My recent Asian adventures brought me to some beautiful places and allowed me to tick off top bucket list items. One such place that I was so excited to visit was the vibrant country of Singapore, and was even more thrilled when I was given the opportunity to have a private tour of the recently… Continue reading ROARING SUCCESS! – BRASS LION DISTILLERY
ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE
"All you need is Love... All you need is Love... Love.... Love is all you need!!" And yes the Beatles were correct all you do need is Love, "EDEN MILL - LOVE" that is!!! St Andrews is a Scottish Town situated on the East Coast of Scotland and is famous in many ways, it is home… Continue reading ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE
Rose Tinted ‘Gin’ Glasses
Marks & Spencer's you have done it again with this little gem of a bottle, I introduce you to Marks & Spencer's No.3 Floral Gin which is fresh, floral and damn right tasty!! Teaming up with The Old Curiosity (an Edinburgh based Distillery) Marks & Spencer's released this onto their shelves in spring time and… Continue reading Rose Tinted ‘Gin’ Glasses
DANISH WHITE LADY
Who wants to join me for a refreshing White Lady?? Nice fresh, citrusy flavours! For this cocktail I used my Craft Gin Club bottle which brings you on a danish adventure introducing ELG Premium Gin who have 5 Gins in their range, ranging from No. 0 to No.4 No. 0 - the original Gin recipe… Continue reading DANISH WHITE LADY
A PARALLEL UNIVERSE
After a long wait... plenty of internet stalking... and patience, I have FINALLY bagged myself a bottle of HENDRICKS ORBIUM!!!! And a FIRST RELEASE 😊 (probably shouldn’t have opened this and kept it for future generations to enjoy... but I couldn’t contain myself). To say I was excited when my bottle arrived is quite literally… Continue reading A PARALLEL UNIVERSE
BELFAST’S GIN JOINTS
Image by Getty Images / iStockphoto Belfast is charging up the ranks for top city destinations to visit in Europe. The city has blossomed in the last number of years and its development of new restaurants, bars and hotels has established a bustling city centre with a lively and welcoming social setting. Lonely Planet named… Continue reading BELFAST’S GIN JOINTS
TROPICAL SPICE
This is a spicy tropical delight that you don’t want to miss out on!! Literally summer in a glass! Jawbox you have done it again (not that I ever doubted that it would be anything other than tasty) I give you Jawbox Pineapple & Ginger Gin Liquor, one of the two new flavours recently introduced… Continue reading TROPICAL SPICE
NO SHOW WITHOUT PUNCH
Where would Batman be without Robin… Starsky without Hutch… Bert without Ernie…. But most important of all!!! WHERE WOULD GIN BE WITHOUT TONIC!!!!! (I know the thought is too much to bear)… At the moment all us “ginthusists” are being spoilt rotten, the bustling gin market is masterfully creating some truly scrumptious drinks, turning a… Continue reading NO SHOW WITHOUT PUNCH
BOXCAR – “HYBRID COCKTAIL”
The history behind the Boxcar Cocktail is sparse… but it seems to be a hybrid cocktail, a next generation crossbreed situation between a Pink Lady and a White Lady……. I shall name it the “The Powder Pink Lady”?? (although the grenadine does make it pretty pink…) Anyways… this hybrid cocktail is fresh and zingy with… Continue reading BOXCAR – “HYBRID COCKTAIL”
LUCKY NO. 209
History of the Distillery No.209, a San Francisco based Distillery steeped in intriguing history and even more intriguing spirits! The Distillery’s fascinating journey began in 1882 with William Scheffler at his Napa Valley winery, the “Edge Hill Estate”, and there in a small brick shed at the back of the property; Scheffler being a Distiller… Continue reading LUCKY NO. 209
