This Festival, Summerhall, one of the Edinburgh Festival’s buzziest venues, is celebrating Sri Lankan culture in all its many exciting forms. The Visual Arts Festival Programme includes the first ever showcase of Sri Lankan art in Scotland with two major … Continue reading
Pickering’s Gin are celebrating their status as the Official Gin of the world famous Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo by producing a 500 bottle limited run edition. Made at Summerhall Distillery, less than a mile away from Edinburgh Castle, Pickering’s are Edinburgh’s … Continue reading
As a drinks writer one is always being sent recipes for the most gorgeous cocktails with the helpful advice that these are ‘easy to make at home’. Truth is most of them require tracking down specialist ingredients and also some … Continue reading
The Negroni is the perfect gin cocktail, a marriage of the lush, herbaceous piney character of gin with the more bitter, more aromatic flavours of the classic Italian aperitifs of Campari and red vermouth. From this April London Negroni fans … Continue reading
Calling all Edinburgh gin peeps, this Mothers Day, those lovely Pickerings Gin people will be welcoming under-ginned mothers to the Summerhall Distillery distillery for free! For those lucky enough to bag themselves a ticket, not only will mum go free, but … Continue reading
I know, I know we shouldn’t be talking about Christmas yet but all the shops are full of Christmas c..p already and these babies go fast. Lovely Pickering’s Gin have come up with the perfect way to decorate your tree … Continue reading
Edinburgh gin lovers take note – the fabulous Foodies Festival is on this weekend at Inverleith Park from 7th to 9th August and one of our fave brands, Pickering’s Gin, will be there in force. Doing something a little bit … Continue reading
Edinburgh’s top bartending talent was on show at last week’s inaugural Pickering’s Gin cocktail competition. Eight finalists took part – from Clouds and Soil, Bon Vivant, Spitfire, Juniper, Voodoo Rooms, Lioness of Leith and the Whisky Rooms – and the standard … Continue reading
This April sees the launch of the first ever Pickering’s Gin Cocktail Competition and on 15th April, a select number of highly skilled bartenders will convene at Clouds and Soil on Picardy Place in Edinburgh to see how Pickering’s Gin … Continue reading
Pickering’s Gin, based at Summerhall in Edinburgh, has just announced that it has become an Official Sponsor of the world famous Edinburgh International Festival. This new pairing builds on the existing partnership between Pickering’s and The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo … Continue reading
Here’s one of the cutest ideas we’ve seen for a very long time. Glass Christmas baubles filled with gin, and not just any old gin but Gintime favourite Pickering’s Gin no less. Available in a range of colours, they’re just … Continue reading
This Christmas we decided not to be lazy and just buy a bottle for the booze lover on our list. Oh no we thought, we’ll search high and low for things that are a bit special. Plus we would choose … Continue reading
Oh yes! Pickering’s Gin have come up with the perfect combination – 70cl of Pickering’s Gin and 90g of infused dark chocolate (64% cocoa). Together. In the same box. So that’ll be the Pickering’s marvellously mixed gin at 42% ABV, reviving … Continue reading
