More about Castle Forbes
The Forbes clan can look back on an impressive family history, which can be traced back to the 12th century to John Forbes, who already owned land in Aberdeenshire at that time. The current Forbes Castle was built in 1815 by the 17th Lord Forbes near the River Don and offers an excellent view of the surrounding estate. Today, his descendant Malcolm, the current Lord of Forbes, lives there with his wife Jinny. In addition to the opportunity for holidaymakers to spend a few days in these illustrious surroundings, the Forbes have even more to offer: their own perfume factory. This was created in 1996 out of Jinny's love of fragrances and was realised together with a friend of the family, perfumer Andrew French, in the castle's former dairy.
The result is a small but exquisite range of handmade fragrances, whose packaging pays tribute to their Scottish origins: wrapped in typical tartan patterns and decorated with the Forbes family crest, the stag's head, they bring us a little piece of Scotland.