I know I’m very tardy in writing this up, but let’s just say that sometimes life comes between me and gin…? So who’s tried Slingsby Gin already? Gin club hadn’t, so we enjoyed the free sampling at the Oliver Conquest’s tasting in June when Slingsby was gin of the month. The history of the Slingsby…
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Sacred Gin tasting @ Colonel Fawcett
This wasn’t my first time tasting the Sacred gin range – but being a fan girl and the tasting at my local promising more than just a G&T, how I could I resist?! Sacred Gin Tasting at the Colonel Fawcett Our welcome G&T from Hillary and Rachel from Sacred – their London Dry Gin served…
Just Gin
Some of you may know that it’s Negroni week this week and also World Gin day on Saturday. So what better way to celebrate gin & the classic gin based cocktail than Just Gin cards?! So what are the Just Gin cards? It’s basically a top trumps game for gin (advisable to play wholst drinking…
Gin tasting Jensen’s Gin
My local pub, The Colonel Fawcett in Camden, loves gin as much as me! What makes them great is that they host a free gin tasting once a month, where I (and the rest of gin club with a reading problem) can try out some new gins. I’m a little behind on writing this up…
Ginder from A World of Gin
Yes that’s Ginder as in GIN (not gingers! Although I could roll with that app too! ?) – an event designed to match you to your perfect gin. I got to go along for free as a Yelp Elite. There is no right or left swiping as such, more of a tutored gin tasting with…
Gin Tasting @ Colonel Fawcett
The Colonel Fawcett in Camden is my nearest gin pub (with great food too!) – so when they host FREE gin tastings I’m there in a flash and usually with a few gin club members in tow! January’s tasting was extra special as there were two lovely gins to try! The subtle Mews gin The…
Copperhead gin tasting
I’ve been a bit slow on updating for the latest gin tastings, but Copperhead is something special that I definitely want to share! Copperhead gin tasting The glossy copper bottle – inspired by old school pharmacy bottles. Made in Belgium, Copperhead gin is named after the traditional copper stills used in the production and…
My Top 10 Blog Posts of 2015
An end of the year round up of what Katie’s been doing in 2015. From a lot of gin soaked activities, travel in Europe and as far as Mexico and Cuba and plenty of great meals with friends, these are my top 10 blog posts of 2015 as viewed by you: #1 – 101 Gins:…
Bath Christmas Market
If you are a regular reader you’ll know that I’m down in Bath a lot as my family now lives there. This weekend was the last one we would all see each other until after Christmas, as well as being the last weekend of the Bath Christmas market, so it seemed like a good plan…
Saffron Gin Tasting
One of my local pubs – The Colonel Fawcett – has a little passion for gin and has started hosting gin tastings, starting with Saffron gin. Free gin! So I summoned a reduced gin club (just Sarah and I) to go along and take advantage. After taking us through a potted history of gin (all…