Ice & Fire Distillery was started by a family of Highland Crofters wanting to try something different to sustain their crofting lives, using as many botanicals as they can grow in their area. The weather can be harsh in Caithness with biting winds in the winter and due to a lack of trees this can make it very difficult to grow some of the more exotic botanicals. Caithness Highland Gin is a truly Crofting garden gin made with two hero signature ingredients grown by this small crofting community. Rhubarb grows in almost every highland crofting garden and at this croft they also have salmonberries which are similar to wild raspberries. These are blended with a juniper and coriander base with hints of liquorice in the undertones.