6 O’Clock gin came to my attention when I was looking for premium tonic waters other than Fever-Tree; it was the first time I had come across a gin with a companion tonic water. That was many months ago now and I have come close to buying 6 O’Clock on two separate occasions. The second [...]

I say “Master of Malt Origin”, but their full title it “Master of Malt Origin Single Estate Cold Distilled Juniper” – grand but a little unwieldy for a title. The story is a simple but sensible one. Ben Ellefsen, Sales Director of Master of Malt, had a notion that the origin of juniper in many gins [...]

I have been thinking about attending a Gin & Jazz evening at The InterContinental, on Park Lane, ever since hearing about it. What’s not to like about that combination? Gin & Jazz happens on the 3rd Thursday of every month and features a jazz band, an elegant setting and a range of 35 gins to choose [...]

I have been wanting to try Adnams First Rate Gin (or “Finest Cut First Rate Gin”, to give it its full and slightly cumbersome name) ever since trying Adnams Copperhouse Gin toward the end of last year. So, a few weeks ago, when Adnams advertised a period of free delivery, on Twitter (@Adnams) I caved-in and [...]

Many people have recommended that I try Gin Mare. This culminated in a three recommendations in one week followed by finding that Waitrose had it on sale with £6 off – it must have been providence. Gin Mare is distilled in a former chapel in the Spanish fishing village of Vilanova i la Geltrú, which is located [...]

The garnish seems to be so deeply ingrained in cocktail-culture that I have mostly taken it for granted. However, over the last few months, I have been increasingly neglecting this staple of the drinks-world; I just let the gin do the talking on a familiar canvas of tonic water. I have found myself becoming frustrated with the [...]

Death’s Door Gin has been firmly on my drink-this-as-soon-as-possible list. To explain why, I will move swiftly on to the botanical list; there are three… Juniper Coriander Fennel Now, I love fennel, the seeds, the bulb, it’s all good. Finding a gin that features it as one of only three botanicals was a fortuitous day. [...]

This week I had the pleasure of attending a navy strength gin tasting at Graphic Bar, organized by David from Summer Fruit Cup. Also in attendance were fellow gin bloggers, Gin Monkey & The Gin Blog, the Master Distiller of Few Spirits, Paul Hletko, Kirsty Chant of Chant Communications and people from Imbibe, The Whiskey [...]

I avoided buying Hoxton Gin for a long time. It seemed to me to be a very divisive gin which has attracted a lot of criticism and courted controversy. In the gentlemanly world of gin, there appeared to be a disruptive lout in the reading-room who, in spite of plenty of tutting and shaking of [...]

On Wednesday of this week, Gordon’s unveiled a limited edition range of bottles designed by Conran at an event in the vault of One Marylebone. I don’t manage to make it to many industry events due to my living so far from London, so I was pleased as punch when, with just one day’s notice, I [...]