Arbikie Highland Estate AK's Gin, Scotland

Fund MND research by sipping on a delicious Gin

The Stirling family has been farming the Arbikie family estate in the Scottish Highlands since the 1920s. Four generations of the family have gotten to know this land that is constantly transformed by powerful seas and the turbulent weather inside and out, and they worked with it to grow the most premium crops. The fourth generation, though, is a true difference-maker. Brothers Iain, John, and David that have been raised by the farm and the stubborn lands, found a way to make those crops even more delicious. Even though they chose different careers initially, they returned to the farm in 2013 to open Arbikie Highland Estate Distillery, a Gin, Vodka, and Scotch Whiskey distillery, made almost exclusively (90%) from the farm’s crops.

AK’s Gin is named after the person who inspired the whole thing - Alexander Kirkwood Stirling, the founder’s father and a great man who could only lend a name to an equally great Gin. AK’s Gin is bold and flavorful with notes of pepper, honey, and cardamom, all locally and sustainably sourced. Its wheat base is estate-grown. This Spirit is bottled at an ABV of 43% and is best served with fresh lime juice and/or ginger ale and garnished with rosemary. The man who inspired this Gin, Alexander, died of Motor Neurone Disease, leading the brothers to donate 1 pound for every AK’s Gin bottle sold to support people with MND and MND research.