About Middleshade
Scottish perfume, made in Kinross
Middleshade is a small Scottish perfume house. We make seven perfumes, each named for a place in Scotland.
Who we are
Rory and Marina Irwin
We started in 2022, distilling oils from plants we grew on the family farm in Kinross. Lavender came first. There's a range now.
The perfumes came out of that. Each one began with a visit to the place it's named for, and each is blended, bottled and sent out by the two of us.
How they're made
In small batches, at Tarhill
- 01
Grown and distilled
We grow aromatic plants at Tarhill Farm and distil the oils in our own still. Every perfume contains something grown here; the rest comes from other growers.
- 02
Blended
Each perfume is blended at the farm, a batch at a time, and left to settle before it's bottled.
- 03
Bottled and numbered
Every bottle is filled and labelled here and carries its batch number, so we can tell you when yours was made.
The still at Tarhill Farm.
Seven places
Each one is somewhere
Skye, Jura, Killin, Aberdeenshire, Edinburgh and two from home. Every perfume started with a visit.
01
Rubha Hunish, Isle of Skye
Over the Sea to Skye
02
The wildflower meadow, Tarhill Farm
Cherish the Bee
03
Dinnet Oakwood, Aberdeenshire
Doric Oud
04
Falls of Dochart, Killin
Tay Berry
05
Tarhill Farm, Kinross
Scottish Lavender
06
Corran Sands, Isle of Jura
Jura Rose
07
Rose Street, Edinburgh
Tam O'Shanter
Visit the farm
Tarhill Farm opens to visitors as Scottish Lavender. You can walk the fields and smell everything before you buy.
Stockists
Middleshade is sold in a small number of independent shops in Scotland.
Trade and press
If you'd like to stock Middleshade or write about it, email us and one of us will reply.
Try before you choose
Try all seven first
Seven 2 ml sprays in a box, £4 each.
