Over here at theGin.blog, we’re getting nicely into the Christmas season! Imagine our seasonal cheer when we were approached by Boodles with an offer to sample their new Mulberry gin! Being a fan of their London Dry (review to come…!), we were very excited to get our hands on something new and most importantly, great for Christmas! Boodles Proper British…
When I relocated to Cheshire some 3 years ago, it was important to me to really get to know (and love) my new adopted county. I have come to love up here in the North West, having grown up in Staffordshire and then lived in London for several years. I was also delighted to discover that there is an incredibly…
Got a spare bedroom that you don’t know what to do with? Well why not have a go a starting your own Gin distillery? That’s exactly what lifelong friends Tom Lindsey and Rory McKerrell did. Their new gin, Fifth Spire, is Lichfields first premium craft gin and it really is quite special. Tom and Rory have spent the last couple…
We get a lot of emails here at theGin.blog, a lot of which end up in the junk, but when we see Lemon Drizzle gin in the subject we have to take notice! Step in Sipsmith Lemon Drizzle Gin, exclusive to Marks and Spencer. This is the product of the Sipsmith Sipping Service, a quarterly delivery of 4 experimental gin…
Picture the scene… You’re driving up the M5 from Bristol and on the horizon you see a sign… “Gloucester Services – 1 Mile” A run down welcome Break comes to mind but this services is a little different! Think fancy London deli mixed with a posh farm shop and you get the idea! Well, we had to stop and of…
Think of Loch Ness and what comes to mind…..? The vast Scottish highlands? The Beautiful vistas? The Loch Ness Monster? GIN?? I thought not! Loch Ness Gin is a brand new craft gin created by husband and wife team, Kevin and Lorien. Their family have lived and worked in the Highlands since before 1520 and they set out to create…
Last Sunday, I was dragged kicking and screaming (Ok, I exaggerate…) to a garden centre by a couple of friends on a mission for a leek. I’m being deadly serious. I know how this sounds but bare with me. There was the promise of tapas for lunch, and more importantly (both for you and for me) there was also much…
There’s not a day goes by when we don’t hear about a new gin coming to market but when we hear that one of the big hitters is creating a new barrel-aged gin we get really excited. 9 Moons gin is the latest offering from the gin pioneers Martin Miller’s and it came around almost by chance. Martin Miller’s Co-founder,…
We love it when the postman brings us a parcel, and when that parcel is a box of goodies from the guys at Bramley & Guage we know we are in for a treat! A little bit of history… A small family business, Bramley and Guage’s main focus in on creating the highest quality, great-tasting liqueurs. In the mid 1980’s Edward Bramley…
My considerably better half has been working away during the week in Dorset. It’s been a really hectic time for us both over the last few months and logistically challenging as I have been away a lot, too! This miniature life story being said, one of the big positives coming out of all of this has been our discovery of…