24-year-old Ciara’s new Highland distillery inspired by ancestor’s illicit still

Ciara Bow hopes to honour her great great granny's spirit in more ways than one.

Ciara founded Gledfield Distillery from her kitchen table, determined to harness the distiller’s blood that runs through her veins.

“I just think that’s a brilliant story and everything that I am doing is inspired by Marjorie,” said Ciara.

“My logo is Marjorie in her petticoats; she was a rebel, a character. I think her story is an important one to celebrate because we don’t celebrate women in distilling as much as we should. Even today, we are underrepresented in the industry.”

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