Wine Events, Wine Education, Journalist
There’s a new gin on the block, Spitfire Heritage Gin. Yeh, right, you say. There’s new gins created every day. A butterfly flutters its wings somewhere in the world and lo! there’s a new gin. There’s certainly wings involved in this new single estate botanical gin as it is inspired by the wartime terrier of the skies […]
Spitfire Heritage Gin takes spirit of icon to soar to new heights Read More »
Today, my dear friends is World Gin Day. A day to celebrate the lovely spirit which eases us at the end of the 9-5; which is delightful with ice on a summer’s eve; and is a relaxing sip with pals. Yes, it has its own day. I spoke to the enigmatic Gin Monkey (I’m not
It’s World Gin Day on Saturday June 13 2015. I spoke to the organiser Gin Monkey to find out more about my favourite spirit. There’s so much to say … so here’s Part One. Gin the know #1 Does it matter what tonic you use as a mixer? Gin Monkey says: A well-known brand’s tagline in their
Here’s six gin-related things to know as World Gin Day approaches Read More »
This began as the first of my alcohol-free missives for a sensible January but sixteen words in has already become a story of cider and gin and tonic. The reason? I lasted all of 44 hours into the New Year before my willpower began to take its leave of 2015 and I needed a quick-fix hit
Gin and tonic cans (and cider) destroy my January willpower Read More »
MANY moons ago, before Facebook and text messaging, I used to talk to people face to face, generally in pubs. When I was a young-ish pup my brother introduced me to gin with slices of cucumber in his village local. Most gin lovers there drank gin that way, so much so that the bar staff kept cucumber on a plate next