Angus based Gin Bothy has partnered with American retailer Total Wine & More to sell its gin in 229 of its stores across 27 states.
The company confirmed it had recently started to export the brand to the USA since it started exporting to mainland Europe eight months ago.
Founded in 2015, Gin Bothy uses traditional methods of production to deliver their premium gin.
The partnership will double Gin Bothy’s current production and a full time production manager will be employed to help cope with demand.
The first export will contain 6000 units, all with Gin Bothy’s personal touch of being numbered, batched and poured by hand in Scotland.
With the initial launch taking place in Texas, and a state-by-state launch plan thereafter. She will also launch its new ‘Gunshot Gin’ during Texas’ rodeo season.
Revenue in the gin segment amounts to $2.8bn in 2022 in The United States. The market is expected to grow annually by 5.88% demonstrating the significant potential of the partnership.
The talks originally began at Gleneagles Hotel’s Showcasing Scotland event, organised by Scotland Food & Drink and government agency Scottish Development International (SDI), in 2019.
Kim Cameron, Gin Bothy Founder, said: “We’re thrilled to be growing our stateside customer base in 2022 and we have set our sights on Canada next.”
Daniel Crowe, co-founder at Food Export International, commented: “We’re thrilled to see the gin awakening trickle across from the UK and take hold of the USA. In 2021, over 10 million nine-litre cases of gin were sold in the US, making this the fifth highest sales volume in the spirits industry. With Scotland’s gin accounting for 70% of the UK’s production, it’s clear that the Scots are the experts.”
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