We’ve gone a bit anti consumerist and bah humbug on Valentines Day this year. That’s why we’ll be rushing along to the Hendricks Gin sponsored Loss Valentines Day ball where sadness, absence and crying are the themes of the evening. … Continue reading →

Hendrick’s Gin knows all too well that love is not always a bed of roses, so for Valentine’s Day they’ve come up with a delightfully Peculiar Parcel and Potion of Love. Prospective suitors and jilted lovers both must hasten to … Continue reading →

Monday was a big day for our favourite Cucumber and Juniper people when Prince Charles (known as the Duke of Rothesay in Scotland) popped in at Hendrick’s Gin’s Distillery  to find out more about the  elixir. Xavier Padovani and the … Continue reading →

Many thanks to all the people who have been in touch trying to find a copy of “Classic Gin”, still the only independent, definitive book about gin. Sadly it’s been out of print which is why it’s been so hard … Continue reading →

Great to see that lots of people are celebrating Barrack Obama’s big day in style. At Gintime we’re definitely taking Tuesday afternoon off and might well  pop in to The Punch Tavern in London’s famous Fleet  Street in London for … Continue reading →

City College Plymouth is now offering a new nationally recognised qualification for bartenders, the only one of its type in the country. Launched in partnership with Plymouth Gin, the College’s Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) in Tourism and Hospitality has … Continue reading →

Here’s a great way to start the New Year. While celebrity chefs have been propelled to prominence in the last few years as Brits re-discover a love of cooking and fine dining, drinking in Britain has undergone a much similar, … Continue reading →

Hendrick’s Gin has just launched the Amazing and Surprisingly Useful Hendrick’s Measurometer – an ingenious bar top device, which alerts gentleman and lady bartenders when stocks of that most unusual gin from Scotland are running low. As Hendrick’s emissary, Louis … Continue reading →

Slowly but surely Beefeater 24 is landing at a place near you. Currently it’s available in Worldwide Duty Free, Harrods Food Hall and a host of top London bars. Watch this space for more listings. Beach Hotel Babylon Bungalow 8 … Continue reading →

Some people have all the fun like the 55 bartenders who were led by Dave Wondrich (author of imbibe), Allen Katz (Spirit Educator) and Simon Ford of Plymouth Gin on a tour across New York entitled ‘Martini through Time’ to … Continue reading →