Gin Travel Food
This lockdown is a long one and is hitting the hospitality industry hard. So why not support your favourite bar or spirits brand and pick one of these classy cocktail sets for a perfect gift for friends, family or even yourself?! I’ve pulled together a select few classy cocktail sets – by set I mean…
At this time of year, pink tends to come up lots (think Valentines Day, Mother’s Day and Spring in general). So having seen some people ask about how to serve pink gin, I thought this post was needed. I’ll cover what I mean by pink gin, the different types of pink gin you can find…
You may have read my sweet edition of this series – cooking with gin. Well now I have a selection of recipes for you if you don’t have a sweet tooth, or maybe if baking isn’t your thing. Enjoy these savoury recipes using gin as one of the key ingredients! *Full disclosure: all brands…
Are you as totally obsessed with gin and tonics as me? If the answer is yes, then skip the pre-made M&S lemon, gin and tonic syrup and do it from scratch to maximise the gin! This recipe incorporates both gin and tonic into the standard pancake batter and creates a gin and citrus syrup to…
Something a little different from your usual gin and tonic or cocktail! You spoke and I listened, so here is a round up of sweet recipes to cook that use gin. I’ve also done a savoury gin recipe round up too, if sweet isn’t your thing. So for lockdown 3 why not bake with gin?!…
Just a small round up of my favourite gins this year. Whilst 2020 was a mixed year, it still resulted in some gems being launched in the gin world. Some of these gins may not be new in 2020, but they were all *new* to me! *Full disclosure – some of the gins mentioned…
Woodlab distillery is based in Northern Ireland and launched their 3 gin products in the newcomers zone at Junipalooza 2018. Ahead of this year’s Junipalooza, I caught up with distiller Dr Ulrich ‘Ric’ Dyer to find out more about his gins and everything Woodlab based. Read to the bottom for info on how to win…
As some of you may have gathered, the classic Negroni cocktail is one of my favourite gin serves. Seeing as 2019 is the 100th anniversary of the Negroni cocktail, I’m very happy to be exploring the breadth of this simple cocktail with you in this post. I even dyed my hair the colour of my…
Are you as totally obsessed with gin and tonics as me? If the answer is yes, then skip the pre-made M&S lemon, gin and tonic syrup and do it from scratch to maximise the gin! This recipe incorporates both gin and tonic into the standard pancake batter and creates a gin and citrus syrup to…
I first visited the City of London Distillery (COLD) back in 2014. (If you read that first visit on my blog you can see how far I’ve come since I started blogging). This time Joe their brand ambassador invited me back to check out the changes and the new additions to their gin range. *Full…