My favourite gin bar – the Oliver Conquest, near Aldgate East – has created an Italian inspired pop up bar in their upstairs room. It focuses on cocktails with a twist, showcasing the Italian Negroni, all served with Italian style snacks. Originally conceived as a month long pop up for November, they are continuing to…
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Christmas Gift Ginspiration!
For everyone looking for Christmas pressies for gin lovers, I’ve rounded up some of the best things I’ve seen this year, from books to candles, to advent calendars, basically everything gin related! Jewellery ReVetro make great jewellery out of recycled glass – including gin bottles! I particularly like their necklaces and bangles made from the…
Mad about the Macarons!
I’m mad about macarons! Ever since my first taste of Pierre Hermé macarons in Paris, I’ve been obsessed with these delicious sweet treats and how to make them. I’ve been to Atelier des Chefs for a cooking class all about macarons, where we made the most perfect examples… when trying again at home they never turn…
Ish gin tasting
One of my favourite gin bars – the Oliver Conquest, regularly hosts gin tasting evenings to promote new and unusual gins that they stock (they have over 300 gins currently – so plenty to try!). For November there is a double whammy gin tasting – with Ish and Copperhead – so obviously I dragged some…
5 Gintastic Years of The Oliver Conquest
As my favourite gin pub in London, the Oliver Conquest, was celebrating its fifth birthday last week, they decided to hold a gin tasting and masterclass for their own bespoke gin: The Oliver Conquest bespoke gin made by Gin Foundry – special tea blend. Gin Club with a Reading Problem decided to come along to…
Brockmans Gin Cruise
An alternative title for this post might be ‘Kings Cross Cocktails’ as this was the tail end of London Cocktail Week and involved gin appreciation with Brockmans Gin on the Vestal Voyages canal boat, KERB 3rd birthday and a cocktail crawl…. Starting with the Brockmans Gin boat party with Gin Club with a Reading Problem:…
London Cocktail Week Roundup: Part 2
The second of my London Cocktail Week round ups focuses on the second half of the week – starting off after work in Bermondsey… Bermondsey cocktail crawl: First stop TwoRuba in the Hilton for a Berrylicious cocktail Beautiful and very similar to a clover club – but without the egg white. Then to The Hide…
Dodds gin pop up
Tonight Gin Club with a Reading Problem went along to the Dodds gin pop up on Greek Street. They are doing a two week stint to publicise their crowdfunding campaign to raise £1.5m of investment to further grow the business. Oh and serve some mean cocktails! Pretty bottle! Note the postcode on the back… Funds…
Half Hitch Gin Tour of Camden
The Tuesday night of London Cocktail Week was my chance to learn more about gin in Camden, with the Half Hitch tour and tasting. Half Hitch gin tour of Camden Mark Holdsworth, founder of Half Hitch is a local like me and makes his gin in the vaults under Camden lock. We were visiting his…
A Gin Lush’s Guide to London Cocktail Week
London Cocktail Week 2015 kicks off on the 5th October (tomorrow), so I thought I’d pull together my guide on what gin-tastic events to check out! Sunday 4th – pre LCW warm up party ‘A FEW in the loo‘ 7pm FREE FEW spirits are bringing their Whiskey and Gin to North London, with a party…