When I was filming the video for English Wine Week with my mate Amelia (her off the Wine Show), she decided to surprise me with a bottle of something that, if I’m honest, I would never have picked off the shelf. It’s a thing called GinKing, and I’ve got to admit, I got a bit …
Until a couple of years or so ago I found drinking spirits pretty tough. All of them infact. Whisky, gin, rum, tequila, you name it. I’d drunk them in the student bars and pubs and whinced nearly every time. I just couldn’t work out why you’d do this to yourself?! Funny how things have …
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I went down the road the other day to meet up with some friends and family for a bit of Sunday brunch. I was sticking to my diet so I just went for a strawberry milkshake. Part of your five-a-day isn’t it? But one of the party was having a gin and tonic. Oh dear!
I’ve spent the last few weeks trying to write a report on gin. I think sometimes you think about whether you’re meant to be enjoying stuff or just getting it done. That might sound a bit daft, as surely doing both is the dream ticket? Well unfortunately for me if I get interested in something, …
For my birthday this year my family all chipped in and got me a bottle of Sipsmiths London Dry gin and a tour round their distillery in Chiswick, London. Sipsmiths is now synonymous (very proud of myself for spelling that correctly first time!) with the recent revolution in the gin market. You can’t move in …
Last week marked my first full week back in Blighty after the summer shenanigans across France and Italy. For those who follow me on Instagram, you’ll have seen that the week was chock full of admin and accounting. Being the complete geek that I am, I love to get stuff done like that. As much …
Well the blog was a bit barren last week wasn’t it?! I was in the middle of leaving my summer trip to France and Italy and driving all the way back to London. It’s not that painful a journey but, as the wife doesn’t drive, muggins here has to do the whole trip. A mixture …
