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🍹Retailer of Premium Craft Spirits
🥃Monthly Subscription Box
🍸Private Tastings
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👀Looking for new brands
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17/08/2025

July’s Crafty Spirits Rum Club featured a liquid treasure from Uganda — Kakira Gold Rum.

🥥 Crafted from molasses grown on the lush Kakira Sugar Estate, resting on the shores of Lake Victoria🛢 Aged in bourbon and sherry casks for 5–7 years🍌 Flavours of banana, honey, coconut, almond and warm spice

It’s smooth, rich, and made with purpose — every bottle supports local community and environmental projects in Uganda.

This one’s for sipping slowly, sharing generously, or mixing into something unforgettable.

How would you enjoy this — neat, in a cocktail, or with cola? Tell us below! 🍹

15/08/2025

Coo J’N Whey Gin: Smooth by Nature

From the Isle of Mull comes something truly different — Coo J’N Whey Gin, July’s Crafty Spirits Club gin pick.

🥛 Crafted from whey alcohol (yes, from milk!), it’s smoother than smooth.
🌿 Infused with juniper, citrus, and local botanicals like heather and sea kelp
🌊 A hint of coastal freshness that makes every sip sing

It’s sustainable, it’s Scottish, and it’s got a name that makes us smile every time we say it.

Perfect in a G&T with pink grapefruit, or in a martini if you’re feeling fancy.

Ever tried a gin made from whey before? Think it’d be your thing or too wild? Tell us below! 🐄 What did you think – love it or leave it? 🥃

13/08/2025

Tastings That Aren’t Awkward

Ever been to one of those tastings where everyone pretends to smell “green meadow in spring” and you're just wondering when the next sample is?

Yeah… that’s not us.

Our Crafty Tastings are laid-back, lively and full of flavour.

✨ Choose gin, rum, vodka, tequila, whisky
✨ Get 4 x 25ml pours, mixers, garnish & tasting tips
✨ Hosted by us – online, at home, or your venue
💸 From £27.50pp (6 adult min)

Come for the drinks, stay for the laughs. And maybe leave with a new favourite bottle.
📩 DM to book or visit craftyconnoisseur.co.uk/tasting

Who in your life would make the best (or worst) tasting partner? Tag them below – no judgement! 😅

08/08/2025

What We’re Sipping: Pendraig Spiced Rum

You lot LOVED this one when it landed in June’s club box – and honestly, so did we.

🔥 Pendraig Spiced Rum – a bold, beautifully blended rum from the heart of Wales
🐉 Named after the red dragon of Welsh legend
🧡 With flavours of cinnamon, orange peel, toffee and warm vanilla

It’s rich, warming, and dangerously easy to sip. And just a wee bit fiery – like every good dragon should be.

Want it in your glass? Shop it solo or added to a gift box?
👉 drop us a DM and we will get it ordered for you.

Have you tried Pendraig yet – or do you prefer your rum dark, white, or spiced? Drop your fave in the comments! 🥃

06/08/2025

Planning an Autumn Do? Read This First.

Hen do? Big birthday? Office party? (Or just an excuse to round up the lads or lassies?)

Crafty Tastings were made for that.

🍹 4 premium pours of your chosen spirit
✨ Mixers, garnish & tasting tips included
🏡 Hosted by us – at yours, your workplace, or online (and yes, even in your garden)
💬 Full of stories, laughs and maybe a cheeky Ted cameo
💸 From £27.50pp (6 adult min)

We’ve still got dates open for September & October – but they go fast.

📩 DM or visit craftyconnoisseur.co.uk/tasting to get started

Tell us: who’s the one friend you'd definitely want at a Crafty Tasting and why? Tag them below! 🍸

04/08/2025

Subscription That’s Actually Worth It

We know. Subscriptions are everywhere. But this one? It’s actually worth it.

The Crafty Spirits Club sends you a full-size bottle of something delicious, different and definitely not on your local supermarket shelf.

