When I say ‘gin in a tin’ what does that mean to you? Images of drinking bad ‘ready to drink’ g&t’s on the train, or perhaps lukewarm pre-mixed cocktails in a field at a festival? If like me you’ve grown beyond the supermarket own brand pre-mix gin and tonics, then you’ll be interested in my…
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Silent Pool distillery visit & artisan tasting day
I knew that Silent Pool distillery, down in Surrey, had the facility for distillery tours and tastings. However I didn’t know until recently that they have a vineyard and a cheese making shop right next door! So when they advertised their new Artisan Tasting Days, which would have tours and tasting of all three, plus…
Celebrate International Scottish Gin Day #ISGD
You may have seen a lot of new Scottish gins entering the market recently. The Gin Cooperative, run by Natalie and Martin Reid, want to promote and support Scottish gin, so for the first time they’ve created International Scottish Gin Day to celebrate all things ginny and Scottish. This day is going to be GLOBAL,…
Cornish Summer Ginspiration with Caspyn Gin
Nothing screams Summer in England like the Cornish coast. Evoking sand, ice creams and cream teas, it’s also a hot bed for local gins. I’m taking you through the Caspyn range in time for Summer! *Full disclosure Caspyn provided samples to me for free, but all opinions remain my own!* Caspyn gin – inspired by…
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Negroni cocktail in 2019 #N100
As some of you may have gathered, the classic Negroni cocktail is one of my favourite gin serves. Seeing as 2019 is the 100th anniversary of the Negroni cocktail, I’m very happy to be exploring the breadth of this simple cocktail with you in this post. I even dyed my hair the colour of my…
Katie’s top gins of 2018
Inspired by Gin a Ding Ding’s #GinadayMay hashtag challenge, I’ve finally gotten around to publishing my top gins of 2018 (a little delayed!)… Anyway, time to catch up now. Read on to see what were my #favourites out of the new gins I tried in 2018 (and I tried a LOT). Plus if you keep…
Katie’s top five must visit gins of Junipalooza 2019!
I may have mentioned before (aka several times on all forms of social media & on the blog), that Junipalooza is my favourite gin festival. So I jumped at the chance to give you my top five must visit gins for Junipalooza 2019: *Full disclosure, I’ve previously collaborated with Junipalooza and this post…
Make your own gin with the Homemade Co gin making kit
Something that a lot of gin distillers have in common is that they test, test, test their botanical mix before it gets anywhere near a still. How do they do this? Well they start with one of the oldest ways of making gin – infusing a neutral spirit with botanticals. You too can follow in…
Treat your Mum to the gin spa gift set this Mother’s Day
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…
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…