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…
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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…
Pancake day gin inspiration
Are you as totally obsessed with gin and tonics as me? If the answer is yes, then skip the pre-made M&S lemon, gin and tonic syrup and do it from scratch to maximise the gin! This recipe incorporates both gin and tonic into the standard pancake batter and creates a gin and citrus syrup to…
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…
Dry January – inspiration for low and no alcohol drinks
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, so read on for inspiration on what…
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! The Gin-inspired Christmas Gift Guide 2020 This gin gift guide covers a range of…
Gin advent calendars to order NOW!
I blame COVID, but it seems that you lot want to know about Christmas already! This year I also blame COVID for the fact that we don’t have a Ginvent calendar and live Twitter tasting, however I’ve found some other advent calendars, Christmas themed items and even a virtual Christmas market for you. However get…
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…