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…
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Martin Miller’s gin – a classic gin you need in your collection
Martin Miller’s – a classic gin you need in your collection The first time I tried Martin Miller’s gin was when it was showcased as the ‘gin of the month’ at my favourite gin pub – The Oliver Conquest. They hosted a gin tasting for people to try the gin and some of the different…
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…
Top gins of 2016
As 2016 draws to a close I thought I’d do a round up of some of my favourite gin discoveries this year. Some of them are new to the market and some of them just new to me! In no particular order… A gin lush’s top gins of 2016: Berliner Brandstifter Bertha’s Revenge Long Table…
Gin Club outing to Bristol gin festival
Every so often I drag members of the Gin Club with a Reading Problem out of London. Off we go to drink gin in new and exciting places, this time it was the Gin Festivals UK Bristol festival. Gin club outing to Bristol gin festival! So what’s the deal? We arrived nice and early…
New mixer revolution
As a Gin and Tonic girl, I have an affection for quality tonics and an affinity with the Premium brand FeverTree. However I find drinking more than a few tonics to be quite drying and I often like to switch out to other drinks. Which is where the new mixer revolution comes in! The new…
Just Gin
Some of you may know that it’s Negroni week this week and also World Gin day on Saturday. So what better way to celebrate gin & the classic gin based cocktail than Just Gin cards?! So what are the Just Gin cards? It’s basically a top trumps game for gin (advisable to play wholst drinking…
Christmas Gift Ginspiration!
For everyone looking for Christmas pressies for gin lovers, I’ve rounded up some of the best things I’ve seen this year, from books to candles, to advent calendars, basically everything gin related! Jewellery ReVetro make great jewellery out of recycled glass – including gin bottles! I particularly like their necklaces and bangles made from the…
A Gin Lush’s Guide to London Cocktail Week
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…
101 Gins: Book Review
Which gins to try?! 101 Gins to try before you Die, or should the title be ‘The one book that is required reading for Gin Club with a Reading Problem’?! This informative little book is actually titled 101 Gins: To Try Before You Die and I bet Ian Buxton had fun researching it! I…