A great light, summer twist on the classic Negroni.
Category: Gin
Plymouth gin and the story of the friar
Did you know that there is a little picture of a friar on the reverse of a Plymouth gin bottle? Here’s the story.
The day I met Joyce & Raissa de Haas
I met the twin founders of Double Dutch range of tonics and mixers at a trade show.
Gin starts off as vodka
Vodka and gin start off as the same base spirit. It’s the addition of botanicals such as juniper which start to differentiate gin from vodka. Vodka is the easiest base for cocktails of course, because it is the most neutrally flavoured of all the spirits.
The best 6 spirit & mixes – non-cocktails
My top 6 spirit and mix combinations. Some summery. Others perfect for fireside nights.
Chase vodkas – premium and English
Chase was, and still is one of the vanguard of small British distillers who created the new artisanal wave of distilleries. With Chase making potato based vodka in Herefordshire and Sipsmith distilling gin in London, many, many others have followed.
Gin market is heading for a crash
Gins at £70? Can they really be twice as good as a premium gin at £35? I’d need to be convinced. It all leads me to the conclusion that the gin market is overheating, which only means one thing – a crash. I hope I’m wrong.
Gin – an interesting fact …
Gin is the fashionable spirit at the moment. Many new distilleries opening every week. Juniper plus a mind-boggling mix of other botanicals. Gin has a very English image, but it’s origins are in fact Dutch. Even it’s name is a nod to our neighbours across the channel.