This June, Caorunn Gin (“ka-roon”) presents the ‘ Caorunn Gin Sensorium’ at the Taste of London Festival. Visit the ‘Sensorium’ from the 20th – 23rd June and perfect your martini making skills at one of the daily master classes hosted … Continue reading
Hot off the press comes the news that Matteo Vanzi of Italy is the winner of the Bombay Sapphire World’s Most Imaginative Bartender Competition at the global final in Tuscany, Italy. Matteo competed against professional bartenders from around the world … Continue reading
We all know how brilliantly apple juice goes with gin – cold for example in Caorunn Gin to enhance its apple botanicals and fab in hot punches in citrussy gins like Beefeater 24. So good news that at long last … Continue reading
The launch of Quinetum, the new quinine cordial developed by Hendrick’s Gin, has been a spur to have a look at other alcoholic drinks based on quinine. Like gin itself and indeed tonic water their uses were originally medicinal and … Continue reading
Here come the delicious smells of summer – and gin. From Friday 24 – Friday 31 May 2013 Bombay Sapphire will be collaborating with The Gin Garden, the creators of travelling gin gardens, to transform the courtyard of award-winning The Hoxton … Continue reading
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Curiosity sparked the invention of the beloved and most unusual cucumber and rose petal infused Hendrick’s Gin and a devoted pursuit of the extraordinary has prompted a new adventure. This May, the Hendricks’ Master Distiller, Lesley Gracie, will intrepidly set … Continue reading
Spring has finally sprung just in time for Bank Holiday weekend so it’s time to get out and about. Here are our top tips. Push the boat out and book a table at the newly reopened art deco inspired Kaspar’s … Continue reading
Bombay Sapphire has announced Academy Award winner Adrien Brody as a judge for the Bombay Sapphire Imagination Series Film Competition. Now in its second year, the Bombay Sapphire Imagination Series Film Competition, in association with the Tribeca Film Festival, is … Continue reading
Edible Cinema and Bombay Sapphire are set to rock and roll this May with two screenings of the cult ʻmockumentaryʼ This is Spinal Tap at the Electric Cinema in Notting Hill. Edible Cinema is a collaboration between Soho House, renowned … Continue reading
Ooh we’ve been wondering about this but hot off the press is the news that Chivas Brothers has launched Beefeater Burrough’s Reserve described as “a hand-crafted, ultra premium gin unlike any other”. Distilled in a small historic copper still from … Continue reading
Pernod Ricard has launched a new innovative bartender training and advocacy programme called Maison, which is accessed through an iPad app. The range of modules covered includes customer service and bartending skills as well as detailed training in 10 major … Continue reading
The Juniper Sling cocktail is inspired by perfumers Penhaligon’s Juniper Sling fragrance. Crafted by Geoff Robinson from Happiness Forgets, it combines the bitter notes of lemon juice with the freshness of juniper and sweetness of sugar syrup, to provide a … Continue reading
Plymouth Gin and Beefeater Gin have both won double gold medals at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, with Beefeater going on to win the prestigious Best Gin award. In addition Plymouth Gin and Plymouth Sloe Gin received the Ultimate … Continue reading
This April, Bombay Sapphire is joining forces with authentic Spanish restaurant group Brindisa Tapas Kitchens to launch a specially created ʻUltimate G&T Tapas Pairingʼ across its four London restaurants. The classic gintonica is much loved by Spanish drinkers and the … Continue reading
We’re all for this idea. Maison Lillet, the French apéritif producer, has just announced the launch of the first National Apéritif Day in the UK, on Thursday May 16th 2013. Inspired by the enthusiasm surrounding Lillet Rosé, their first new … Continue reading
Patience Gould reports on a very exclusive tasting designed to discover which Tonic Water best matches the classic Beefeater Gin. Six tonics went under the spotlight at London’s Beefeater Distillery in a blind tasting that was full of surprises, some … Continue reading
Patience Gould reports on the penultimate round of the Ultimate G and T Test. The last round – before the final – of the Ultimate Gin & Tonic tasting took place in March, at the redoubtable Portobello Star, which is … Continue reading
And here’s our treat as soon as the clock hits 6.00 pm. The Rowan Berry is a twist on the original Martinez with a sweet mouth feel and strong alcoholic depth. The flamed orange zest adds a fresh perfume and … Continue reading
Beefeater Gin has released the iconic #MyLondon Limited Edition bottle – a spectacular design created using 1,000 images crowd-sourced from Londoners during a competition. The #MyLondon competition, which ended in November 2012 with a giant laser-projection in London’s Covent Garden … Continue reading
Although we tend to think of cocktails as quintessentially American, we tend to forget there’s a tradition of making cocktails in Britain that goes back to Victorian times. Although of course we didn’t call them cocktails but rather fizzes, cobblers, … Continue reading
