Hey lovelies, so I'm back, bronzed, with a belly full of tapas, feeling recuperated and ready for some serious holidays blogging. It would seem that the Gin Revolution which has taken the UK by storm has also hit Spain...I'm sure it's hit many other places around the world too, but as I went to Spain,… Continue reading Spanish Gin Explosion Part 1 – Moraira
Category: Holiday Gin Days
Gin in the Sun
Well I tell you what, I have no idea how on Earth I have time to work?! After a rather epic week of blogging I'm ready for a proper holiday. At silly o'clock yesterday morning we headed off on our holibobs and are currently sunning ourselves in a little slice of paradise. Really sorry if… Continue reading Gin in the Sun
Ginpourium Gin Fight- Round 6 – Swedish Tonic
Round 6 - Yeah! Swe/can After drinking my Negroni, whilst listening to some more live music, it was almost time to go and therefore definitely time for my last cocktail. I'm not going to lie, by this point I was feeling quite jolly for a Sunday and definitely excited by the long lie which I… Continue reading Ginpourium Gin Fight- Round 6 – Swedish Tonic
Ginpourium Gin Fight – Round 5 – Sacred Gin
Round 5 – The Sacred Negroni Having watched a food demonstration, entered a competition to win a fridge, (which incidentally, we didn't win,) watched some great live music, met James and Zoe and helped Tom not Tim with some photos it was most definitely time for another drink! For Round 5 I opted for the… Continue reading Ginpourium Gin Fight – Round 5 – Sacred Gin
Ginpourium Gin Fight – Round 4 – Boxer Gin
Round 4 – The Southpaw Tummy suitably lined with a Guacatarian Bono, I was feeling a little more sprightly and ready for Round 4, The Southpaw, courtesy of Boxer Gin and Luke Ridge. Boxer is a blended gin, combining the botanicals, common juniper, sweet lemon, sweet Seville orange, angelica root, orris root, liquorice root,… Continue reading Ginpourium Gin Fight – Round 4 – Boxer Gin
Ginpourium Gin Fight – Round 3 – Holy Lama Spice Drops
Round 3 – Keralan Chai Punch My Round 3 cocktail choice was the Keralan Chai Punch which saw Holy Lama Spice Drops teaming up with Edinburgh Gin and Copperpot Bar. I got a bottle of Lemongrass extract with Craft Gin Club one month, having never heard of Holy Lama Spice Drops before I was very… Continue reading Ginpourium Gin Fight – Round 3 – Holy Lama Spice Drops
Ginpourium Gin Fight – Round 2 – Butler’s Gin
Round 2 – Gin Dandy, Jam & Ginger This was a really interesting cocktail comprising of Butler's Gin, ginger ale, jam and ginger syrup and beer from Deviant & Dandy. Deviant & Dandy is made up of a team of three; Byron Knight Head Deviant, (who it must be said, has a truly unique and incredible… Continue reading Ginpourium Gin Fight – Round 2 – Butler’s Gin
Ginpourium Gin Fight – Round 1 – The Wild Card
This weekend marked the start of my summer holidays. Friday night didn't go so well, I was asleep by 8:30. Saturday was much better, Hubby had a gig, so I went to watch and have a cheeky couple of gins in the process. Sunday was the BEST! We were heading off to The Ginpourium Gin… Continue reading Ginpourium Gin Fight – Round 1 – The Wild Card
A day of Gin cocktails
So, one of the perks of being a teacher is the holidays. Slightly annoying because it means I'll never be able to have a holiday on my birthday and when I do want to go away it costs us an arm and a leg! However, it does open up the opportunity for Gin Days! Myself and a… Continue reading A day of Gin cocktails
Laverstoke Mill
Thank you so much, Bombay Sapphire Distillery, for such a wonderful, well rounded day out! History, art, design, and of course, gin!
Gin Obsessions 