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.
Yesterday’s fire at the historic Plymouth Gin Distillery in Plymouth’s Southside Street has mercifully left the 500 year old distillery building intact. The blaze broke out in the ducting system of the kitchen of the Barbican Kitchen Brasserie, run by celebrity chefs James and Chris Tanner, which has been severely damaged. The good news however is that that the pot still and general production facility as well as the oldest part of the building, The Refectory, is undamaged and remains operational. The Black Friars Distillery is the oldest working distillery in the country and the Refectory dates back to the 15th century. It is reputed to be the place where the Pilgrim Fathers spent their last night before sailing for the New World on the Mayflower. This is the second time in Plymouth Gin’s history that the distillery has been saved from fire (the first time was during World War 2 when it was hit by German bombs). Whew, let’s raise a glass of Plymouth Gin to Plymouth Gin!
The next best thing to going out on a hot date with your Valentine on February 14th is staying in and making this gorgeous Plymouth Sloe Gin cocktail. To make the Lover’s Cocktail shake with ice and strain into martini glass:
