Gin Travel Food
With COVID-19 tonnes of events have had to take a backseat this year, including International Scottish Gin Day. Originally intended to take place in August, it has been postponed until Saturday 24th October 2020. So get the date in the diary & join in with the 10 day count down, nothing will stop this celebration…
London is the center of the gin revolution and as such has incubated a whole heap of new distilleries in recent years. Having visited a lot of these gin distilleries myself, from Sipsmith’s to East London Liquor, City of London Distillery and Doghouse, it’s time to write this post: London Gin Distilleries you need to…
As some gin distilleries are opening up post lockdown, there are still loads that are doing virtual tours & tastings and online cocktail classes. Find out which online gin tours, tastings and cocktail classes are scheduled in September 2020: *Full disclosure – some gin brands with events mentioned I’ve worked with before. Where this is…
Considered the home of gin, Beefeater Gin has been made at their distillery in Kennington, South London for decades. Closed for visits during 2020 lockdown, the distillery has now re-opened for small group tours and I was very happy to be invited to go along and find out more about this iconic brand! *Full disclosure…
If you’ve been following What’s Katie Doing? on social media, you may have noticed me posting about Spritzes all week! That’s been my #SevenDaysofSpritz, where if you search the hashtag you’ll see that loads of other’s have joined in. As we celebrate this iconic drink, we’ve all embraced the various variations that can be made…
A new gin has come to the UK this July: Amazzoni, the first Brazilian made gin. I was fortunate to be sent a bottle to try by their UK distributors, Strongwells and to attend a Zoom call from the other side of the world with co-founder Arturo. Read on to learn more about gin in…
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…
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…
When I say ‘gin in a tin’ what does that mean to you? Images of drinking bad ‘ready to drink’ g&t’s on the train, or perhaps lukewarm pre-mixed cocktails in a field at a festival? If like me you’ve grown beyond the supermarket own brand pre-mix gin and tonics, then you’ll be interested in my…