5 of the best new Scottish gins to try right now

With new and nearly new releases from big names to smaller producers, these are our pick of the top new flavoured gins.

McQueen Coconut & Lime Gin

Hendrick's Midsummer Solstice

If you're a fan of Hendrick's then look out for this limited edition gin - Midsummer Solstice.

Available now in Waitrose, price at £35, the distinctive botanical bouquet of Hendrick’s Gin has been complemented with a selection of additional floral essences inspired Midsummer Solstice blooms.

The result is an enchantingly floral gin that blossoms on the palate in a rare union of lightness and complexity – unmistakably Hendrick’s Gin, but with an alluring floral pop.

Lind and Lime Gin

Named after Edinburgh’s Dr. James Lind, a hero of the Scottish Enlightenment, who observed that citrus fruits prevented scurvy in the world’s first recorded clinical trial, Lind & Lime Gin is priced at £35 for 70cl and combines flavours of lime and pink peppercorn.

With a base spirit at 96 per cent ABV, the gin has been distilled with “seven carefully curated botanicals” that come together in a “delicate harmony”.