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Think Panda. Drink Panda. Be Panda I like pandas… I will even go as far as to tell you that my oldest possession is a small panda teddy that I affectionately call “Baby”! So when I was asked to review Panda Organic Gin I jumped at the chance! Made in Belgium Panda gin is distilled and bottled in Belgium, using…

A hug in a glass Well, what can I say I’m a virgin to Welsh Gin, probably the only country I haven’t tried as I’m no virgin to Gin. On first hearing the name I thought someone had an issue with their keyboard and hit W instead of A but alas it is a Welch word for cuddle or hug…

City Wall Gin The Newcastle Distillery’s City Wall Gin initially appeared on my radar when Lidl ran its debut British Gin Festival at the end of last year. Although intrigued, it’s only recently that I have sampled this dry gin. What does it taste like? At 40%, the light floral gin from Newcastle’s first commercial distillery is an easy drink.…

I have a confession to make… I am awful at garnishes. I never have any in, and if I do I always forget and just get on with the drinking! Now I know you are probably all shocked, I myself have spent ages going on about the importance of garnishes and have event sent drinks back when they are garnished…

Nicholson Gin – A quick history lesson The history of Nicholson gin can be traced back to 1736 when production started in Clerkenwell. From 1808 they were known as J&W Nicholson & Co and went on to become one of the great spirit producers of Victorian England. In the 1920s and 1930s, Nicholson Gin was heralded as an essential ingredient…

Springmount Gin is a small-batched, Handcrafted gin created by Joe and Emma and distilled in Scotland.  After spending many years drinking gin and dreaming about making their own they decided in September 2018 to take the plunge and create their own gin.  Joe and Emma wanted to create a gin recipe themselves, from scratch, knowing exactly what each and every…

Burgers, Gin, and Bristol What does a Burger joint and gin have in common?? Jake Black, that’s who! The mastermind behind the Bristol Burger joint Chomp, Jake and his colleague from the restaurant, Emily Astley-Cooper, have relaunched the Bristol Distilling Co. with the mind to create a thoroughly modern British spirit! The Bristol Distilling Co. The first incarnation of the…

Made in the heart of Cornwall with the spirit of Plymouth, Platinum gin is the result of a lifetimes love of gin. With the promise of “incredibly new and fresh botanicals mixed in a way that brings light and refreshing notes” we dived right in with a mixture of excitement and interpretation! The botanicals We didn’t get given much info…

Scotland Spirits When you think of Scotland and spirits the first thing that comes to mind is whiskey and well you wouldn’t be wrong thinking that. it is after all their national drink, there are some 20 million casks maturing in warehouses across Scotland and in 2018 41 bottles were shipped overseas every second. All that taken into account, gin…