Have you ever gotten drunk by breathing in a cloud of gin and tonic? Well Bompass & Parr are back with their latest interactive exhibit – Alcoholic Architecture offering just that! Having missed out on previous Bompass & Parr experiences I was super keen to get tickets for this one. Luckily for me my friend Kimmy…
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3 steps to convert a gin “hater” into a “gin lover”
As everyone reading this should know, I love gin❤️❤️❤️ What I really struggle with are people who say they “hate” gin. I mean hate is a strong word! Plus in these days with such a vast selection of gin available – not just your grannies Gordon and tonic – I truly believe there is something…
Weekend in Cambridge
Having met Lucy in Argentina and then putting up with her following me through Chile, Bolivia and Peru (such a stalker!) and after an interesting catch up in Colombia, the last time I saw her was in London for a gin (naturally!). So it seemed high time to catch up in her neck of the…
Making Gin in the Loo…
No, not an actual toilet… Or the bathtub… Otherwise known as ‘when we made gin in an old public convenience’ – that being Gin Club at Ladies and Gentlemen bar in Kentish Town. Gin Club had already had a gin making experience – on a boat with Willy Borrell and now we had the chance…
101 Gins: Book Review
Which gins to try?! 101 Gins to try before you Die, or should the title be ‘The one book that is required reading for Gin Club with a Reading Problem’?! This informative little book is actually titled 101 Gins: To Try Before You Die and I bet Ian Buxton had fun researching it! I…
Gin Club outing @ Sipsmiths distillery
For my birthday in April Lauren kindly fed my gin addiction and gave me a tour of the Sipsmiths distillery in Chiswick. We finally got a date booked with some friends and general gin lushes to visit in July! So off we skipped after work on a Tuesday night to get quietly soozled (this is…
Gin tasting @ 214Bermondsey
My day job is based at the More London Place development – between London Bridge and Tower Bridge – so obviously I had to find the nearest gin bar to take my colleagues to, which turned out to be around the corner on Bermondsey Street – 214 Bermondsey to be precise. 214 is the address…
Gin Garden @ Kew
What’s the perfect thing to do on a sunny Sunday in summer? What about drinking gin cocktails in the beauty of Kew Gardens?! Perfect! The tropical greenhouse in the glorious weather Tucked behind the lake with a good view of the tropical house is the Gin Garden van: All decked out with panels detailing the…
Gin club on a boat!
The most exciting Gin Club with a Reading Problem outing yet! WE MADE GIN!! ON A BOAT M*F*ers! This boat to be precise… Disco Volante – such a great name! Says it all really 🙂 After meeting distiller Will and captain Pat, we headed on board for a quick safety briefing (no arms and legs…
Junipalooza 2015!
What do you get when you have 23 distillers together in one room for World Gin day? Junipalooza!! The festival of gin 🙂 I was excited to go try out a load of new gins – each distiller had more than one gin, so Laura and I had our work cut out trying them all…