brian.smith Posted September 12, 2017 Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 nae Shetland flesh then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George. Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 Tesco also sells Shetland Reel gin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian.smith Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 Tesco also sells Shetland Reel gin.No really a Shetland product George shipping up a load of spirit and throwing a few berries in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George. Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 Tesco also sells Shetland Reel gin.No really a Shetland product George shipping up a load of spirit and throwing a few berries in there It's distilled at Saxa Vord, Brian. Look at http://www.shetlandreel.com/distillery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleJoannie Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 When the Unst programme was on tv a year or two ago they featured the Saxavord distillery but never once were they shown distilling gin, only adding the flavours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian.smith Posted September 14, 2017 Report Share Posted September 14, 2017 I am not sure about that George it does not make it clear on the website but as Joannie says im sure the raw spirit is imported as is there whisky and it is watered down to the required % content and flavoured Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnie ii Posted September 17, 2017 Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 (edited) I am not sure about that George it does not make it clear on the website but as Joannie says im sure the raw spirit is imported as is there whisky and it is watered down to the required % content and flavoured i know they import the whisky but i seriously hope they don't import the spirit for making the gin otherwise that would be as much of a con as the blackwoods gin Edited September 17, 2017 by magnie ii Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George. Posted September 17, 2017 Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 (edited) A couple of comments regarding distillation and use of their stills here. Shetland Reel Gin & Whisky Edited September 17, 2017 by George. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brian.smith Posted September 17, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 (edited) A couple of comments regarding distillation and use of their stills here. Shetland Reel Gin & WhiskyThey import the natural grain spirit so no they do not distill it on Unst rather they re cook it adding ingredients so yea bit of a con really http://www.ginfoundry.com/interviews/stuart-nickerson-shetland-reel/ Edited September 17, 2017 by brian.smith Chinahouse, George. and Frances144 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnie ii Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 A couple of comments regarding distillation and use of their stills here. Shetland Reel Gin & WhiskyThey import the natural grain spirit so no they do not distill it on Unst rather they re cook it adding ingredients so yea bit of a con really http://www.ginfoundry.com/interviews/stuart-nickerson-shetland-reel/ wow so its true they don't make it here just flavour it thought they would be better than blackwoods but obviously not brian.smith 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crofterlady Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 What irritates me is the lack of UK vegetable and fruit. Why import green beans from Guatemala when they grow fine here? The same goes for loads of other items. All in all I prefer the Co-op for variety, freshness and prices. Frances144 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerwick antiques Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 What I find very stupid is they mostly stock New Zealand lamb. Shetland is over run with sheep but you can't find Shetland lamb, but if you do, it's twice the price of New Zealand lamb. How does this make sense? Frances144 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urabug Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 Why do crofters and farmers fatten up there lambs, when we are told to eat less fat .Surely lean animals should fetch the better price. Roasting a leg of lamb one probably pours a good couple of pints of fat away. How much actual fat percentage ways get thrown away .Money wasted buying fat we do not want. Of course I know the more weight the better the price to the farmer, that's what it is all about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerwick antiques Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 Yes, and that's why a lot of meats are filled with water. BigMouth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 Does Tesco even stock their 'Everyday Value' basic range up here any more? Granted the so-called 'food' products were of a quality I'd neither buy nor eat, but it had its uses for things that not even Tesco could destroy, like kitchen/bathroom paper, salt, soap etc. One by one though, each of those have disappeared over the last months on their website, either vanishing from it completey or being permanently unavailable to Shetland shoppers. Leaving folk either having to buy an alternative from their standard range, which typically costs more than double of the basic range, or do without. A nice little earner for them off a captive market. Da Burra Shop 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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