The Botanist Gin
The Botanist Gin is a small-batch, artisanal Islay gin combining nine classic gin botanicals with a further twenty two others that are local to the island. With 31 botanicals, one could easily think...
View ArticleSacred Gin
Sacred Gin is a microdistillery located in Highgate, London. It is unusual in that it distils its spirits under a vacuum in glassware rather than traditional pot stills. The story of Sacred Gin is...
View ArticleHayman’s 1850 Reserve
In 2011 Hayman’s 1850 Reserve Gin was added to the Hayman’s Portfoilio further diversifying the companys range. Both as part of the wider group of gins Hayman’s produce as well as on its own – the 1850...
View ArticleGinvent Round-up!
The Christmas decorations are officially down, the tree returned outside and the oversized gin calendar safely stowed away in the cupboard. Just because this year was such a special December, here’s a...
View ArticleNo. 209 Gin
Launched in 2005, No. 209 Gin is one of the dozen or so gins that have emerged in recent years from the re-invigorated craft distilling culture in the USA. With its citrusy spice flavour profile, No...
View ArticleJelly Cocktails
Since Christmas, we’ll admit to being rather obsessed with seeing which cocktails would work if they were transformed into jelly. It’s not a novel idea, Bompas & Parr have long been creating...
View ArticlePinckney Bend Gin
We’ve written about a few American Gins over the past year, but with the burgeoning craft distilling scene gaining momentum in the US, and with it most crucially the overall quality of the products...
View ArticleDorothy Parker & Perry’s Tot Gin
At a glance it would be all to easy to see New York Distilling Company’s two gin releases as simply part of the ongoing wave of new craft distilleries and yet another example of this surge in...
View ArticleFEW Spirits
Heralding from just outside of Chicago, FEW American Gin is by our estimation a curious gin. The irony that it is made in the town of Evanson, a place that also lays claim to being the birthplace to...
View ArticleConversations with… James Hayman
We managed to track down James Hayman, one of the hardest working gents in the Gin industry for a quick conversation. Between a wedding, a new release in the US and trade shows all over the world,...
View ArticleThe barrel aged experiment begins
Barrel ageing seems to have become a hot potato in the drinks world. Some enjoy the game, others are keen to avoid participating at all dismissing it as nonsense and there are some who simply observe...
View ArticleThe great barrel-aged tasting
Perhaps surprisingly (given it’s not talked about that much) there are quite a few barrel-aged gins on the market. Some are merely rested in casks for a small amount of time, others have spent years...
View ArticleORIGIN Gins
Since moving from their trusty bathtub to a rotavap in order to pursue further product development, we’ve been hearing tales of frantic tinkering behind the Master of Malt scenes. With packs of dried,...
View ArticleCambridge Gin
Cambridge, world renowned for its university has now found itself at the center of a new type of education. The flavour of Gin. Will and Lucy Lowe have opened Cambridge Distillery, a tailor made gin...
View ArticleGINVENT 2012
We’re back. In style may we just add… After an ambitious project last year, it’s not everyday that you have a one by one meter advent calendar on the wall, let alone filled with gin! The brands, the...
View ArticleTESTBED1 Gin
The Testbed series is the first product to come from The London Distillery Company who, despite already having their product on the market, will only “officially” become a distillery once their stills...
View ArticleBIG GIN
It would seem that every time we write or even discuss American gin, the word “Craft” comes up. To be more specific – it is in context to Craft Distilling and the emergence of small batch artisanal...
View ArticleSoon, The Gin Blog is moving to a new home
Some of our regular readers may have noticed, it’s been a while since the last post… Indeed, it has been a few weeks since the last review but I’ve come with exciting news to explain the prolonged...
View ArticleRating Systems & Awards
It’s been a while since I last vented various frustrations and typed up a good old rant… The cold weather has returned and I’m stuck inside so here goes for what I hope to be relatively cathartic pop...
View ArticleA bucket load of Gin
With the move across to Gin Foundry gaining momentum (you can sign up for news: www.ginfoundry.com) – we’ve somewhat neglected the blog here. Holding back content for the launch of Gin Foundry, we’ve...
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