This Saturday, the 10 June 2017, Beefeater will throw open the doors of its iconic gin distillery to host the ultimate gin infused house party – a joint celebration of World Gin Day and the finale of the popular London … Continue reading
Great news! the Hayman family today announced plans to move the distillation of its range of English Gins back to the capital, where their gin story started over 150 years ago when James Burrough, creator of Beefeater Gin, first started … Continue reading
Founded by gin lovers Karl and Catherine Mason who knew enough about gin to make a spirit to appeal to their own very specialised taste, Mason’s Yorkshire Gin is indeed made in Yorkshire in the small market town of Bedale. … Continue reading
Colombo 7 Gin has been on our radar for some time now not least because Colombo in Sri Lanka is Gintime Editor Geraldine Coates’ birthplace and original home. Here’s her review. Colombo Gin launched around two years ago but its … Continue reading
Secret gigs in a gin distillery what’s not to like? This month and for one day only (Saturday 25th March ), Beefeater is opening its doors for two intimate and unique gigs at London’s most iconic gin distillery, Beefeater London: The … Continue reading
Here’s a bit of fun for cucumber fans. Hendrick’s Gin has conducted a genuinely scientific experiment with cucumber scientist Graham Brown of the University of Sydney to quantify the true sensitivity of cucumbers. The results, revealed today. are astonishing. Exhibiting … Continue reading
Storytelling in a gin distillery? with gin? what’s not to like? Clear your diary for this Saturday’s edition of Beefeater Tale Spin, the fourth instalment of the London Tonic Series at the Beefeater Kennington Distillery featuring Spinning Yarns with The … Continue reading
Oooh this looks like a bit of fun. Hendrick’s Gin has joined forces with Happiness Forgets to launch the most unusual Clandestine Curling Competition for bartenders in celebration of Scottish poet, Robert Burns. Taking place at Happiness Forgets in Hoxton … Continue reading
Here’s something a bit special to get the Christmas spirit going – Plymouth Gin has teamed up with Rivington Shoreditch to create a festive experience where guests can enjoy a selection of bespoke winter cocktails with a chance to win … Continue reading
2016 has been full of surprises so far but as we gear up for Christmas, what is the illusive Next Big Thing? Now’s your chance to find out. The second instalment of the Beefeater ‘London Tonic Series’ will see global … Continue reading
With some of the newer craft gins regularly approaching the £30 and over price tag we thought it would be interesting to see how it works at the lower end of the price spectrum. Over the years Euro giant Lidl … Continue reading
“Why don’t you drink, Medwin? Gin-and-water is the source of all my inspiration. If you were to drink as much as I do, you would write as good verses: depend on it, it is the true Hippocrene.” That was Lord … Continue reading
We do love a new special edition bottle pack and gin brands are particularly good at coming up with something stand out for the festive season. Hats off then to Diageo’s Tanqueray No. TEN who have just unveiled a new … Continue reading
We love the idea of this – so very British! Artisan sloe gin makers from across the world will gather at the George Inn village pub on the Kent/Sussex border near Tunbridge Wells, to vie for the coveted ‘Sloe Ginster World … Continue reading
Whatever will those clever Hendrick’s people come up with next? If you’re staying at the The London EDITION you’ll soon find out that their latest magical wheeze is the H.O.T.E.L. (Hendrick’s Ocular Tool for Extraordinary Libations) – which reinvents the … Continue reading
Could it have been London Sec? Did London’s gentlemen distillers get their inspiration from their friends, the vintners? Geraldine Coates investigates the leap from sweet to unsweetened gin. Throughout the early nineteenth century, when people drank gin, they were usually … Continue reading
Pickering’s Gin are celebrating their status as the Official Gin of the world famous Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo by producing a 500 bottle limited run edition. Made at Summerhall Distillery, less than a mile away from Edinburgh Castle, Pickering’s are Edinburgh’s … Continue reading
The delightful Hendrick’s Gin bus hits the Edinburgh festival next week. And who doesn’t want to climb aboard this unusual Hendrick’s Gin vehicle cunningly disguised as a giant cucumber whose aim is to improve public transport the length and breadth … Continue reading
Wow! here are some absolutely delicious summer cocktails from our good friends over at Caorunn Gin guaranteed to make even these rather grey British summer days truly sunny. The new Summer Fruits G&T, Summer Solstice Sangria and Summer BBQ cocktails have … Continue reading
If any gin lover happens to be in the West Country this summer be sure to check out the Plymouth Gin Distillery’s Refectory Bar in the heart of historic Plymouth. International Brand Ambassador, Sebastian Hamilton-Mudge has devised a new menu with … Continue reading
