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…
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Ginfusion: the ultimate garnish for your g&t
If you follow me on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter, no doubt you’ve seen my recent posts on Ginfusion. If not then read right on to see what they offer the avid G&T drinker: The ultimate garnish for your g&t *Full disclosure, this post was sponsored by Ginfusion, but all opinions remain my own!* What is…
Best Christmas gins of 2017
Happy Christmas everyone! Although it’s taken me a while, I thought that a brief round up of some of the best Christmas gins for 2017 would be a great way to end the year. So here are my recommendations: Best Christmas gins of 2017 Southern Hemisphere Four Pillars Christmas Pudding Gin – Australia…
Christmas cocktails with Ebookers
Homemade cocktails are set to be a big trend this Christmas and travel site ebookers have focused on this to bring you the Christmas cocktail tool. *This post is sponsored by Ebookers, however all opinions remain my own* Christmas cocktails with ebookers Not only is gin – a spirit close to my heart – trending…
Gin Gift Guide 2017
Yes it’s that time of year again… when Halloween is done and gone all thoughts turn to the C word – Christmas! I visited the Spirit of Christmas fair at Olympia last weekend, expecting that the ‘spirit’ would be gin – and I wasn’t disappointed! That visit gave me the kick to write this round…
Ginspiration Cocktail Competition with Juliette’s Interiors
Time for something a little different… I’ve been invited by Juliette’s Interiors* to create a gin recipe for a competition that best reflects the glamour of their fabulous gin trolley, as well as the spirit (see what I did there!) of Wild Island Botanic Gin from the Isle of Colonsay. [check out the recipes and…
Cornish Summer Ginspiration with Caspyn Gin
Caspyn gin – inspired by Cornwall* Cornish Dry Gin Caspyn Cornish dry gin is a classic dry gin. The ingredients include hibiscus, lemon & orange peel, lemon grass, lemon verbena, Japanese tea, gorse and orris to hold it all together. The taste is almost savoury – salty notes definitely come through, evoking the Cornish…
Where to celebrate World Gin Day 2017 + competition & discounts!
The most important day of the year is less than a month away! Not only is June the month of World Gin Day (10 June), there is also World Martini Day (19 June) and Negroni week (5-11 June). Lord help our poor livers! If you decide to indulge in some gin over this period (because…
April 17 Gin Picks
As you can see my April gin picks are skewed towards Kiwi gin. No surprise as I spent 3 weeks in New Zealand! It was also my birthday whilst I was out there – so a good excuse to indulge. New Zealand gins: Broken Heart I had a great time with Joerg tasting his gins…
March 17 gin picks
I’ve decided to start a new series that highlights some special gins that I’ve tried in the month… so welcome to the inaugral ‘gin picks’ post! Here is what Katie tried in March 2017: March 2017 gin picks The gins: I tried a lot of exciting gins at Think Gin in March, including the Four…