Case Studies / Arbikie Distilling
Arbikie Distilling
Celebrating the world’s first climate-positive gin, made from peas, through science, landscape and music.
Taskscape produced short web documentaries and a longer installation piece for Arbikie Distilling and the EU TRUE project, telling the story of the world’s first climate-positive gin, made from peas, through the science of legume-based distilling and a creative connection to landscape and contemporary Scottish music.
Brief
Arbikie Distilling is an independent farm-to-bottle distillery on the Highland Estate in Angus, Scotland. Working with the EU TRUE project (EU Horizon FP8, 2017–2021), Arbikie developed a gin made from peas, billed as the world’s first climate-positive gin, combining agricultural science with artisan distilling. Taskscape was contracted by Arbikie and the TRUE project to produce video content for online use and international events.
Activity
- Produced short episodic web documentaries filmed at Arbikie Highland Estate, covering the science of legume-based spirits and product development
- Filmed with scientists, head distillers and company leadership
- Brought in a Chinese-speaking production Associate, as the company was expanding into China
- Developed and produced an installation video featuring award-winning young Scottish musician Matt Carmichael, connecting the region’s landscape and the mechanics of distilling to contemporary reimaginings of Scottish folk music.
Watch
Watch more of our work for Arbikie and the H2020 TRUE Project:
Outcomes
- Short episodic documentaries and social clips deployed online by Arbikie and project partner institutions
- Films and social cuts gained:
- over 15,000 views across Facebook and YouTube
- over 200 reactions, shares and comments on the Facebook videos, an engagement rate of over 3%
- Installation piece used at international events, including COP Conferences on Climate Change and International Expos.
What people said
“I’m very impressed with the exhibition film - no talking heads! Love the black and white start and the great voice over.”
