Press pack
Last updated: 6 October 2026
Coverage of Nishant Sharma and Rutland Square Spirits, most recent first within each section. Links open the original publications.
Media contact
Press enquiries: nishant@rosslyndistillery.com. Trade enquiries for the spirits: Rutland Square Spirits. Company news: rutlandsquare.com/blogs/news.
About. Nishant Sharma is the founder and CEO of Rutland Square Spirits, born in Dibrugarh, Assam, and based in Edinburgh. Rutland Square Spirits produces Chai Spiced Scottish Gin and Chai Spiced Scottish Rum in Edinburgh.
Business news and announcements
- Rutland Square Spirits reaches Canadian market through LCBO partnership
- Rutland Square Chai-Spiced Scottish Rum
- Rutland Square Spirits expands India distribution
- Rutland Square Spirits launches chai-spiced rum
- Spicing up the rum market
- Edinburgh’s Rutland Square Spirits announces four key hires as expansion accelerates across the UK & India
- Scottish–Indian spirits brand bolsters ranks to fuel global expansion
- UK-India trade drives 500% growth for Rutland Square Spirits
- Rutland Square Spirits launches Chai Spiced Gin and Rum in Dubai
- Rutland Square Spirits launches Chai Spiced Gin and Chai Spiced Rum in Dubai
- Rutland Square Spirits: a chai-infused revolution in spirits
- Edinburgh spirits brand projects £1.5m turnover, fuelled by UK-India trade momentum
- Rutland Square Spirits reports 500% growth, fuelled by UK–India trade momentum
- UK-India trade momentum fuels 500% growth for Scottish spirits brand
- Vivek Oberoi acquires 21% stake in Rutland Square Spirits, plans luxury hotel in Edinburgh
- Vivek Oberoi acquires 21% stake in Rutland Square Spirits
- Vivek Oberoi enters spirits industry with 21% stake in Rutland Square Spirits
- Bollywood star buys stake in Rutland Square Spirits
- Bollywood star invests in Scottish distillery with plans for £150m expansion
- Scottish spirits venture eyes luxury Edinburgh hotel and £150m investment after tie-up with Bollywood star
Features and interviews
- Rutland Square Spirits: Scottish Spirit; Indian Soul
- Building a business with meaning
- From Assam to Scottish stills: a chai-spiced rum with northeast roots
- Championing men’s health: how a near-death experience drove Nishant Sharma
- How Rutland Square Spirits founder Nishant Sharma is combining Scottish spirit with Indian soul
- East-meets-west innovation shapes Rutland’s channel growth
- Why the India trade deal is a game-changer for Scottish spirits, by Nishant Sharma
- Rutland Square Chai Spiced Scottish Gin, packaging
- Rutland Square Gin: the journey of 250 teas and a lot of sampling (podcast)
- The amazing journey of Nishant Sharma and the world’s first chai-infused gin
- Rutland Square Chai Spiced Gin, profile
- New Rutland Square gin draws on family tea heritage
- A chai-infused gin from Edinburgh with an Assam connection
- Rutland Square Spirits, gin maker profile
- Assam’s chai-spiced gin is one of Edinburgh’s finest
- A chai-spiced gin launches in Edinburgh
- The best gins to gift this Christmas: best spiced gin, Rutland Square Chai Spiced Gin
Video and audio
- #526 Nishant Sharma – Rutland Square
- The India–Scotland entrepreneurial journey
- The India–Scotland entrepreneurial journey (audio)
- Building a fast-growing spirits brand without losing yourself
- Blending Indian heritage with Scottish craftsmanship
- The family legacy behind Rutland Square Spirits
- The founder on the UK–India trade agreement
Awards and recognition
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