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A Glaswegian in Paradise

Makar (The Glasgow Distillery Company)SMWS GN1.16

Producer: SMWS

February 16, 2026
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About This Whisky

Code

GN1.16

Distillery

Makar (The Glasgow Distillery Company)

Name

A Glaswegian in Paradise

Producer

SMWS

Region

Glasgow

ABV

50.3%

Bottler Type

Independent

Category

Gin

Nose

The spirit presents bright citric notes enhanced by its rest in first-fill Tennessee whiskey casks, offering a fresh and intense aromatic profile characteristic of London Dry style gin.

Palate

It displays sweetened citric botanicals with complexity imparted from six months of maturation in freshly tipped whisky casks, creating a balanced and nuanced flavour suited to sophisticated palates.

Finish

The finish is clean and spirit-forward, leaving behind the whisky cask influence that complements gin-based cocktails with sustained citric and botanical notes.

Overall Notes

About A Glaswegian in Paradise: This is a London Dry style offering intensity and freshness to your favourite gin-based cocktails. To achieve a profile worthy of our members’ palates, we rest the gin in freshly tipped whisky casks to enhance the sweeter citric notes from the botanicals. Here, GN1.16 rested for 6 months in a 1st fill Tennessee whiskey barrel. A few gin-based cocktails that will make GN1.16 absolutely sing include The Martinez, French 75 and Pomegranate Gin Fizz.