At Christmas it’s always great to have something homemade to give as a gift to friends and family. This year my gift was the gift of Christmas gin! Homemade Christmas Gin How to make your own homemade Christmas spiced gin I’ve not started an illegal still in my flat. The way I made Christmas gin…
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Gin advent calendars to order NOW!
I blame COVID, but it seems that you lot want to know about Christmas already! This year I also blame COVID for the fact that we don’t have a Ginvent calendar and live Twitter tasting, however I’ve found some other advent calendars, Christmas themed items and even a virtual Christmas market for you. However get…
Rock Rose Gin – Pink Grapefruit Old Tom
Made up in Dunnet Bay distillery Rock Rose Gin has been made since the distillery was installed in 2014. Since that original gin they have expanded the range and also done a few special editions. The Pink Grapefruit Old Tom is considered one of their signature spirits and so the perfect one to focus on…
Fairytale Distillery Highland Gins
Tucked in a literal Fairytale house, like something out of Hansel and Gretel, Fairytale distillery makes gin up in the North West Highlands of Scotland. With a host of medals, their many gins are well regarded, read on to find out more about them as part of the celebration of Scottish gin that is International…
Celebrating with McLean’s Gin
Continuing my focus on Scottish gins ahead of International Scottish Gin Day, let’s celebrate with McLean’s Gin! McLean’s is unusual for a Scottish gin in that it is created via compounding, not distilling, the botanicals. I caught up with Head Ginologist Colin McLean to find out more: Celebrating with McLean’s Gin *Full disclosure, my bottle…
King’s Hill Gin
Based up in the Pentland Hills South of Edinburgh is the Pentland Distillery, where King’s Hill Gin is made by founder Sandy. I recently caught up with him to learn more about this Scottish gin and it’s stunning new blue bottle. *Full disclosure, my bottle of King’s Hill Gin was gifted in order to review…
Visit 1881 Gin Distillery at Peebles Hydro Hotel
Those of you who follow me I know that I have a passion for travel as well as gin. So the idea of visiting Peebles Hydro Hotel combined with a gin tasting and tour, and even the experience of making your own gin, is the best thing ever! Read on to find out more about…
International Scottish Gin Day 2020 – a celebration of Scottish Gin
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 gin distilleries you need to visit
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…
Online gin tours, tastings & cocktail classes September 2020
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…