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…
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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…
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…
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! For 2021 Ginspiration check out my Gin Gift Guide here The Gin-inspired Christmas…
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…
Fairytale Distillery Highland Gins
Tucked in a literal Fairytale house, like something out of Hansel and Gretel, Fairytale distillery makes gin up in the North West Highlands of Scotland. With a host of medals, their many gins are well regarded, read on to find out more about them as part of the celebration of Scottish gin that is International…
Celebrating with McLean’s Gin
Continuing my focus on Scottish gins ahead of International Scottish Gin Day, let’s celebrate with McLean’s Gin! McLean’s is unusual for a Scottish gin in that it is created via compounding, not distilling, the botanicals. I caught up with Head Ginologist Colin McLean to find out more: Celebrating with McLean’s Gin *Full disclosure, my bottle…
Visit 1881 Gin Distillery at Peebles Hydro Hotel
Those of you who follow me I know that I have a passion for travel as well as gin. So the idea of visiting Peebles Hydro Hotel combined with a gin tasting and tour, and even the experience of making your own gin, is the best thing ever! Read on to find out more about…
International Scottish Gin Day 2020 – a celebration of Scottish Gin
With COVID-19 tonnes of events have had to take a backseat this year, including International Scottish Gin Day. Originally intended to take place in August, it has been postponed until Saturday 24th October 2020. So get the date in the diary & join in with the 10 day count down, nothing will stop this celebration…