: Is this a vodka in gins clothing? Whatever, ’tis very nice!

Available to buy from this Merchant:-

  • Master of Malt

Tasting Notes – Glasgow Distillery Banditti Club Rum (44%)


The Banditti Club were a company of bold rogues who would meet in Glasgow’s local public houses; singing, eating and playing music late into the night.

Matured and spiced in Glasgow, made using rum distilled from freshly pressed sugar cane juice on the Island of Madeira and aged for up to 12 months in oak casks, and spiced with a selection of fresh tropical fruit and exotic spices, including pineapple, orange, cacao and allspice.


Nose: Creamy vanilla, sugary cinnammon, fennel, cloves, chocolate and licourice! Liquid stollen cake!

Palate: Well that’s different! Quite astringent with creamy vanilla, ginger cake / stollen cake and a massive spicy pepper hit. Shades of cloves, cinnammon and also wondering if it’s time to put the Christmas tree up yet – now where did I put those baubles?!

Palate with mixer: What a wholesome drink with the mixer added – it could replace a meal – A spicy ginger sensation!

Overall: I think I could drink this all night!

Available to buy from these Merchants:-

  • Master of Malt
  • The Whisky Shop

Tasting Notes – Glasgow Distillery 1770 Whisky (46%)


1770 Whisky Rich & Smoky, matured in virgin oak barrels, before being finished in Pedro Ximénez sherry casks.

Produced using malted barley which has been smoked with the aromatic heather-rich peat of the Scottish Highlands, and the exceptionally pure water of Loch Katrine.


Nose: Ooh! Gorgeous smokey nose, burning firewood and throwing peat on the fire! Add in some black treacle and sweet coastal wood and it’s a nose to linger over!

Palate: Very satisfying – smokey, BBQ, with sweet peat and more besides including caramel and orange!

Finish: Sweet, spicy, smokey finish that makes you go looking for savoury snacks!

Overall: Adding water levels things out a little but I’m a ‘neat’ man for this dram. I could curl up with this dram any day of the week that has a ‘y’ in it!

Available to buy from these Merchants:-

  • Master of Malt
  • The Whisky Shop

My Favourite On The Night

Such a different take on familiar spirits but Out of the 4, I think Makar Dry Gin wins it for me with 1770 Whisky coming a very close second!

Many thanks to Steve at The Whisky Wire (@TheWhiskyWire / @TweetTastings) for a great evening and Glasgow Distillery (@GlasgowDC) for sending the samples and without whom!

My fellow Tweet Tasters on the night were:-


@TheWhiskyWire @Whisky_And1 @whiskeychap @SpiritAndWood @Jotterface @WhiskyAlly @WhiskyResource @thedramble @ocdwhisky @MrEdwardMilner @ScotchB78 @AndyatDram @AndWhiskey4All @MaltBox @WhiskyWings @whisky_jamie @WhiskyGeekPete @whiskyrover @MaltMusings @rodbodtoo @2rumheads @LeaskPatrick @Whiskyviewer @FiShoop

Glasgow Distillery products are available to buy from these Merchants:-

  • Master of Malt
  • The Whisky Shop

Filed Under: Gin, Glasgow Distillery, News, Rum, Sampling, Twitter Tasting, Vodka, Whisky, Whisky tasting

Make The Most Of The Sunshine With These Gin & Vodka Offers From Edencroft!

September 15, 2020 by Gary Leave a Comment

Fifty Pounds London Dry Gin
Was: £39.50
Now: £28.00
SAVE: £11.50

Fifty Pounds London Dry Gin

Was: £39.50

Now: £28.00


SAVE: £11.50


Fifty Pounds Gin is made with a combination of grain spirit – which is already distilled four times before we use it, to give greater purity – and our botanicals, a perfectly balanced combination of herbs, spices, fruits and flowers which give Fifty Pounds Gin its unique flavour profile.

Caurunn Original Gin

Was: £32.00

Now: £25.00


SAVE: £7.00


Carefully handcrafted in the Scottish Highlands, Caorunn expertly infuses five locally foraged gin botanicals. Artisanal and small batch, beautifully mixing the rugged charm of Speyside with the urban sophistication of modern Scotland.

Leopold’s Silver Tree Vodka

Was: £39.50

Now: £20.00


SAVE: £19.50


A small batch American vodka. This is made in numbered batches, distilled from potatoes, malted summer wheat and malted barley. Each batch is limited to 5 cases, distilled under the careful eye of the master distiller Todd Leopold.

Square One Botanical Vodka

Was: £42.50

Now: £21.25


SAVE: £21.25

Square One Botanical is a bold (90 proof) organic rye spirit infused with the essence of eight organic botanicals: pear, rose, chamomile, lemon verbena, lavender, rosemary, coriander and citrus peel. A perfectly balanced harmony of fruit, floral and herb botanicals, this spirit gives added taste complexity to your favourite vodka cocktail.

Filed Under: Edencroft Spirit Specialists, Gin, Offers, Vodka

Gin & Vodka Offers From Edencroft!

April 13, 2020 by Gary Leave a Comment

Leopold’s Small Batch American Gin
Was: £45.00
Now: £22.50
SAVE: £22.50


Gin & Vodka Offers From Edencroft!

Caurunn Original Gin

Was: £32.00

Now: £25.00


SAVE: £7.00

Fifty Pounds London Dry Gin

Was: £39.50

Now: £28.00


SAVE: £11.50

Leopold’s Small Batch American Gin

Was: £45.00

Now: £22.50


SAVE: £22.50

Hendricks Midsummer Solstice Gin

Was: £35.00

Now: £25.00


SAVE: £10.00

Cold River Handcrafted Maine Potato Vodka

Was: £59.50

Now: £29.25


SAVE: £30.25

Leopold’s Silver Tree Vodka

Was: £39.50

Now: £20.00


SAVE: £19.50

Square One Botanical Vodka

Was: £42.50

Now: £21.25


SAVE: £21.25

Filed Under: Edencroft Spirit Specialists, Gin, Offers, Vodka

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