Seeing as we are all currently locked down staying at home, there are no gin festivals, launches or tastings happening in real life. However a few brands are moving online during this time and Boutique Bar Brands are one of them. They moved the Manly Spirits UK launch of Lilly Pilly gin to an online…
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Manly Spirits Lilly Pilly Gin launch
Coinciding with April 1st (but no April fools here) was the UK virtual launch of the newest member of the Manly Spirits family – Lilly Pilly Gin. This “pink” gin isn’t your average sweet gin and you take part in the public online tasting on 10th April 2020. Read on to find out more about…
58 Gin distillery & gin making experience
Recently Hackney based 58 Gin moved premises. After following founder and distiller Mark Marmont’s progress photos on Instagram, I was delighted to be invited along to check out the new distillery in Haggerston. Even better, I was going to be trying out their new gin making experience. The new Fifty Eight gin distillery is the…
Gin Gift Guide 2019 – gifts for all gin lovers
It’s that time of year. When everyone starts to admit saying the ‘C’ word. Yes I’m talking about Christmas! Never fear, the gin gift guide for 2019 is here. I’ve captured many items that will be perfect gifts for all the gin lovers in your life. Obviously this includes some stand out gins, gift sets,…
Colwith Farm Distillery tour & gin tasting
On our recent Cornish gin break in Talland Bay, my friend Meena and I went to see where Talland Bay Hotel gin was made at Colwith Farm Distillery. They run tours and tastings open to the public (pre-booking required). Read on to see our experience of the Colwith Farm Distillery tour & gin tasting: *Full…
A Cornish gin break – gin tasting in Cornwall
Cornwall is known for having lots of gin distilleries, as well as great food. So it makes perfect sense for a pair of gin-loving foodies to head on a Cornish gin break for the weekend. My friend Meena and I headed to gin taste and eat the weekend away in Talland Bay, Cornwall. Read on…
The perfect gin-in-a-tin for Summer
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…
Silent Pool distillery visit & artisan tasting day
I knew that Silent Pool distillery, down in Surrey, had the facility for distillery tours and tastings. However I didn’t know until recently that they have a vineyard and a cheese making shop right next door! So when they advertised their new Artisan Tasting Days, which would have tours and tasting of all three, plus…
City of London Distillery – tours & tasting in the heart of London
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…
Celebrate International Scottish Gin Day #ISGD
You may have seen a lot of new Scottish gins entering the market recently. The Gin Cooperative, run by Natalie and Martin Reid, want to promote and support Scottish gin, so for the first time they’ve created International Scottish Gin Day to celebrate all things ginny and Scottish. This day is going to be GLOBAL,…