Calling all bartenders! Don’t forget Sunday 15th June is the date of the Hendrick’s Bartenders’ Croquet Championships 2008 in Bedford Square Gardens. Contact Louis Xavier Lewis-Smith, esteemed Hendrick’s UK Brand Ambassador, at louis@first-drinks-brands.co.uk for more information on teams, running order … Continue reading
‘Beefeater – The Story of London’s Gin’ was selected as the best piece of creative work produced by a Scottish Agency at the Scottish Design Consultancy of the Year Awards It was designed and published by Contagious and written by … Continue reading
Sean Harrison is in charge at the UK’s oldest Gin Distillery and is savouring every moment. Juliet Lawrence Wilson meets him. Imagine being given a secret – a big one! Since 1793 only a handful of people have known the … Continue reading
Here’s something for all Scottish Gintimers. We’re running a series of Tutored Tastings at this year’s Channel 4 sponsored Taste of Edinburgh from Thursday 29th May to Sunday 1st June. The Tutored Tastings will focus on Hendrick’s, Martin Miller’s, Seagrams, … Continue reading
Nick Blacknell, Beefeater Brand Director, gives Juliet Lawrence Wilson the low down on Cowboys, Marilyn and his iconic brand. “It’s not a question of there being too many, more like there still aren’t enough!” Some would be tempted to cast … Continue reading
Desmond Payne, Master Distiller for Beefeater, celebrated 40 years in the industry on 11 September 2007. Gintime got the lowdown from the world’s most experienced gin Master Distiller. So Desmond how did it all begin? DP: I fell into distilling … Continue reading
Gerry Calabrese takes time out from opening Shoreditch’s latest bar to talk to Gintime about, tea parties, pie and mash and rock n’ roll. I’m really hoping Gordon Brown will pop into The Hoxton Pony someday soon. I’d make him … Continue reading
Edinburgh is now recognised as having the best bars in the UK outside London. George Street and its environs is the epicentre of the cocktail scene and the best place to start your Gintime cocktail odyssey is at the Forth … Continue reading
Beneath the butterbean croquettes and tofu shakes of Neal’s Yard, the vast Bünker bierhall is whooping it up, buzzing as always with office workers making a healthy din over a Beastie Boys soundtrack. It’s a sociable sort of a joint … Continue reading
Gintime in association with The Drinks Business, is hosting Gintime Tutored Tastings at this year’s Distil, a new spirits focused addition to the London International Wine Fair 2008. The Tutored Tastings are designed to demonstrate the range and diversity within … Continue reading
Gin connoisseurs across the US are in for a treat as the award winning Plymouth Sloe Gin has just become available in thirteen markets across the country. Previously only available in Australia and the UK, Plymouth Sloe Gin is a … Continue reading
Sunday 15th June, Bedford Square, London Tweed trousers, Panama hat and polished monocle at the ready, Britain’s best bartenders will once again meet at Hendrick’s Bartender’s Croquet Championships 2008 – the fifth annual event – as it returns to Bedford … Continue reading
Martin Miller’s Gin is co sponsor of Kew Gardens’ annual “Party for the Planet” Summer Swing and will have a fantastic stand serving Gin and Tonics with a twist such as the “The Percy Thrower” G&T a fab combination of … Continue reading
Celebrating cocktails from the 1900s to the1950s Hendrick’s Gin in association with the Paris Experimental Cocktail Club regularly host ‘The Fantastic & Ridiculous Monday of The Unusual Rose and Cucumber Society’ – a series of flamboyant and exquisitely decadent Victorian … Continue reading
Nowadays most bottles of high quality gin, the kind Gintime is interested in, will carry the wording ‘London Dry Gin’ on the label. There are some exceptions, of which more later. Why London and why Dry? For the answers to … Continue reading
Bar of the Month winner The Club Bar and Dining Located at what used to be the Sugar Club in the easy to navigate part of Soho, The Club Bar and Dining has an informal bar and dining room on … Continue reading
In May 2008, Beefeater will launch its first major consumer promotion since the brand re-launched in January 2007. For a limited period the distinctive, recently redesigned Beefeater bottle will be showcased in a limited edition gift pack, featuring the ‘Forever … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
The Gintime Negroni Recipe is equal measures of: Gin Campari A sweet vermouth such as Cinzano Rosso Or those who like more juniper use 2:1:1 proportions Combine all the ingredients in an iced old-fashioned glass and stir gently. Add a … Continue reading
