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The stall holders at the tasty McQueen Gin were super cheery and happy to give you a wee taste and tell you more about their Gin.

The stall holders at the tasty McQueen Gin were super cheery and happy to give you a wee taste and tell you more about their Gin.

After finishing his Small City Recipe Feature, Graeme Maxwell was keen to go round the stalls and get a wee Gin sample!

After finishing his Small City Recipe Feature, Graeme Maxwell was keen to go round the stalls and get a wee Gin sample!

There was a great range of Gins on offer at Provender Brown's Wee G & T festival, including this lovely Gordon & McPhail stall.

There was a great range of Gins on offer at Provender Brown's Wee G & T festival, including this lovely Gordon & McPhail stall.

There were lots of unusual and different Gins available to try and savour at Provender Brown's Wee G & T festival.

There were lots of unusual and different Gins available to try and savour at Provender Brown's Wee G & T festival.

We love a good Gin here at Small City and Provender Browns Wee G & T festival at the Salutation hotel was right up our street! We loved sampling all the different gins on offer.

We love a good Gin here at Small City and Provender Browns Wee G & T festival at the Salutation hotel was right up our street! We loved sampling all the different gins on offer.

The Salutation Hotel, Perth was the perfect venue for Provender Brown's Gin festival. With lots of Gin's on offer and smiley, helpful experts on hand with advice and guidance it was the perfect combination.

The Salutation Hotel, Perth was the perfect venue for Provender Brown's Gin festival. With lots of Gin's on offer and smiley, helpful experts on hand with advice and guidance it was the perfect combination.

The Darnleys View Gin stall at The Wee G & T festival.

The Darnleys View Gin stall at The Wee G & T festival.

Diane and Martine from Provender Brown Deli in Perth were behind the Provender Brown stall offering you the chance to buy a selection of Gins and juice!

Diane and Martine from Provender Brown Deli in Perth were behind the Provender Brown stall offering you the chance to buy a selection of Gins and juice!

If you like strong Gin then you would like this. At 47.5% it really knocks your socks off!

If you like strong Gin then you would like this. At 47.5% it really knocks your socks off!

Provender Brown had a stall with a selection of foodie delights at the Wee G & T Gin Festival at the Salutation Hotel, Perth.

Provender Brown had a stall with a selection of foodie delights at the Wee G & T Gin Festival at the Salutation Hotel, Perth.

Our friend Graeme Maxwell from Maxwells Desserts did a Small City Recipe with Edinburgh Rhubarb & Ginger Gin.  These tasty cheesecakes were an absolute delight!

Our friend Graeme Maxwell from Maxwells Desserts did a Small City Recipe with Edinburgh Rhubarb & Ginger Gin. These tasty cheesecakes were an absolute delight!

Graeme Maxwell from Maxwells Desserts was more than happy to pose for the camera with the Gin he was using in his tasty cheesecake.

Graeme Maxwell from Maxwells Desserts was more than happy to pose for the camera with the Gin he was using in his tasty cheesecake.

Our friends Rae and Craig from Rae Peacock hair and Beauty were on hand with Karen from Live Active Leisure to sample all the delicious gins!

Our friends Rae and Craig from Rae Peacock hair and Beauty were on hand with Karen from Live Active Leisure to sample all the delicious gins!

Graeme Maxwell gave a brilliant small city recipe demo and made a gin infused tasty cheesecake.

Graeme Maxwell gave a brilliant small city recipe demo and made a gin infused tasty cheesecake.

It was super busy at Provender Brown's Wee G & T festival with lots of Gin lovers descending on the Salutation Hotel to sample lots of different Gins and some foodie treats thrown in too!

It was super busy at Provender Brown's Wee G & T festival with lots of Gin lovers descending on the Salutation Hotel to sample lots of different Gins and some foodie treats thrown in too!

Everyone was in good spirits and a bit giddy with all the Gin flowing.

Everyone was in good spirits and a bit giddy with all the Gin flowing.

All the mixers were delicious Feer Tree tonic.  With a variety of flavours.

All the mixers were delicious Feer Tree tonic. With a variety of flavours.

The Minus 33 Gin was under the usual alcohol percentage for a Gin hence the name.  It was however a full bodied Gin and super tasty!

