Home Food Restaurant Reviews Recipes Drink Distilleries Whisky Gin Craft Beer Locations Scran Podcast A new limited edition gin has been launched, inspired by the scenery of the Caledonian Sleeper route north. Caledonian Sleeper has partnered with Arbikie Distillery to launch a brand-new, limited edition gin inspired by the overnight train journey from London to Scotland. Crafted in partnership with Arbikie’s master distiller Kirsty Black, the exclusive Caledonian Sleeper Gin will launch on Monday 10 June following World Gin Day on Saturday 8 June.
Arbikie is a family-run distillery sitting on 2,000 acres of land near Montrose, a calling point for Caledonian Sleeper as it winds its way further north to Aberdeen. One of Scotland’s most sustainable distilleries, Arbikie and the Caledonian Sleeper team have created a limited edition gin using their field to bottle approach to distilling and selecting a range of local ingredients grown by the farm. The Caledonian Sleeper team visited the distillery during the production process to help select key botanicals that influence flavour.
The result is a gin that takes inspiration from the picturesque Lunan Bay which the distillery overlooks – one of the scenic spots the Caledonian Sleeper passes on its way further north. The gin features notes of kelp, carline thistle and blaeberries to give a hint of the ocean, rock and land surrounding Arbikie. The gin also includes a few ‘secret’ ingredients inspired by the Caledonian Sleep.
