Portsmouth Distillery – The Jewel In The City’s Crown
Nestled on the Eastern most tip of Portsmouth, away from hustle and bustle and amidst the soft swaying sand grasses, is one of the city’s best kept secrets. For the … Read More
North42 Gin – Now, That’s How You Do A Press Release
A little while ago, I set up a ‘NEWS’ section on the site. The reason for this is as a blogger, I get emails offering press releases on new products … Read More
World Gin Awards 2021 – Now Open!
World Gin Awards 2021 are now open for entries! I’ve received an email this morning from the wonderful people at Paragraph Publishing to advise they are now taking submission for … Read More
Lough Ree Distillery – Celebrating Big Wins and New Releases!
You may have caught a video tasting recently of Michael Clancy of Lough Ree, myself and Gin Genies, David T Smith of Summer Fruit Cup and Vanessa Piromallo of ilGin.it … Read More
The River Test Distillery London Dry Gin – A Testament To The River Indeed
The River Test Distillery, based on the beautiful banks of it’s namesake in Hampshire, have something a little special on their hands with their London Dry. For the record, the … Read More
Gin Guide 2020 Winners
It was a great pleasure for me to get involved with the Gin Guide Awards for the first time this year. Some of the gins I tried were excellent and … Read More
Touching Base in Times of Social Distance
Hi All, Long time no speak! I know, I know, I owe you an explanation. What with these strange times everything has changed somewhat, but it is still decidedly busy. … Read More
SF Days 4-6 – ADI – Judging of Craft Spirits 2020
Last year I was relatively disciplined with writing posts each day. It was easy to find a little time on waking up or going to sleep and it’s really good … Read More
SF Day 2 – Chinese New Year, Cheers and Coco Bang. Day 3 – the Hangover
I’m doing this in a slightly higgledy piggledy fashion this year, due to snatching times to write. Last year gave me a little time in the mornings to sum up … Read More
San Francisco Day 1 – Flights and Flip Cup
I’ve been so excited to come back to San Francisco. It’s such a cool place. If you’re not been, put it on your list. It’s a place that everyone should … Read More