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Chamber and committees

Lenzie Gin Wins Global Award

  • Submitted by: Rona Mackay, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Friday, 06 March 2020
  • Motion reference: S5M-21167

That the Parliament congratulates Sue and Mark Billington, owners of deli Billington’s of Lenzie, which has been named Single Outlet Retailer of the Year 2020 at the World Gin Awards; notes that the company also won the Small Business Sunday title for its Lenzie Gin; acknowledges that the award winners were selected by the Dragon’s Den star and entrepreneur, Theo Paphitis, from over 40,000 entries; understands that the company's Lenzie Gin was recently named Gin of the Year at the Scottish Gin Awards 2019, and is specially made in small batches using the botanicals cranberry and bilberry, and is inspired by the nearby Lenzie Moss nature reserve, and commends Sue and Mark and all those involved for producing a spirit, which it considers can add global recognition and praise to its list of glowing accolades.


Supported by: Clare Adamson, Tom Arthur, Neil Bibby, Willie Coffey, Kenneth Gibson, Emma Harper, Bill Kidd, Richard Lyle, Fulton MacGregor, Ruth Maguire, Gillian Martin, Stuart McMillan, Gil Paterson, Stewart Stevenson, Maureen Watt, Sandra White