London Cocktail Week 2015 kicks off on the 5th October (tomorrow), so I thought I’d pull together my guide on what gin-tastic events to check out! Sunday 4th – pre LCW warm up party ‘A FEW in the loo‘ 7pm FREE FEW spirits are bringing their Whiskey and Gin to North London, with a party…
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Top European gins of 2022
As some of you know I’m a gin judge for several gin competitions – including The Gin Guide Awards. So it seemed fitting to focus my 2022 top gins on those European gins that won in the 2022 awards that I participated in. Read on to find out the top European gins of 2022 &…
Gin advent calendars to order NOW!
Check out these gin advent calendars for 2022 and order them now! Advent calendars from well known brands will sell out fast! *Full Disclosure, some brands have gifted items or I have worked with before, if this is the case I will disclose using [gifted] or [prior partnership], all opinions remain my own. There…
Touring Plymouth Gin distillery
Way before lockdown (remember that?!) in 2019 I went on a Cornish gin break – aka a long weekend in Cornwall with plenty of gin and distillery visits involved. As well as staying at Talland Bay hotel, we also visited Colwith Farm distillery and toured Plymouth gin distillery. This post is all about what you…
Gin and food pairing with The Gintleman
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…
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…
London gin distilleries you need to visit
London is the center of the gin revolution and as such has incubated a whole heap of new distilleries in recent years. Having visited a lot of these gin distilleries myself, from Sipsmith’s to East London Liquor, City of London Distillery and Doghouse, it’s time to write this post: London Gin Distilleries you need to…
Beefeater Gin distillery tour & tasting
Considered the home of gin, Beefeater Gin has been made at their distillery in Kennington, South London for decades. Closed for visits during 2020 lockdown, the distillery has now re-opened for small group tours and I was very happy to be invited to go along and find out more about this iconic brand! *Full disclosure…
Virtual gin tastings in June 2020
It’s finally June! And we are still in lockdown (kinda – unless you’re a government special adviser…). After the run up of #ginadaymay, unfortunately all celebrations for World Gin Day are virtual – including my favourite gin festival, Junipalooza. So what can you expect from the various virtual events available this June? Read on to…
58 Gin distillery & gin making experience
Recently Hackney based 58 Gin moved premises. After following founder and distiller Mark Marmont’s progress photos on Instagram, I was delighted to be invited along to check out the new distillery in Haggerston. Even better, I was going to be trying out their new gin making experience. The new Fifty Eight gin distillery is the…