Here’s an idea for the Bank Holiday Weekend. Come and join the Gintime Masterclasses at Oxford Foodies Festival on Sat 28 at 15.45, Sun 29^th at 11.45 and Mon 30^th August at 15.45. We’ll be exploring the delights of Beefeater 24, Foxdenton, Hendricks, Plymouth and London No 1. Original.

Here’s the programme: http://www.foodiesfestival.com/oxford/

And go to the Gintime Home Page to print out 2 tickets for Free Entry for any day of the Festival.

In the recent Beverage Tasting Institute “Gin Category” competition Hendrick’s Gin was awarded an exceptional score of “95” to take first place in the category and win the esteemed Gold Medal

Tasting notes: Clear. Aromas of candied lime peel, lemon curd, dried flowers, and mild juniper follow through on a silky, vibrant entry to a dry-yet-fruity medium-full body with great depth and attractive rose water and cucumber nuances. Finishes with a long, fruity, creamy, and lightly peppery, potpourri accented fade. A delicious, sensationally flavorful gin.

The complete spirits category results for the 8/1/2010 publication date can be found here:

http://www.tastings.com/search_spirits.lasso?se=k&kw=2010Gin&sb=All&sf=ScoreForSort&dt=208

Hendrick’s Horseless Carriage is at the Buxton Festival in Derbyshire from 8^th to 18^th July doing all kinds of amazing and curious things – see here for details http://www.hendrickshorselesscarriage.com/

And for info on all the wonderful cultural goodies on offer at this year’s Buxton Festival check out http://www.buxtonfestival.co.uk/

The fabulous Hendrick’s Horseless Carriage is about to start on a summer spectacular tour. Check here for details www.hendrickshorselesscarriage.com/

Very curious advertising and a brand new website for our cucumber lovely.

Check it out here http://www.hendricksgin.com

This week the Hendrick’s Gin Palace in sunny Scotland opens its doors to a group of special guests from Italy. SAVA (the owners of Fiat and Ferrari) have chosen the Gin Palace for the launch of the first ever SAVA CLASSIC CAR RALLY that starts at nearby Turnberry and finishes at the very splendid Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire.

The Cucumber Mobile, a 1961 Rover P4 which has been restored and cucumbered by Cheeky Tiki and Dashing Tweed, will take part in this classic car rally alongside other wonderful cars such as a Rolls Royce once owned by Grace Kelly, Oldsmobiles and even a 1960’s Aston Martin DB. Naturally on arrival at Gleneagles at the end of the Rally participants can be confident of being treated to a delicious Hendrick’s and Tonic out of the bar situated in the boot of the Cucumber Mobile.

Here’s a hilarious take on the current UK General Election. The Hendrick’s Gineral Election measures the humble cucumber’s response to party policies and electioneering. Watch resident Cucumber Sativus Analyst Simon Evans in action here – www.gineralelection.com and submit your own political issues for the cucumber verdict.

Tomorrow sees 400 eccentrically clad bicycle riders take to London’s streets on the aptly named Tweed Run. It pedals off from central London at midday and ends 14 miles later in Bishopsgate. Watch out for the fabulous Hendrick’s Cucumber Jalopy that is acting as the official Safety Rally Car and we wouldn’t be at all surprised if cucumber G&Ts are somehow involved.

The Last Tuesday Society in association with Hendrick’s Gin is delighted to announce a new and extended campaign to educate a nation in the most useful of subjects from the whereabouts of baby Jesus’ foreskin to the history of swearing. Suzette Field’s College for Practical Knowledge has now joined forces with Viktor Wynd’s Academy of Domestic Science to create this most intriguing season of lectures and workshops.

MARCH

25th March 2010

The Big Itch with Strange Attractor: Amoret Whitaker, forensic entomologist at the Natural History Museum, bemoans the nation’s declining flea population and tells us more than we need to know about these magnificent micro-critters.

26th March 2010

The History of Swearing, The Bizarre World of John Willie and Damanhur, The Community of Time Travellers with The Catalyst Club: Three talks, three speakers covering the themes of bondage magazines, swearing and time travel.

APRIL

6th April 2010

Sebastian Peake on his father, Mervyn Peake, author of the Gormenghast trilogy.

13th April 2010

Tom Hunter on The Art of Photography: In 2006 Hunter was the first artist to have a photography show at the National Gallery, London.

15th April 2010

The History of Spirit Photography with Gordon Rutter: Photography and organised spiritualism were born around the same time and consequently their history is intertwined. Join Gordon as he unravels the mysteries of the history behind spirit photography.

22nd April

Errol Fuller on Extinct Birds: Ornithologists estimate that 150,000 avian species have existed since birds first appeared millions of years ago. If that figure is correct then nearly 94 percent of those species have gone extinct over time. In his talk, Fuller will focus on 75 avian species that have vanished since 1600.

MAY

20th May 2010

Medieval Relics with Dr William MacLehose: Christian belief in the power of relics, the physical remains of a holy site or holy person, or objects with which they had contact, is as old as the faith itself and developed alongside it. From the foreskin of baby Jesus to a piece of the Virgin Mary’s veil, Dr William MacLehose explores the power of relics and their reliquaries.

12th & 26th May 2010

Mask Making Workshops: Short version of the popular mask-making course in preparation for the Society’s May Masked Ball. All materials are included

JUNE

10th June 2010

The Coney Island Amateur Psychoanalytic Society and their Circle 1926-72 with Zoe Bellof: To celebrate the centennial of Freud’s visit to the great amusement parks of Coney Island in 1909, artist Zoe Beloff conjured up the forgotten world of the Coney Island Amateur Psychoanalytic Society, along with the visionary ideas of its founder Albert Grass.

17th June 2010

Selina Hastings on Somerset Maugham: A Life Undercover, William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), author of classics such as Of Human Bondage, Cakes and Ale and The Razor’s Edge, was one of the most famous writers in the world.

SEPTEMBER

30th September 2010

Tim Knox, Director of Sir John Soane’s Museum in London draws upon Soane’s own archive to paint a fresh picture of this strange, tormented genius of British architecture.

For more information, times and tickets go to http://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org/shopevents2.ht

Artist Peter Liversidge is a true eccentric and yesterday saw the enactment of one of his Proposals at his current show “The Thrill of It All” at Edinburgh’s Ingleby Gallery. Guests were invited to participate in the staging of his now famous Gin Performance with shots of gin handed out in specially engraved glasses before Peter’s motivational speech to Scottish business leaders. And the gin was…. the suitably eccentric Hendrick’s of course!