In 2016, husband and wife team, Finlay & Eileen, relocated from Oxfordshire to a self-built home on the remote island of Colonsay. They established Wild Thyme Spirits to combine their love of gin and provide a viable future for their family while contributing to the sustainability of the island. They have since built a distillery where the produce and bottle Colonsay Gin along with limited edition flavour variations as well as running a gin lover’s retreat.