The Minus 33 Gin was under the usual alcohol percentage for a Gin hence the name. It was however a full bodied Gin and super tasty!

This elderflower and raspberry mixer with this gin was served with a raspberry and was super tasty.

This elderflower and raspberry mixer with this gin was served with a raspberry and was super tasty.

The very popular Pinkster Gin surisingly had a nice and pink stall!

The very popular Pinkster Gin surisingly had a nice and pink stall!

The Pinkster Gin stall at the Gin Festival, Perth was absolutely stunning.

The Pinkster Gin stall at the Gin Festival, Perth was absolutely stunning.

There was a great selection of fruits and additions to add to the Gin's

There was a great selection of fruits and additions to add to the Gin's

Our Local Gin Makers at Strathearn Gin had a selection of 4 tasty gins on offer.

Our Local Gin Makers at Strathearn Gin had a selection of 4 tasty gins on offer.

There was a range of different flavours and spices in all the different Gins on offer from Starthearn distillery in methven.

There was a range of different flavours and spices in all the different Gins on offer from Starthearn distillery in methven.

Craig was the perfect Gin expert on the Starthearn Distillery stall and took us on a discovery of taste!

Craig was the perfect Gin expert on the Starthearn Distillery stall and took us on a discovery of taste!

One of our favourite gins was this delicious one from Electric Spirits. With only a hundred made it was very exclusive and is distilled in a glass distiller so as not to impede the taste.

One of our favourite gins was this delicious one from Electric Spirits. With only a hundred made it was very exclusive and is distilled in a glass distiller so as not to impede the taste.

All the stalls were well stocked with Gin and Tonic!

All the stalls were well stocked with Gin and Tonic!

Hannah was having a great day tasting all the gins. cheers!

Hannah was having a great day tasting all the gins. cheers!

This berry good strawberry gin was fresh, fruity and sweet.  You could also get raspberry flavour too!

This berry good strawberry gin was fresh, fruity and sweet. You could also get raspberry flavour too!

The Wee G & T Festival

The inaugural Provender Brown Wee G & T Festival was a huge success with tickets selling faster than rose gin & pomegranate on a hot summer's day. Over 300 lucky people bagged one of the much sought after spaces and our friends at The Salutation Hotel prepared their bars for a gin lovers stampede!
 
Gin has seen a huge revival in recent years and the decision to celebrate the growing number of Scottish and British artisan distilleries was an easy one. From the warm, fruity flavours of an Edinburgh Gin rhubarb liqueur to the smooth clean and powerful sweetness of Pickerings Navy Strength we are truly spoiled for choice.  
 
Being dedicated to the cause, and keen to ensure you have the best possible time, we headed out with Hannah, our new Small City Gin taster and sampled a good few before deciding on who made the cut! 
 
Along the way we discovered that although we say G & T, there is now a plethora of tasty mixers designed to bring out the very specific flavours of these wonderful new gins and so, as well as being able to sample several gins and meet the producers, the Wee G & T festival encouraged each and every one of you into trying modern new mixers and fancy-schmancy alternatives to ice and slice!
 
Of course, a great idea only works if everyone joins in and we were blown away by the enthusiasm of the gin producers. With over 20 distilleries taking part with 50 different gins available to taste it was a Gin lovers paradise!
 
There were also several Gin masterclasses on throughout the day. What better way to celebrate a gin fuelled event than bringing in the experts to help us learn a little more about this wonderful libation.  From cask-aged specials, cooking with gin to scientific experiments, they had everything you needed to know to leave you feeling like a Gin Aficionado.  
 
We brought along our cake wizard in the form of Graeme Maxwell who did a fantatsic masterclass in making gin infused cheesecake!

We hope all who made it had as much fun as we did! We would like to say a massive well done to Diane and the team at Provender Brown for pulling off this wonderful event and we can't wait to do it all over again next year!

Finally, please do tag us in all of your Wee G & T Festival pics across social media.  We'd love to see what you got up to while we were hard at work in the bar!  Bottoms Up Everyone!
 

Buy the Gins available online at Provender Brown here >>>

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In between Gin samples Nicki, Hannah and Holly took a few snaps throughout the day of all the different producers and Gin on offer. All in a days work and in the name of research of course!