As the excesses of Christmas and New Year have now passed, I and probably you too, start thinking about January. Will you be doing Dry January and avoiding alcohol as one of your resolutions? Or will you be embracing Dry Ginuary? This post will cover the #DryJanuary option and #Ginuary will be covered in part…
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Gin Gift Guide 2019 – gifts for all gin lovers
It’s that time of year. When everyone starts to admit saying the ‘C’ word. Yes I’m talking about Christmas! Never fear, the gin gift guide for 2019 is here. I’ve captured many items that will be perfect gifts for all the gin lovers in your life. Obviously this includes some stand out gins, gift sets,…
Colwith Farm Distillery tour & gin tasting
On our recent Cornish gin break in Talland Bay, my friend Meena and I went to see where Talland Bay Hotel gin was made at Colwith Farm Distillery. They run tours and tastings open to the public (pre-booking required). Read on to see our experience of the Colwith Farm Distillery tour & gin tasting: *Full…
A Cornish gin break – gin tasting in Cornwall
Cornwall is known for having lots of gin distilleries, as well as great food. So it makes perfect sense for a pair of gin-loving foodies to head on a Cornish gin break for the weekend. My friend Meena and I headed to gin taste and eat the weekend away in Talland Bay, Cornwall. Read on…
The perfect gin-in-a-tin for Summer
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…
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…