LIND & LIME GIN
THE PORT OF
LEITH DISTILLERY
MUCKLE BRIG IS A WINE & SPIRITS PRODUCER & DISTRIBUTOR BASED IN LEITH, SCOTLAND
WE ARE MUCKLE BRIG
Our company was established in 2014 by two lifelong friends from Edinburgh with a passion for wines & spirits, and Scotch Whisky in particular.
We wanted to create delicious, beautiful and sustainable products that tell stories about where we’re from.
We wanted to take a closer look at whisky production and focus on some questions that no one else was answering.
We also wanted to have some fun while we were doing all of that.
THE PORT OF
OUR VALUES
We thought that it would be fun to build a whisky distillery. Create our very own Single Malt Whisky… that’s got to be fun.
From a single person in a garden shed, our company has grown to include multiple sites, brands, and a team of 34 (and growing) passionate and talented individuals – fun!
Raising investment has been incredibly good fun.
Creating and launching products, and watching the world’s reaction… that’s very very good fun. That’s probably the most fun.
Launch parties, opening parties, birthday parties, random parties. They’re all very good fun.
So how do we make this fun? By sticking to our values.
WE FOCUS ON PRODUCTS THAT WE LOVE
WE'RE REALISTIC
WE KEEP OUR CONSCIENCE CLEAR
WE ACHIEVE EVERYTHING AS A TEAM
WE DEAL WITH THE DIFFICULT STUFF FIRST
WE SPEND OUR MONEY ON THE RIGHT THINGS
WE INVITE OUR FRIENDS TO PARTIES
"NEXT LEVEL GOOD - STUNNING GIN."
JAMIE OLIVER
LIND & LIME GIN
Lind & Lime is our classic London Dry Gin. We produce it using just seven botanicals, with juniper at its core, complimented by fresh lime peel and pink peppercorn. This citrus twist on a classic style has proven hugely popular with consumers.
We are certified organic – from every ingredient we use to our base Grain Neutral Spirit.
We produce our gin at The Lind & Line Distillery on Coburg Street in Leith, Edinburgh. We make it using a 500L still powered with 100% green electricity. We distil on a daily basis, producing up to 2400 bottles with every run. We also run regular tours at the distillery which are proving to be very popular indeed.
Our recipe took 18 months to perfect, work which is now paying off as we’ve won multiple international awards for the gin’s superior quality, including Gold from the San Francisco Spirits Competition 2022, London Spirits Competition 2022, Spirits Business Gin Masters Gold 2020 and best London Dry Gin at Scottish Gin Awards 2020.
WE’RE BUILDING A DISTILLERY LIKE NO OTHER
THE PORT OF LEITH DISTILLERY
It started when Ian & Paddy, two whisky fanatics from Edinburgh, started ‘experimenting’ with whisky production in their back garden. They discovered significant opportunities to do something different and exciting with the spirit that they loved. An ambition to build a distillery was born.
To us, the magic of a great whisky is its complexity; the ability of a single glass of spirit to taste of many things at once.
It’s easy to identify a couple of flavours in a whisky – cereal and vanilla, for example. But a truly great whisky can be extraordinarily complex, with many different aromas and flavours contained in a single glass.
We want to create an incredibly complex, balanced spirit; delicious, beguiling flavours held in perfect harmony.
We’re seeking to achieve this by unpicking every element of the production process, identifying what it contributes to our spirit and asking ourselves how can it be done better.
There is no final destination to this pursuit, and so our whisky will never stand still – it will never achieve consistency. Each year’s production will reflect the people who made it, the changing character of the place in which it’s made, of what it’s made from and where it’s aged; the challenges and discoveries of its vintage.
LOCAL & EXOTIC WINES & SPIRITS
COBURG STREET, LEITH
THE LEITH EXPORT CO
Our company is based in Edinburgh’s historic port of Leith, a place that was at one time Scotland’s trading gateway with the world.
The Leith Export Co (LEXCO) is our trading arm. It serves as the online shop for The Port of Leith Distillery and Lind & Lime Gin, and very soon, it will take the form of physical retail spaces at both of those distilleries.
It will also become the trading identity for all of our trade sales and exports around the world.
We are also creating a range of proprietory labels under this brand, starting with our champagne, La Garde Ecossaise, and soon to be followed by a range of still wines, and a blended scotch whisky.
WORK WITH US
WE ASKED OUR TEAM HOW LIKELY THEY WOULD BE TO RECOMMEND WORKING HERE TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
THEY GAVE US A 94% POSITIVE RATING.
If there’s one thing we’ve done very well since day one: we hire great people.
As a young and fast-growing company, we rely on an exceptional team to bring initiative, creativity and intelligence to everything we do.
For our part, we seek to support them and create a working environment in which they can thrive.
VACANCIES
We are a small, agile, entrepreneurial, and passionate team. In order deliver our vision for Lind & Lime and Port of Leith, we need and want to grow.
We are looking for dynamic and entrepreneurial individuals with a passion for premium spirits. You are someone who can work in a start-up / scale up environment, and work seamlessly across all business functions.
Our new hire will be a key part of delivering the next stage of the company’s growth evolution.
A wonderful, newly created commercial leadership role with one of UK’s great ultra-premium spirits companies.
Reporting to the Brand Growth Director, the Head of UK & International will be responsible for leading the development of the 3 year UK & International sales and distribution growth strategy for the Muckle Brig portfolio, with an initial focus on Lind & Lime Gin.
You will oversee all country KPI’s, internal and 3rd party distribution partners to deliver rate of sale & distribution growth potential in the Strategic ‘Attack and Boost’ markets; driving new business development in new geographies, identifying and appointing new international partners
Other key duties include working closely with the Brand Manager to develop and evolve the brand support tools to drive visibility and the management of a small perfectly formed sales team, lead Quarterly Business Reviews, budget planning, pricing management, 12 month rolling forecast and local Brand Planning process
To be considered, you will have a proven track record of winning new UK customers and growing key multi-channel accounts in either Retail, Grocery, On-trade and/or Wholesale and have experience of managing international distributors.
Naturally dynamic and entrepreneurial, with a passion for amazing luxury spirits, you will ideally have experience of working for a small-medium sized gin and/or whisky distillery which has enjoyed scale-up trajectory.
APPLY
If you’d like to find out more about this fantastic new opportunity with Muckle Brig, please get in touch with Denholm Associates today.
Paul McKernan
