This Sunday most of us will be with our nearest and dearest celebrating a festival that is now as much about family and friends as anything else. And after the long cold winter months we certainly deserve a bit of … Continue reading
We’re confident that no proper Mum actually wants flowers and chocolates for Mother’s Day. “We want cocktails, gin cocktails!” is the cry we hear all round. And we can guarantee you’ll be a real Mummy’s pet this Sunday if you … Continue reading
Here’s a lovely drink guaranteed to make your mum smile 50ml Caorunn gin 35ml fresh clementine juice 25ml Old Pulteney 12yo 15ml sugar syrup Mix ingredients and serve in a coupe glass.
From cocktail classes to gin adventures to very special bottlings there are loads of present ideas for the gin lover in your life. Here are a few we would like to see in our stockings this year: How About A … Continue reading
Here’s a cracking idea – independent developer Rilon today announced that Drink Advisor is now available for smartphones and tablets on the App Store and Google Play. Drink Advisor is the world’s largest database of over 3000 of the best … Continue reading
Gintime was so intrigued with the Caorunn Gin cocktails made at the recent World’s 50 Best Bars party we just had to find out more from Ryan Chetiwardana of newly opened White Lyan in Hoxton who, with his partner Ian … Continue reading
This season Caorunn Gin has come up with two delicious cocktails, the Caorunn Winter G&T and the Caorunn Countdown, perfect for the festive season. Both the Caorunn Winter G&T and the Caorunn Countdown play on the aromatic flavours of Caorunn … Continue reading
Don’t miss the next Edible Cinema this weekend at the Electric Cinema in Notting Hill. Curated by TV and radio presenter Jonathan Ross and film producer and screenwriter Jane Goldman it’s a screening of cult film, ‘American Werewolf in London’. … Continue reading
Having just attended the very splendid Worlds 50 Best Bars Awards Ceremony in London (massive congratulations to The Artesian for winning for the second year by the way and all the others who were crowned too), it does occur that … Continue reading
Gintime Editor Geraldine Coates reports from the frontline of London Cocktail Week 2013. London Cocktail Week’s programme featured 250 events, with an increasing focus on on gin naturally. Obviously there was a lot of cherry picking required to hear about … Continue reading
Lots of great stuff on offer from Caorunn at this year’s LCW. First of all there’s a chance to taste lovely new Caorunn cocktails for only £4 in line with all LCW activity at two venues – the excellent Bourne … Continue reading
Edible Cinema, a unique food and drink cinematic experience, is a collaboration between Soho House Group, renowned experience organiser Polly Betton, Jake Rigby Wilson in conjunction with experimental food designers Blanch and Shock and Bombay Sapphire mixologist Sam Carter. On Saturday 29 … Continue reading
Beefeater 24, one of the world’s leading super premium gins, is inviting bartenders worldwide to showcase their creativity and mixology skills by entering this year’s Beefeater 24 Global Bartender Competition which, for the first time in the competition’s history, will … Continue reading
Edible Cinema and Bombay Sapphire are set to rock and roll this May with two screenings of the cult ʻmockumentaryʼ This is Spinal Tap at the Electric Cinema in Notting Hill. Edible Cinema is a collaboration between Soho House, renowned … Continue reading
Although we tend to think of cocktails as quintessentially American, we tend to forget there’s a tradition of making cocktails in Britain that goes back to Victorian times. Although of course we didn’t call them cocktails but rather fizzes, cobblers, … Continue reading
Another fantastic Celtic botanical inspired cocktail from Caorunn, the Myrtle Martini draws on the herbal element of Bog Myrtle to produce a soft sweet herbal flowery Martini with a dry mouth feel. Elderflower and Chartreuse were popular drinks at turn … Continue reading
Here’s a fab idea for Martini lovers: Caorunn Gin has developed a range of five Martinis inspired by the Scottish gin’s five unique Celtic botanicals. Try the deliciously fruity Blush Apple Martini The Blush Apple Martini 50 ml Caorunn Gin … Continue reading
31DOVER is a fab new online drinks boutique, offering free nationwide delivery for a variety of hand-selected spirits, beers, Champagne and wines. The easy to use site offers shoppers an in-house sommelier, with a curated list of wines and advice … Continue reading
The revered Harry Craddock, author of The Savoy Cocktail Book , is a legendary figure in the cocktail world. He left the US during Prohibition and came to work in London becoming Head Bartender at first the Savoy and later … Continue reading
Here’s a first – the world’s first commercially available steel cylinder aged cocktail has been created by the Last Word Saloon in Edinburgh. Named the Six Cylinder, the new serve mixes uses equal measures of Bombay Sapphire, Martini Rosso, Martini … Continue reading
