Gin is good for many things - a Martini, a Negroni, a Bramble or a good old-fashioned Gin & Tonic. But did you know that gin can actually be good for you? With its array of botanicals, sugar-free recipe and pure distillation, putting some gin in your glass can be better than abstaining. While we’d always advise drinking in moderation, below are some of the verified advantages of drinking gin - Put a Clear Spirit in Your Drink Ever woken up with what feels like a freight train ploughing through your head? Hangovers can be awful, and seem to get somehow worse as you get older, with you noticing the difference after even moderate drinking. But have you noticed that...
Cocktail menus can be intimidating. While it’s a fantastic feeling to open your cupboard and dream of your next creation, it can be very heavy on the bank account. Chasing down every specialist ingredient online or at your wine merchant can be an exhausting and expensive process, and who knows when you might next use that rare and pricey ingredient? Gin being the perfect base for a whole host of classic cocktails, it’s fair to say that we’re fans of good mixology. A good cocktail both elevates its basic ingredients, and is more than the sum of its parts. It should be a marriage of grown-up flavours, but should also hide its strength well. A well made and mixed cocktail...
Tips for a Frosty Martini As the weather warms up and we suddenly find ourselves entering the summer season, what better way to end a hard day's work than with an icy-cold Martini?Have you ever wondered why a Martini tastes so much better at your favourite cocktail bar, and why you've never been able to recreate the same experience at home? Then read on for our tips on how to achieve the perfect cocktail yourself. First of all, a Martini is something that is best enjoyed ice-cold. Getting it to the right temperature is crucial and it should ideally be below -7 degrees C. So how to achieve this at home? If you’re making a Martini at home, make...
Celebrations for Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee are already getting underway. Queen Elizabeth II is now the longest serving monarch of the British crown, with an astonishing 70 years on the throne. Having served through some of the most momentous events in history the Queen has always represented stability and continuity, even in chaotic times. From the first televised coronation, to the first man on the moon, to the fall of the Berlin wall and the invention of the World Wide Web, there are few people who can claim to have seen all the momentous events that the Queen has. Her long-lasting reign is rightly being celebrated as something entirely unique, and her significance to the history of the United Kingdom...
We’ve made no secret of our love for the cuisine of Japan. Join us as we explore the delights of the Japanese drinks cabinet, from cocktail bar to konbini shelf. All hail the Chūhai! Cans of chu-hai cocktails often found in Japanese convenience storesWhen you think of Japanese drinks, you may instantly think of saké, the elegant rice wine that’s so synonymous with the country it’s known as nihonshū (Japanese alcohol) in its homeland. You may also think of the number of excellent malt whiskies, or the dry and refreshing beers. If you’re clued up, you may think of the category of liquors known as shōchū, made from rice, sweet potato, buckwheat, or other staple ingredient.We’d like to show our appreciation...
