Well Gin a Day May 2021 went quickly and now we are in June, with World Gin Day and World Martini Day just around the corner. I suggest that you start off celebrating with a gin and tonic on June 12th which is World Gin Day and then work up to a ‘real’ martini for…
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Touring Plymouth Gin distillery
Way before lockdown (remember that?!) in 2019 I went on a Cornish gin break – aka a long weekend in Cornwall with plenty of gin and distillery visits involved. As well as staying at Talland Bay hotel, we also visited Colwith Farm distillery and toured Plymouth gin distillery. This post is all about what you…
Gin and food pairing with The Gintleman
Two of my favourite things are gin and food, as I’m sure you can see from this site and my social media profiles. This means that I love to see how gin can be used in cooking (check out my cooking with gin series, with both sweet and savoury recipe ideas), and even better how…
How to serve pink gin
At this time of year, pink tends to come up lots (think Valentines Day, Mother’s Day and Spring in general). So having seen some people ask about how to serve pink gin, I thought this post was needed. I’ll cover what I mean by pink gin, the different types of pink gin you can find…
Cooking with gin: savoury edition
You may have read my sweet edition of this series – cooking with gin. Well now I have a selection of recipes for you if you don’t have a sweet tooth, or maybe if baking isn’t your thing. Enjoy these savoury recipes using gin as one of the key ingredients! *Full disclosure: all brands…
Cooking with gin: sweet edition
Something a little different from your usual gin and tonic or cocktail! You spoke and I listened, so here is a round up of sweet recipes to cook that use gin. I’ve also done a savoury gin recipe round up too, if sweet isn’t your thing. So for lockdown 3 why not bake with gin?!…
My top gins of 2020
Just a small round up of my favourite gins this year. Whilst 2020 was a mixed year, it still resulted in some gems being launched in the gin world. Some of these gins may not be new in 2020, but they were all *new* to me! *Full disclosure – some of the gins mentioned…
Zeiver Gin
2020 did a great job of disrupting everyone’s plans – including mine to write up this review. Distraction upon distraction (aka work and life) means that this is coming to your eyes at the end of 2020 instead of earlier. However I couldn’t not tell you about this gin. Yes it was gifted as part…
The Gin-inspired Christmas Gift Guide 2020
Welcome to my 2020 gin gift guide! Even with #lockdown2 almost over all we have to look forward to is Christmas, and even the circumstances around that are uncertain. So cheer yourself, friends and family up with these gin inspired gifts! For 2021 Ginspiration check out my Gin Gift Guide here The Gin-inspired Christmas…
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…