Lowdown on the first Gin Jaunts at the London Gin Club

Review of The London Gin Club by David T Smith This month saw the launch of the Gin Jaunts menu at The Star at Night’s London Gin Club. The London Gin Club was founded in 2012. Membership is free and … Continue reading

Bombay East Gets the Quality Accolade

Bombay Sapphire is delighted to announce that Bombay Sapphire East gin has just won Gold Medals at both the International Spirits Challenge 2012 and the San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2012, while also being nominated as Best New Product at … Continue reading

Caorunn Wows at Liberty London Launch

Caorunn Gin made further steps to impress the London style scene last Tuesday (22nd of May), showcasing a new partnership with Liberty London at the star-studded launch of a of the Besides The Seaside collection from Alice Stone (founder of … Continue reading

Caorunn Create an Extraordinary Cocktail for Thomas Heatherwick

On Tuesday 29th May, Caorunn paid homage to one of the UK’s most exciting and creative designers by sponsoring the launch of Thomas Heatherwick’s first major solo exhibition – Heatherwick Studios: Designing the Extraordinary. The sponsorship is one of a … Continue reading

Schhhhh you don’t know who!

Patience Gould reports on the first of Gintime’s Ultimate Gin and Tonic Tasting with a special look at the tonic waters. In tandem with gin’s renaissance there is, quite rightly, a renewed focus on tonic water. There are some magnificent … Continue reading

Bombay Sapphire Crowns the World’s Most Imaginative Bartender

The winner of the Bombay Sapphire World’s Most Imaginative Bartender competition was announced at an event held in Morocco for professional bartenders, hosted by Bombay Sapphire, the world’s number one premium gin by value for a third consecutive year1. The … Continue reading

New York’s Best Martini Bars

Jackie Hunter, award winning food and drink writer, shares her experience of the violet hour in New York, reputed birthplace of the Martini. It’s 6pm in Midtown Manhattan, that deadened time of day when work is done with but it’s … Continue reading

Musing on the Quest for Gin Authenticity

Geraldine Coates looks at the other side of the fashion for a return to the past in gin and classic cocktails. It seems that currently one can’t get through a day without a missive popping into one’s inbox bearing news … Continue reading

Beefeater Packs a Punch for the Diamond Jubilee

June 2012 will mark the historic Diamond Jubilee of HRH Queen Elizabeth II with millions of people around the globe expected to commemorate the national anniversary. So it won’t be long now until we’ll see the bunting come out and … Continue reading