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The whitewashed Gin Bothy tasting room in Glamis village.
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Gin Bothy Experience

A gin tasting room in a whitewashed bothy in Glamis village, pouring the Gin Bothy's own gins with mixers and the story of bothy life.

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In the village of Glamis, a whitewashed cottage with a slate roof and a sign by the door is the Gin Bothy's tasting room.

A bothy, in Scotland, is a simple shelter or a farm workers' hut, and the idea here is the warmth and plainness of bothy life, with a glass of gin to go with it.

Inside the rustic tasting room, guests sit down to four of the Bothy's gins, the Original, Raspberry, Rhubarb and Gunshot, each poured with ice, mixers and garnishes so that everyone can make their own perfect serve, while a short film tells the story of the gin and the bothies. Drivers get soft drinks and a miniature to take home.

Tastings last about an hour and run from March to November, Thursday to Sunday, and they pair well with a morning at the castle down the road.

Round the cornerGlamis GalleryA gallery of Scottish art and craft in five old workers' cottages in Glamis village, with working studios, opened in 2019.1 min by roadSee itThe red door of Glamis Gallery among the ivy of the old cottages.
Before you go

Tastings from March to November, Thursday to Sunday at noon and three, booked ahead.

Where
Glamis village, by Forfar DD8 1RT.
Length
About an hour, with half an hour to finish.
Where it is

In the village of Glamis, down the road from the castle.

Close byGlamis.
  1. Glamis CastleGlamis CastleThe castle of the Earls of Strathmore, down the road.2 miles6 min by road
  2. Ruined stone gable with empty windows beside a glass-cased Pictish cross-slabThe Eassie Stone2 miles4 min by road
  3. Red box of assorted sweets from Star Rock Shop, including humbugs, tablet and candy canesThe Star Rock Shop5 miles9 min by road
  4. The great carved cross-slab standing in the hall of the Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum.Meigle Pictish StonesTwenty-six carved Pictish stones at Meigle.7 miles9 min by road
  5. Oystercatcher standing on one leg on a riveted green girderCrombie Country ParkWoods and trails round a Victorian reservoir.13 miles18 min by road
Directions
The red door of Glamis Gallery among the ivy of the old cottages.ShoppingGlamis GalleryA step away
Sandstone tower on a hilltop, surrounded by heather and forestry belowAttractionsKirriemuir4.4 miles over the water
Uniforms and helmets along a corridor in the Tayside Police Museum.AttractionsTayside Police Museum5.3 miles
The stone front of the Meffan Museum on West High Street, Forfar.AttractionsMeffan Museum & Art Gallery5.3 miles
A verdigris statue overlooks a walled garden and sandstone houseAttractionsJ.M. Barrie's Birthplace5.4 miles
AttractionsForfar Castle5.4 miles
Roofless stone walls and wall tombs enclose a grassy ruined church interiorAttractionsRestenneth Priory7.2 miles
Tealing Dovecot, a small stone building of the late 1500s.AttractionsTealing Earth House7.4 miles
Two donkeys standing side by side in a fenced field with buttercupsAttractionsMurton Farm & Nature Reserve7.9 miles
Stay nearby

Places to stay near the bothy, and when each is next free.

Nàdair, AngusNàdair
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Angus
  • 6 miles from the Gin Bothy
Free 4–6 DecA stone cottage with a green door and three chimneys sits behind a lawn bordered by shrubs and flowerbeds.Fairygreen Cottage
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Angus
  • 14 miles from the Gin Bothy
Check datesGuests raise wine glasses at a long candlelit table in a stone barnGuardswell Farm
  • Sleeps 10
  • In Inchture
  • 14 miles from the Gin Bothy
Check datesAn aerial view shows a black timber cabin with a pitched roof set on a deck in an open field, a bath and seating area visible outside.The Cabin at Fairygreen
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Angus
  • 16 miles from the Gin Bothy
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