For most of us, watching the daily updates on TV is the closest we’re ever going to get to the world famous Chelsea Flower Show. Good job then that us armchair gardeners can really get into the spirit of things … Continue reading
Election blah blah, polls blah blah, hung parliament blah blah – the important question today is what to drink as you watch the General Election 2015 results roll in. So, depending on which national party you’re voting for here’s our … Continue reading
Wow, this looks incredible. Hendrick’s Gin, our favourite eccentrics, are teaming up with The Waldorf Project to present a preliminary “Experimental Research Laboratory”, exploring ambitious concepts to be staged in full in early 2016 as The Waldorf Project: Chapter Three / FUTURO. … Continue reading
Edinburgh’s top bartending talent was on show at last week’s inaugural Pickering’s Gin cocktail competition. Eight finalists took part – from Clouds and Soil, Bon Vivant, Spitfire, Juniper, Voodoo Rooms, Lioness of Leith and the Whisky Rooms – and the standard … Continue reading
Oooh we can’t wait to get our hand on this new super de luxe Bombay Sapphire small batch expression (hint hint Bombay Sapphire peeps). Made like all Bombay gins at the recently opened Bombay Sapphire Distillery at Laverstoke Mill, Hampshire, … Continue reading
After seems what a very long and very cold winter the sun has finally got its hat on. We Brits are endlessly optimistic so its flip flops and shorts out at the first hint of warmer weather. But all the … Continue reading
This April sees the launch of the first ever Pickering’s Gin Cocktail Competition and on 15th April, a select number of highly skilled bartenders will convene at Clouds and Soil on Picardy Place in Edinburgh to see how Pickering’s Gin … Continue reading
A hidden gem tucked away from Edinburgh’s main drag on the legendary bar hot spot Rose Street, Element brings a touch of class and glamour to the heart of Edinburgh. There’s even an Edinburgh inspired mural by Lynsey Jean Henderson, … Continue reading
One more reason to start thinking about summer: Blakes Hotel Kensington has collaborated with British designer Matthew Williamson and installation artist Rebecca Louise Law to create The Hendrick’s Horticultural Oasis. Working together Blakes courtyard is reimagined as a sumptuous celebration of … Continue reading
Bombay Sapphire gin is pleased to announce that entries are now open for the 2015 Bombay Sapphire World’s Most Imaginative Bartender competition. Now in its fourth year, the competition challenges bartenders to create original and unpanelled cocktails and this year … Continue reading
This week Gintime caught up with David Piper, Hendrick’s Global Ambassador Plenipotentiary whose special role as “Commander of Special Operations” means he is the chap in charge of the Hendrick’s fun. How exactly does one become Hendrick’s “Commander of Special … Continue reading
The hot news this week is that Caorunn Gin is getting right into the Valentine’s Day spirit with a host of offers for gin lovers and well, just lovers. So forget cheesy chocolates and wilting red roses and celebrate in … Continue reading
Pedler Peckham 58 Peckham Rye London SE15 4JR Tel: 020 3030 5015 Pedler is open until late from Tuesday until Saturday and for breakfast, brunch & lunch on Fridays to Sundays. There’s no question that Peckham, once a fairly unremarkable … Continue reading
This Valentine’s Day, Hendrick’s Gin brings you two unassumingly delightful tipples to charm your loved ones – The Chelsea Rose and Flora Dora cocktails. A most unusual gin, Hendrick’s is infused with rose petals and cucumber, the twin essences of … Continue reading
Gintime editor Geraldine Coates has a sneak preview of the new Bombay Sapphire advertising. I used to write a regular column for a drinks magazine reviewing drinks advertising and marketing. (The magazine will remain nameless as we parted company over … Continue reading
Pickering’s Gin, based at Summerhall in Edinburgh, has just announced that it has become an Official Sponsor of the world famous Edinburgh International Festival. This new pairing builds on the existing partnership between Pickering’s and The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo … Continue reading
At Gintime we attract gin lovers of all shapes and sizes and we love them. One of the nicest stories we received last year was from New Zealander Anthony Smith concerning his friend Jack Cooper who goes by the name … Continue reading
Well done Brandon Phillips of Chicago who won out against 30 finalists from around the world with his ‘Hackney Handshake’ cocktail at last night’s grand final of the prestigious Beefeater MIXLDN Cocktail Competition in London. Phillips impressed the panel of judges … Continue reading
It’s going to be a big week for thirty of the world’s best bartenders as on 12th-14th January 2015 Beefeater Gin, the only historic dry gin still distilled in London, will determine the next BEEFEATER MIXLDN Global Bartender Champion. This … Continue reading
Here’s one of the cutest ideas we’ve seen for a very long time. Glass Christmas baubles filled with gin, and not just any old gin but Gintime favourite Pickering’s Gin no less. Available in a range of colours, they’re just … Continue reading
