If your Mum is similar to mine and really likes her gin, then look no further than Ice and a Slice to treat her with a gin gift set this Mother’s Day. This post is a review of their gin spa gift set, which makes a perfect treat for Mum (I tested it out on…
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Gin festivals you need to visit
As you may know I like to combine my love of gin with my love of travel. This leads me to many different gin festivals, in different UK cities or even in different countries. So here are my recommendations for the gin festivals you need to visit! *Full disclosure, this article contains affiliate links, which…
World’s Best Martini Challenge: The 2019 Final!
How do you drink your martini’s? (I like mine with a twist of citrus…) but what makes the World’s Best Martini? That’s what the World’s Best Martini Challenge is trying to find out! Come and experience the finale of this challenge at 100 Wardour Street on 15th January 2019 and see for yourself! Read on…
A sensory experience with Silent Pool gin
Have you ever noticed that music changes your mood? I think we may all have experienced this with a banging song. However what about what you hear impacting what you taste? This was the premise behind the sensory experience evening hosted by Silent Pool. Read on to see what we experienced and how we tested…
Press for gin with Brockman’s
Brockmans Gin host the best parties! I’ve had the privilege of attending several of these over the years since they launched their Press for Gin campaign (#PressforGin) and they have always been awesome. This year’s events are no different! I went down to the Steel Yard by Cannon Street station to check it out: Press…
Ginvent Pop Up and Tweet along
Have you heard of Ginvent yet? It’s the simple concept of trying 24 different gins – one for each day of Advent. Think of it an alternative Advent Calendar! Gin Foundry originally came up with this concept a few years ago and their Ginvent calendar is the original (& best!). However this year you can…
2018 Gin Gift Guide
Have no idea what to get the gin lover in your life? Don’t fear, the 2018 gin gift guide is here! 2018 Gin Gift Guide This guide covers: Gin (obviously!) Gin Reads Gin Accoutrements Gin Eats Gin Christmas Jumpers Stocking Fillers
Is it Gin O’Clock yet?
Does Gin O’Clock come around for you every Friday? Or is it more like it’s 5pm somewhere? Well Pulsar has analysed gin conversations online and discovered some fun facts about #ginoclock! Is it Gin O’Clock yet? According to Pulsar’s analysis Gin O’Clock is 7 pm on Friday, you heard it here first! It’s official Gin…
Gin guide to London Cocktail Week 2018
In true What’s Katie Doing style I’ve pulled together my gin guide to London Cocktail Week 2018. This year it’s back and promises to be bigger and better than ever! *Full disclosure, as an gin blogger I get a free trade pass to London Cocktail Week, I have not been sponsored to write this post,…
The Teasmith, premium Scottish gin made with tea
Now I’m sure some of my readers will have tried gin made with tea leaves as one of the botanicals before. Whether it’s Half Hitch, which uses a tincture of black tea, or The Oliver Conquest’s own gin, which uses vacuum distilled tea as a botanical, there’s a lot of variation out there on how…