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Highland Liquor Company, in Ullapool, Ross-shire, defies turbulent Covid-19 pandemic effects to increase turnover and hire more staff
By Philip Murray
Published: 15:00, 16 January 2021
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Helen Chalmers and Robert Hicks.
A North distilleryâs gin sales proved just the tonic during a turbulent Covid-hit 2020 â after the company saw its turnover soar seven-fold in the past year and was able to hire extra staff.
The Highland Liquor Company, which is based in Ullapool and run by Robert Hicks and Helen Chalmers, is perhaps best known for its batch distilled Seven Crofts and Fishermanâs Strength gins, and has gained recognition from some of this countryâs most high profile bars.