Forget Friday – every night is the cocktail night this week! Earlham street decorated for LCW! This week, 6-12 October 2014, is London Cocktail Week and seeing as I don’t have a job yet I volunteered to help them out from the goodness of my heart – oh and in exchange for a free wrist…
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Shoreditch cocktails
Friday night is cocktail night! This week the Gin Club met at the Fever-Tree Tonic pop up bar in Hoxton Square. It was a reduced showing – this time just Catherine and me, Kimmy was meant to be there but got stuck at work 🙁 Anyway Cat and I had a great time with the…
Dry January – inspiration for low and no alcohol drinks
As the excesses of the festive season 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 to…
Gin Gift Guide 2019 – gifts for all gin lovers
It’s that time of year. When everyone starts to admit saying the ‘C’ word. Yes I’m talking about Christmas! Never fear, the gin gift guide for 2019 is here. I’ve captured many items that will be perfect gifts for all the gin lovers in your life. Obviously this includes some stand out gins, gift sets,…
The Skye Bothy from Drambuie
If you follow me on Instagram you may have seen in my stories that I dined in the Skye Bothy at London Cocktail Week. This ‘traditional’ Scottish hut came all the way down from Skye for the 10th anniversary of London Cocktail Week however it’s story is a little more complicated than that. Read on…
The perfect gin-in-a-tin for Summer
When I say ‘gin in a tin’ what does that mean to you? Images of drinking bad ‘ready to drink’ g&t’s on the train, or perhaps lukewarm pre-mixed cocktails in a field at a festival? If like me you’ve grown beyond the supermarket own brand pre-mix gin and tonics, then you’ll be interested in my…
Gin festivals you need to visit
As you may know I like to combine my love of gin with my love of travel. This leads me to many different gin festivals, in different UK cities or even in different countries. So here are my recommendations for the gin festivals you need to visit! *Full disclosure, this article contains affiliate links, which…
Is it Gin O’Clock yet?
Does Gin O’Clock come around for you every Friday? Or is it more like it’s 5pm somewhere? Well Pulsar has analysed gin conversations online and discovered some fun facts about #ginoclock! Is it Gin O’Clock yet? According to Pulsar’s analysis Gin O’Clock is 7 pm on Friday, you heard it here first! It’s official Gin…
Cottons for rum
Whilst gin is my passion, I sometimes cheat on it with other spirits! After my Cuban adventures in 2015 I have grown fond of rum and if you are looking for a place to try a VAST selection in London, then look no further than Cottons rhumshack in Notting Hill! Cottons for rum Cottons have…
Ginder from A World of Gin
Yes that’s Ginder as in GIN (not gingers! Although I could roll with that app too! ?) – an event designed to match you to your perfect gin. I got to go along for free as a Yelp Elite. There is no right or left swiping as such, more of a tutored gin tasting with…