TBGC 10 Gin Example Extraordinaire – Part 1
That Boutique-y Gin Company are doing rather well for themselves. I’ve got 4 bottles of various gins here and I’m trying to write a focused article on each one. (Lot’s … Read More
The Endless Summer – TBGC’s Spit Roasted Pineapple Gin
With the summer slipping away like sand through our fingers, That Boutique-y Gin Company have done it again with a lovely little speciality, Spit Roasted Pineapple Gin. Inspired by the … Read More
Sipsmith and Portobello Road – Two staple gin related London landmarks.
Friday 24th February, I went on a lovely jolly up to London with the illustrious David T Smith and delightful Cherry Constable, in order to research for a new book. It’s … Read More
Gin Tasting Evening at the Wine Vaults
Sunday 2nd October marked the first of a new run of Gin Tasting Evenings to happen at the Wine Vaults, Portsmouth. Brainchild of Business woman Tracie Sharp, they are also … Read More
Tiger Gin – Purrfection
I love Twitter. There I was, minding my own business when I get a message from a JJ Lawrence of Tiger Gin asking if I had tried the gin and would … Read More
Festivities in our fair city – The Gin Festival comes to Portsmouth
One of the things that baffles me about our hometown of Portsmouth, is that despite our Victorian and nautical heritage, there is a distinct lack of gin in our history. Am I … Read More
City Of London Distillery
Amidst the hustle and bustle of London City, nestled quietly down Bride Lane and just out of reach of the shadow of St Paul’s Cathedral; sits the humble entrance to COLD … Read More
Make a suggestion – The gin list
Further to my previous blog Tell me, what’s your flavour?, my good friend Lewys Pharoah at Gin and Olive has spent a great deal of time going through the our … Read More
Tell me, what’s your flavour?
So, as I see it there are 8 main brackets of gin flavour (Do let me know if you think otherwise). To know and understand these is a good starting … Read More