Christmas Eve was the perfect day to have an aperitivo, and negroni
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DECEMBER 11: Getting ready for Christmas with some homemade flavoured vodka, or gin as I like to call it.
THE LEMON GROVE CHRISTMAS ADVENT CALENDAR: December 11 All gins must be distilled or steeped with juniper berries and then with any botanicals you fancy. Here I’ve got three bottles of The Lemon Grove Flavoured Gin ™ 😉, each of 500ml. First in the lineup is Vanilla and Lemon; then Chilli and Lemon, and finally Lemon […]
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Raising a glass at the Sloe Gin World Championships
Congratulations to George Shaw for taking top prize in this year’s Sloe Gin World Gin Championships, with a velvety smooth winning entry that the five judges found most appealing. My entry, made with sloes picked October 2016 and decanted only a week in advance of the competition, was scored in around tenth place from over […]
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Artisan gin tasting with the Sussex Wine School
Google ‘gin’ and you’ll be swamped with new tastes, flavours, bottle shapes and packaging and stories of how a new generation of gin makers came to develop their particular recipe. The drink is enjoying a renaissance with new distilleries, not unlike those seen in the gin alleys of London of the 17th and 18th centuries, […]
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Gin cocktails with Exiles Irish gin
Gin is enjoying a resurgence in popularity around the world, so here are three tasty cocktails recommended by Irish Exiles Gin. Exiles is the world’s only gin mixing real shamrock leaves into the recipe, offering a unique flavour and staying true to its Irish heritage and the story of the wild geese, an emotional term […]
Read moreFive great gins and ‘ginperiences’
Reaching for a bottle of Champagne, going for a beer or pouring an ice-cold gin & tonic has long been a way to mark celebrations and special occasions or cheer yourself up after getting bad news. Either way, drinking alcohol is a well trodden path of exaggerating your mood … so whether your celebrating a […]
Read moreGin, vodka and the original still
Gin and vodka distilleries are popping up all over Britain and are using basic ingredients and flavourings as diverse as milk, sloe berries and damsons. Many of these artisan, small batch distilleries were started by enthusiasts, quickly becoming micro-businesses with several now winning national and international awards. A parallel renaissance in label design has given […]
Read moreSteeped in Rebellious Spirits
Alchemist and drinks genius Ruth Ball has written a thrilling history of people and events surrounding the intoxicating world of spirits. Her book, Rebellious Spirits: The Illicit History of Booze in Britain, is a treasure trove for the curious drinker. From the gin dispensed from a cat’s paw at the Puss and Mew shop, which […]
Read moreCocktail hopping and eating through Vienna Restaurant Week
Dozens of Austria’ s top restaurants and bars are busy preparing for this year’s Vienna Restaurant Week (23 February – 1 March) and the 150th anniversary of the city’s Ringstraße. This famous street, with its trams and tree-lined pavements, circles the imperial city’s central district with dozens of architectural masterpieces including government buildings, royal palaces, […]
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