You get:
🥃 A 70cl bottle of rare or small-batch spirit
📦 Delivered to your door, every time
🔁 Flexible frequency – monthly, every 2 or 3 months
🎁 15% off your first box
💥 Just £39.99 per box (no filler, no faff)

Choose your spirit or live dangerously with “Surprise Me” – we’ve got you either way.
👉 Join the Club – https://craftyconnoisseur.co.uk/crafty-spirits-club/

Which spirit would you love to see in your next box – gin, rum, vodka, whisky or something wild? Let us know below 👇

03/08/2025

What We’re Sipping This Month: Arcane Vanilla Rum

This month, we’re bringing the island vibes to your glass with Arcane Arrangé Vanille des Îles – a tropical gem from Mauritius.

🥥 Silky smooth rum made from fresh sugarcane juice
🌺 Naturally infused with real vanilla pods
🔥 Not syrupy, just gently sweet with a warm, spiced finish

It’s like sunshine, dessert, and a holiday all in one pour. Serve it over ice, mix into a luxe daiquiri, or just sip slowly and pretend you’re on a beach.

Available now – but warning: it never lasts long on the shelf.

👉 https://craftyconnoisseur.co.uk/product/arcane-arrange-vanille-des-iles-vanilla-rum/

01/08/2025

What Does a Crafty Tasting Look Like?

Imagine this: you + five or more of your favourite people + four knockout spirits you’ve never tried before.

Now add:
✨ Glasses clinking (which we provide by the way)
✨ Steve telling a story he probably shouldn’t
✨ Ted trying to charm snacks off your plate

That’s a Crafty Tasting.

📍 We host in your home, office, or online
🍸 You choose the spirits (or we can mix it up)
🎉 From £27.50pp (min 6 adults)

Fun, flavour-packed, and just the right amount of chaos.

📩 DM us to get started or visit craftyconnoisseur.co.uk/tasting

31/07/2025

A Toast to Lazy Summer Sipping

Can you believe its nearly August?

That glorious, slightly sweaty stretch of the summer where the best plans involve a glass in hand and zero urgency.

We’re here for it.

The Crafty Spirits Club delivers sunshine in a bottle – whether that’s a bold gin, tropical rum or something totally unexpected.

🧡 Choose your spirit or say “surprise me”
📦 Full-size 70cl bottles, not fiddly samples
💸 £39.99 a box, with free delivery
🎁 15% off your first one

Sip better. Stress less. Summer’s short – let’s make it tasty.

👉 Join the Club – https://craftyconnoisseur.co.uk/crafty-spirits-club/

26/07/2025

Your Crafty Cheat Sheet

New around here? No worries – here’s the lowdown.

🛍 Shop: Full of rare, craft spirits from all over the globe
📦 Club: Monthly (or less if you prefer), 70cl bottles, delivered free
🎉 Tastings: Your mates, our bottles, serious fun – online or in-person

We’re a small Scottish business with a big heart, a dog with too much energy, and a passion for helping you discover spirits that don’t taste like everything else.

So if you’re after supermarket-standard spirits… we’re probably not for you.

But if you’re into flavour, fun, and family-run brilliance – stick around.

👉 Follow along or visit craftyconnoisseur.co.uk to start sipping properly

23/07/2025

Spice Up Your Sip: Meet Pendraig

June’s Spirit Club rum club pick had a Welsh twist and a fiery finish.

🔥 Pendraig Spiced Rum – distilled in Wales with warming spices and a rich caramel depth that hits the sweet spot between cosy and bold.

🐉 Named after the legendary red dragon
🧣 Notes of cinnamon, vanilla, toffee and orange peel
🌬 Perfect over ice or in a hot spiced rum toddy

You lot raved about it – and honestly, we get it. It’s like a cuddle in a glass.

Missed out? You know what to do 👇

👉 https://craftyconnoisseur.co.uk/crafty-spirits-club/

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We work with small hand crafted producers in the food & drink sector. Those little rarities that are in fact little delicacies. We strive to bring spirits from all over the world to people who will appreciate them.

We were the first company to import Ink Gin from Australia into the UK and indeed into Europe. There are also a number of Jamaican rums we are bringing in as well as gin and vodka.

We also work very closely with local producers and distilleries here in Scotland for both the UK and International markets.

If you are looking for the special drink you had on holiday, why not drop us a message and see if we have it or if we know where to get it.