New Products from Orkney

Perfect timing then for Orkney’s talented crop of food, drink, and crafts makers to launch some exciting new products, ideal for gifting to friends and family around the world.

There are new coffees, gins, jewellery collections, and knitwear on offer this Christmas, all handmade right here in Orkney.

We’ve picked out some of our favourite pieces that you can buy directly from our Creative Orkney and Taste of Orkney members.

Christmas is always a time to raise a glass or two and the team at the Orkney Distillery has just the thing to help you celebrate with your loved ones. The Kirkjuvagr Gin Gift Set is perfect for gin lovers, featuring three bottles of the distillery’s award-winning range. A 5cl miniature of Kirkjuvagr Origin is joined by its storm-strength version, Arkh-Angell, and the summery Beyla, offering something for everyone.

With winter on its way you might be planning to replenish your stock of cosy scarves, hats, mittens, and blankets. The new range from Orkney textile design studio, Hilary Grant, will help keep you warm and stay stylish in the wildest weather, with a beautiful collection of knitwear designed and made in Orkney’s West Mainland. The Small Scarf is a new, open-ended version of the best-selling Circle Scarf and comes in a range of colours. It’s knitted in a reversible double-jacquard construction, so the colours in each row of knitting are swapped on the reverse.

Celebrate the build-up to the big day with an advent calendar with a difference from Orkney’s Lochside Roasters. Enjoy 12 days of delicious coffee discoveries with a selection of handpicked coffees all roasted locally. The coffees come from places like Kenya, Uganda, Peru, and Brazil, featuring tasting notes including green apple, toffee, tamarind, blackberry, and brown sugar. These coffee calendar packs are selling fast so don’t delay and get your order in today.

Orkney’s talented jewellery designers are incredibly busy at this time of year, but they still find a spare second or two to create some stunning new collections. Alison Moore’s Diamond Storybook rings, earrings, and pendants are all inspired by a love for timeless jewellery, combining classic diamond shapes with 9ct gold. The collection comes in a choice of shapes, such as oval, heart, and pear, so you can a choose a favourite or mix and match pieces to create your own unique combination.

This special midwinter collection from the Burray-based Orkney Gin Company includes three award-winning 5cl miniatures. Inside you’ll find beautiful bottles of festive favourite Christmas Old Tom Gin, the Scandinavian-inspired Orkney Akavit, and this year’s special pick, Camp 34 Lemon Gin. The winter-themed set comes with a gift box complete with tasting notes and serving suggestions for the perfect taste of Orkney.

These new colours from Sheila Fleet Jewellery's Lunar Collection are the best way to brighten up the dark winter months. The rings, necklaces, earrings and more are all textured like the surface of rock and hand-enamelled in vivid colours, then enhanced with beautiful flakes of 24ct yellow gold. A talented team of enamellers place each gold flake by hand, so every piece in the entire collection is a one-of-a-kind.

This very special gin supports a cause very close to the heart of many Orcadians. Every bottle of Frelsa Gin sold from the Deerness Distillery’s website or shop will see £8 donated to Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance, helping keep this vital service flying. Aptly, ‘Frelsa’ means to save or rescue in Old Norse, and the gin itself has juniper at its core, deepened by tarragon and cassia, and lifted with ginger, nutmeg, and bright lemon zest.

In Orkney folklore, Selkies are mythical creatures that can shapeshift from seals in the sea, to human form on land. They’re the inspiration behind Marion Miller’s latest collection of handmade rings, coming with textures and details found along the water’s edge as if they’ve been shaped by the ocean rather than by human hand. The rings feature beautiful coloured stones and are intended to feel like an artefact from another world – offering something a little wild and magical for your loved one this Christmas.

There’s always something special to find in the gallery of Michael Sinclair, the Orkney Woodturner. His latest work is this stunning bowl turned from a beautiful piece of Scottish oak before being finished with a hand-carved fluted decoration. The design reflects the light and adds a unique texture to the bowl, which comes complete with several coats of oil and has been buffed.

Browse our Shop Online pages for more products from our talented Taste of Orkney and Creative Orkney members.