First of all a big welcome to Martin Miller’s and Westbourne Strength Gins who are the latest top gins to become Gintime gins. Hot news from Martin Miller’s is that their Gin Tour is currently storming its way around the UK and Ireland inviting bartenders to test their skills in the most challenging Gin Cocktail Competition yet. It is judged in three areas – making a classic cocktail with a twist, bringing something new to the G and T and last, but not least, speed mixing G and Ts.
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London Gin, the quintessential British drink, has at last been recognized as a special quality beverage by the European Union. The revised EU Spirit Drink definitions, which became law recently, list the definition of London Distilled Gin for the first time. This definition will help maintain London Gin’s heritage and high standards of production and protect the drink from counterfeit products. Edwin Atkinson, the Director General of the Gin and Vodka Association, stated, "We aim to spread the definition around the world so that London Gin is recognized for the very special, high quality spirit drink that it is."

Beefeater Gin, the only major gin brand still distilled in London, has developed a 15-strong fleet of the capital’s iconic black cabs liveried in its eye-catching Forever London advertising to further raise awareness of the brand’s authentic London provenance. The Beefeater black cabs will operate out of London Heathrow and Central London until November 2008. Nick Blacknell, Brand Director for Beefeater, explains: “Black cabs are such a globally recognized London feature that it is logical to showcase our advertising in this way with a visual representation of Beefeater’s traditional heritage and its place in contemporary London”.

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The London Gin has had a successful few weeks with listings achieved at some of London’s coolest bars like Kenza, Christopher’s Martini Bar, Light Bar (St Martin’s Lane Hotel) and Beach Blanket Babylon. It’s also now available at Drinkon.com – just click on the link to the right to order. Check out Drinks Business TV to see Andrew Sinclair of Gonzalez Byass and other movers and shakers on the gin scene discussing what’s new in Gin Trends 2008 - www.drinksbusinesstv.com

The London Gin has had a successful few weeks with listings achieved at some of London’s coolest bars like Kenza, Christopher’s Martini Bar, Light Bar (St Martin’s Lane Hotel) and Beach Blanket Babylon. It’s also now available at Drinkon.com

Here’s a virtual treasure trove for Plymouth Gin lovers and collectors of gin miscellany. Plymouth Gin Collectables sells a wide variety of the Plymouth Gin promotional items made by the company over the years.

Visit www.plymouthgincollectables.co.uk for everything from pottery jugs to lighters, martini glasses to toy vans, miniature bottles to match strikers, ashtrays to cocktail shakers. Every home should have a Gurgling Jug.

Last month’s Hendrick’s Cocktail Party was a resounding success with guests and two lucky Gintimers flocking to get the lowdown on the seamier side of life in London in the eighteenth century. Don’t miss the next Hendrick’s Cocktail Party run in association with the Last Tuesday Society, a Pataphysical organisation devoted to exploring and furthering the esoteric, literary and artistic aspects of life in London. It takes place on Monday 31st March at Bistrotheque, 23-27 Wadeson Street, London, E2 and will feature Peter Parker on Christopher Isherwood. Hendrick’s cocktails from 6.30pm, talk at 7.30pm.