THE TEAM

In August 2016, husband and wife team, Finlay and Eileen Geekie, packed up all their worldly possessions, left behind the hustle and bustle of Oxfordshire, where they’d lived for over 30 years, and moved to their newly completed, self-build house, to start a new life on the tiny, remote Hebridean island of Colonsay. Their new business provides them with the opportunity to combine their love of all things gin with their desire to create a viable future, living and working on this wild island, and, at the same time, make a significant contribution to the future sustainability and ongoing development of the local island economy and community as a whole.

PEOPLE

FIN

Fin studied Architecture at Dundee University, before working in private practice in Oxfordshire. A move into the house building sector saw him concentrate on business management before gaining an MBA from Oxford Brookes University.

After several years ‘climbing the corporate ladder’, he achieved his goal of being the Regional Director of a major house building business. Using all the experience gained during this time, in 2004 he established his own property development company.  Fin has now moved to Colonsay to live and work and build the Colonsay Distillery.

EILEEN

Eileen studied Commerce at Abertay University in Dundee, before going on to complete a postgraduate teacher training Certificate in Secondary Education, Moray House, in Edinburgh. Her early career saw her teaching Business Studies at schools in Dundee and Oxford before moving into the business world with Blackwell Bookstores in Oxford.

After a career break to become a mum to two boys, Eileen specialized in the field of Human Resources, returning to Blackwells, before furthering her specialization at Oxfam, and Oxford University. Her final placement was at the Oxford Primary Health Care Trust.

THE HELPERS - REAL

We have a great team of consultants helping us out, and we couldn’t have done any of this without their skill, advice, patience and hard work. A huge thank you to:

Caroline Vos, Illustrator

From sunny Cape Town, South Africa, Caroline Vos somehow managed to capture an amazing likeness of our illusive Brownies, the twins, Ferghus & Doughal, which can be seen on the Wild Thyme Spirits logo. She also brought the beautiful ALVA to life in her illustration for our Colonsay Gin label.

WEBSITE

Pocket Rocket Creative

Gary and the team at the award-winning Marketing Consultancy PRC have an amazing track record in the drinks industry of producing fantastic branding and we are delighted with what they produced for Wild Thyme Spirits Ltd and Colonsay Gin.

WEBSITE

Tony Reeman-Clark

We reserve special thanks to Tony Reeman-Clark and his team at Strathearn. Tony is a spirits guru, innovator and general all round good guy, and his advice and wise words about all things gin have been, and continue to be, invaluable.

DRINKSWRITER, JUNE 2017

" I had been following Wild Thyme Spirits' launch and progress on social media and was impressed with the brand they were building. I had the pleasure of meeting Fin and Eileen at this year's Junipalooza and can genuinely say they are two of the loveliest, warm-hearted people in the industry. Their passion, creativity and sense of humour shines through. I also love that they have avoided the route of gimmicky botanicals and have crafted a solid juniper-led true expression of gin. "

THE HELPERS - CANINE

Sam and Kira are both German Short Haired Pointers and are our constant companions.

Sam’s was with us from 2012 when we rescued him from a shelter in Cyprus and was the most laid back, good-natured dog imaginable! We were so upset when we had to say goodbye to him in November 2020. Hopefully he enjoyed his life with us, he certainly enriched ours!

Kira is a newer addition to the WTS team. We rescued her from the same shelter in March 2016. She’s a bit moree single-minded and still inclined to go walkabout, but we’re working on that!

Hicks is the newest member of the #gindog clan and is a Hungarian Vizsla. We got him as a puppy at 12 weeks old in August 2021.

Kira is very much the ‘big sister’ and tries her best to keep young Hicks in his place! They both absolutely love the wild island, especially the freedom and wide open spaces that it offers them. A deserted Kiloran Bay on a windy day soon becomes ‘their’ beach, and is a particular favourite, that and chasing rabbits on the golf course!

Their sense of smell and acute hearing often alerts us to the presence of ALVA and the twins, but more often than not, it’s just Robbie the Postie!

YOUR CART (0)

No Products in the Cart

15% OFF FIRST PURCHASE USE CODE NEW15

Sign up now for all our latest news, great offers, product launches and fabulous cocktail recipes.

Your information will never be shared and you can unsubscribe at any time!