A Moray castle is toasting success after scooping two prestigious accolades for its gin made from herbs grown on its estate. 

Gordon Castle was awarded a gold medal at the San Francisco World Spirits competition, the largest and most influential international spirits competition in the world. 

Beating off tough competition from thousands of entries, Gordon Castle Gin impressed the judges with its notes of lavender and mint sourced from its walled garden, as well as its crisp taste.

The second medal, a silver, has been awarded by the World Gin Awards, part of the prestigious World Drinks Awards programme.  A panel of drink experts assessed hundreds of gins in a blind tasting, evaluating each for balance, character, complexity, quality and functionality. 

The judges commended Gordon Castle Gin for its juniper and citrus nose, depth of flavour plus its smooth and well-rounded finish.

Launched in 2014, Gordon Castle Gin is created using the finest botanicals grown in the walled garden of the family-owned estate in Fochabers, Moray.

Commenting on the awards, Angus Gordon Lennox, owner of Gordon Castle, said:

"We are thrilled that Gordon Castle Gin sits shoulder to shoulder with the world's best spirits. It has always been our passion that when recreating the Walled Garden, we would create stunning products worthy of its beauty. 

"The Gordon Castle product range contains extracts from plants grown in the Garden and the care and attention that our gardeners place in caring for the plants is matched only by the skill at which the Gordon Castle products are produced."