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Chase GB Gin Review
Time for another of our brief but surprisingly informative Gin Tasting Notes!! Today I’m having a look at Chase GB Extra Dry Gin. William Chase, owner of the Herefordshire farm and distillery where Chase is produced, was and is a potato farmer. Frustrated...
Gin New Roundup: 16th August 2019
Time for the latest of our splendid Gin News Roundups! This week, we’re debunking Red Wine Gin, and there's stories from Hendrick’s, Tobermory Gin, Manchester Gin and much more! Hendrick’s Laundrette Immersion Not content with installing an enormous floor wrap...
Silent Pool Gin Review
Time for another of our brief but informative gin reviews! This week it's Silent Pool Gin, an independent distillery based in Guildford, Surrey, who began production in 2014. Silent Pool distil their spirit in a Holstein copper potstill powered by a vintage...
Gin News Roundup: 2nd August 2019
How quickly the weeks roll round! It’s time for another of our Gin News Roundups, and there’s plenty to tell you, with a takeover at Inverroche distillery, a craft gin from Plymouth and more - so let’s crack on... Hebridean Gin From Isle of Raasay Tomorrow...
Caorunn Gin Review
Time for another review and some more gin tasting notes! This week, we’re looking at Caorunn Gin from the Balmenach distillery in Scotland. Balmenach is another gin producer more famous for its whisky, but with the slight difference that they’re not just making gin...
Gin News Roundup: 19th July 2019
Welcome back to our latest Gin News Roundup! This week we've got news of the latest bumper figures for on-trade gin consumption, plus an update on the new trend for low-to-no-abv gin substitutes with launches from Portobello Gin, Spirit of Bermondsey and Hayman's......
Cotswolds Dry Gin Review
We’re back with another review and tasting notes! This time we’re looking at Cotswolds Dry Gin which, as we reported last week, has just won the London Dry category and the top prize Gin Taste Master Award at the Spirits Business Gin Masters, so what better time to...
Gin News Roundup: Gin Masters 2019 Special!
Welcome back to our latest Gin News Roundup! This week it’s a special focusing on one of the UK’s top gin awards events of the year - the Spirits Business Gin Masters 2019! The headliner was the triumph of Cotswolds Dry Gin, which picked up a Master in the London Dry...
Four Pillars Rare Dry Gin
Time to try another of the new wave of gins! This week it’s Four Pillars from Australia’s Yarra Valley, a region better known for its splendid wines (especially Pinot Noir and Chardonnay). The company made their first crowd-funded batch of gin at the end of 2013, and...
Gin News Roundup – 21st June 2019
Happy Solstice, everyone! Here’s the latest Gin News with everything from new sweetie-flavoured launches to a heartwarming recovery story from Masons Gin and the latest viral gin action... Pernod Finalises Malfy Acquisition We first told you about this back in...