A unique gin has been created by Selkirk Distillers to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the town’s cricket club. The gin will be officially launched in Selkirk Cricket Club’s Philiphaugh clubrooms on Friday, April 17th.
This will be the second time Selkirk Distillers have been commissioned by the cricket club to produce a batch of their handcrafted gins.
“In 2022 we created a gin to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the club’s move to its Philiphaugh home,” said company co-founder and distiller Allan Walker.
“That gin proved very popular, so we’re delighted to have been asked to produce a completely new spirit to mark the 175th anniversary of the club’s founding in 1851.”
Selkirk Cricket Club’s 175th Anniversary Gin combines a variety of ingredients, including pineapple, papaya, mango and blueberries. Selkirk Distillers will donate £5 to the cricket club for each bottle purchased in the company’s shop.
“It has a really refreshing quality,” commented Club president John Smail, “and is definitely something to drink while watching cricket on a hot summer’s day!”
“We’re extremely grateful to Selkirk Distillers for so generously agreeing to donate £5 to the club for each bottle sold in their shop. Creating the gin is a great way to celebrate such an important milestone in our club’s history.”
The new gin’s label features a photograph of three Selkirk players who each scored centuries for the club in the 1908 season – brothers Willie and Walter Greive, and club professional Jack Palmer.
The talented young brothers, both of whom were Scotland internationalists, tragically lost their lives in the Great War – two of the 12 Selkirk cricketers and club members to pay the supreme sacrifice.
The gin will be available to buy from Selkirk Distillers’ shop in the town’s Market Place and from the cricket club itself. Selkirk Distillers is also taking pre-orders on-line, just follow this link – https://www.selkirkdistillers.com