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,…
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Cornish Summer Ginspiration with Caspyn Gin
Nothing screams Summer in England like the Cornish coast. Evoking sand, ice creams and cream teas, it’s also a hot bed for local gins. I’m taking you through the Caspyn range in time for Summer! *Full disclosure Caspyn provided samples to me for free, but all opinions remain my own!* Caspyn gin – inspired by…
Katie’s top gins of 2018
Inspired by Gin a Ding Ding’s #GinadayMay hashtag challenge, I’ve finally gotten around to publishing my top gins of 2018 (a little delayed!)… Anyway, time to catch up now. Read on to see what were my #favourites out of the new gins I tried in 2018 (and I tried a LOT). Plus if you keep…
Katie’s top five must visit gins of Junipalooza 2019!
I may have mentioned before (aka several times on all forms of social media & on the blog), that Junipalooza is my favourite gin festival. So I jumped at the chance to give you my top five must visit gins for Junipalooza 2019: *Full disclosure, I’ve previously collaborated with Junipalooza and this post…
Woodlab distillery – meeting the person behind Symphonia gin
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…
Treat your Mum to the gin spa gift set this Mother’s Day
If your Mum is similar to mine and really likes her gin, then look no further than Ice and a Slice to treat her with a gin gift set this Mother’s Day. This post is a review of their gin spa gift set, which makes a perfect treat for Mum (I tested it out on…
Gin festivals you need to visit
As you may know I like to combine my love of gin with my love of travel. This leads me to many different gin festivals, in different UK cities or even in different countries. So here are my recommendations for the gin festivals you need to visit! *Full disclosure, this article contains affiliate links, which…
A sensory experience with Silent Pool gin
Have you ever noticed that music changes your mood? I think we may all have experienced this with a banging song. However what about what you hear impacting what you taste? This was the premise behind the sensory experience evening hosted by Silent Pool. Read on to see what we experienced and how we tested…
Gin guide to London Cocktail Week 2018
In true What’s Katie Doing style I’ve pulled together my gin guide to London Cocktail Week 2018. This year it’s back and promises to be bigger and better than ever! *Full disclosure, as an gin blogger I get a free trade pass to London Cocktail Week, I have not been sponsored to write this post,…
The Teasmith, premium Scottish gin made with tea
Now I’m sure some of my readers will have tried gin made with tea leaves as one of the botanicals before. Whether it’s Half Hitch, which uses a tincture of black tea, or The Oliver Conquest’s own gin, which uses vacuum distilled tea as a botanical, there’s a lot of variation out there on how…