THE SHETLAND DISTILLERY COMPANY

Debbie: It is the most northerly island in the UK, the most northerly inhabited island in Shetland, and so it does give us a unique selling point. But that alone, despite the fact people are after the story and it's all part of Gin and the growth in Gin, we've had a business there for 9, nearly 10 years, and so we love everything about Unst anyway, the people, and the scenery, and the wildlife, and the weather, and the peace and quiet, and this is quite difficult to get over to people who've never been to Shetland, but it's a very, very special place.

Mark: If you bring out a new product and people like it or if it wins awards, like the San Francisco World Spirit Competition, we won a silver medal for the Shetland Reel Gin, we took out the first year in 2015. And in 2016, we had a gold medal for the Shetland Reel Whisky, and a silver medal for the Ocean Sent, which is the seaweed-based Gin.

Marc: We're producing recognized Spirit on the most northerly island in the UK with local botanicals, and we have that connection to the islands that some other places don't have. And I think it's a kind of unique environment to be in because everything's a consideration. When we order things, they're always gonna have to get to Unst, or when we're sending things away, they always have to get from Unst.

Luke: Personally, I'd like to hope that people see us, you know, progressive, almost new but trusted brand. We have a fantastic team. We have brilliant ideas coming from left, right, and center, regardless of who it comes from. I think I want to see how far it goes and where it goes, the directions it'll take.