These blogs originally appeared over the course of a week between Monday 20 and Friday 24 February 2017. However, for those who want to read the story of Oban Gin all in one go, I’ve brought the whole thing together in a Guardian-style long read. Just an initial warming – the whole article runs close
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Part 4 of the blog, where I speak about my meeting with Mr Robertson, brings us right up to the current day.  Everything up until this point has been the factual story of Oban Gin, which anyone could have brought together in one place with a bit of hard work and some digging around. But
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Yesterday’s blog pretty much brings us up to the present day, and as I’m sure you’ll agree, there are still a number of questions around the whole Oban Gin project. And in a bid to get to some answers, I thought the best option was to give Mr Robertson the right to respond. The Questions
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So, now we’ve a good idea who is behind the Oban Gin project. And towards the end of the summer and into the autumn, things seemed to step up a gear. Adopt A Barrel I’ll start here by saying that the information I’m able to provide in this section isn’t as detailed as the other blogs
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Yesterday, we kicked off the story of Oban Gin with a look at the project and how it started. But whose behind all this? Let me introduce you to Dave Robertson. Who? From what I’ve been told by a few friends at home, Mr Robertson appears to be a native of Oban. His most recent
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Over the festive period, I headed home to Oban for a well-earned rest and Hogmanay celebrations. When meeting-up with friends and family, one question was on everyone’s lips – what do you know about Oban Gin? Well, where to begin? Although I’ve been aware of the concept of Oban Gin for over two and a
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