Delivery & Returns

Payment Methods, Deliveries & Returns
Payment Methods

Payments are taken securely through Stripe. You can pay with all major credit and debit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay or Klarna. You don’t need an account with any of them.

Your card details are encrypted and handled by Stripe – G.H.Q. Spirits never sees or stores them. If you have any questions about paying, please email us at [email protected]

All prices include VAT at 20%.

Delivery Options

Free UK delivery on every order – no minimum spend.

Standard delivery within 3-5 working days – FREE
Orders are despatched by Royal Mail or courier, and every bottle arrives gift-boxed.

Deliveries to the Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Highlands, Scottish Islands or Northern Ireland may take longer than 5 days.

Christmas: please order by 21 December for delivery before Christmas.

Collection by prior agreement – FREE
This service is reserved for friends, family and those living very close to Strathdon, AB36. Please email us at [email protected] to arrange. Collections will be at a time suitable to both parties and no specific time can be guaranteed.

Please note: we do not despatch or deliver at weekends or on public holidays and are unable to deliver to PO Box addresses. You must be 18 or over to order, and a signature from someone aged 18+ may be required on delivery.

Delivery instructions
We want to make sure that your G.H.Q. Bottle arrives safe and sound, so there are a few delivery requests we can’t commit to:Leaving parcels over fences Leaving parcels on doorsteps Putting parcels through windows Leaving parcels in bins/bin cupboards or wheelie bins Leaving parcels exposed to the elements Delivery ChargesIn cases where we are unable to deliver all the products within your order at the same time, or where there are multiple boxes within your consignment, you will only be charged once for delivery.Please note that G.H.Q. Spirits cannot be held responsible for late/failed deliveries for reasons outside of our control i.e. in the cases of adverse weather conditions.Please note, we do not despatch or deliver at weekends or public holidays and are unable to deliver to PO Boxes.
Cancellations & Returns

Your right to cancel

Under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 you have the right to cancel your order within 14 days, starting from the day after you receive the goods. To cancel, just email us at [email protected] with your order number – you don’t need to give a reason.

Once you have told us you are cancelling, please return the goods within 14 days. Bottles must be unopened and in their original condition. We will refund the price of the goods and the original standard delivery charge (if any) within 14 days of receiving the goods back. You are responsible for the cost of returning the goods unless they are faulty.

If we have arranged to collect the goods from you, we reserve the right to recover the cost of collection.

Returns Policy

If your goods are simply unwanted and you contact us after the 14-day cancellation period, we will be happy to offer an exchange to the value of the goods within 28 days of you receiving them. G.H.Q. Spirits does not cover the cost of returning goods.

Please let us know you intend to return the goods by emailing [email protected]. Items must be unopened and in perfect resaleable condition, with a valid order reference. After 28 days we may refuse exchanges of unwanted items.

Should you have any issues with your order, please contact us via email at [email protected].

This policy does not affect your statutory rights.

Faulty / Damaged Goods

If for any reason the goods you receive are faulty or damaged in any way we will be happy to exchange the items or offer a full refund. Please contact us via email at [email protected]. The damaged product will be replaced with the same item as soon as possible. An alternative product will be offered in cases where stocks are no longer available.

Should a replacement not be required please notify us and we will refund the cost of the damaged products. Please note that it may be necessary to provide photographic evidence of the damaged goods or in more severe cases, we may choose to collect the damaged products from you for Quality Review investigation.

Where goods are believed to be faulty, please notify us of your intent to return the goods by email. All goods believed to be faulty will be required for Quality Review. Once this item(s) has been received, a Quality Review Investigation will take place which can take 5-7 working days to complete. Correspondence will be made directly with the customer.

Returns Procedure
All returns should be wrapped securely in the same packaging in which the items were originally received.If the original packaging has been disposed of or is no longer suitable, goods must be wrapped in appropriate packaging to ensure that the goods arrive with us in their original condition. We reserve the right to refuse a refund/ exchange for damages caused by insufficient packaging.We recommend that returns are made via recorded delivery and/ or that proof of postage is obtained, in the unlikely event that we do not receive the parcel.Exchanges will be processed within 3 working days from the date the returned goods are received. Postage charges will be applied for any exchanges; this will be charged at the standard rate.Where the goods have been received as a gift, items may be exchanged for alternative products.Where a refund is due, this will be processed onto the credit/ debit which the purchase was made, within 2 working days from the date the returned goods are received. Refunds may take 5-7 working days to reflect against an account, depending on the bank.