Ok, I’ll admit it. I was suffering with wind, and it wasn’t a good look… wait. That doesn’t sound right. Let me start from the top… Having already fallen asleep during the Broadway masterpiece ‘Les Misrables’, my wife and I made our way to the base of The Empire State Building in a haze of... Continue Reading →
Bye Bird Gin
It was New Years Eve 2024, and I was doing what any self respecting ‘30-something’ year old Birmingham boy would want to do to mark such an occasion… I was sat in the waiting room of the Arnold Clark show room, rinsing their free coffee, whilst waiting for them to finish servicing my wife’s car. ... Continue Reading →
The Hope Distillery OÜ; Gindome
They say that it’s the hope that kills you… And on a warm summers night in Germany, where it was a case of waiting for someone to deliver the killer blow (to avoid a mass shootout at all costs), hope was the strategy that we were clinging on to with our lives. But can hope... Continue Reading →
Henstone Gin; Good things come to those who wait…
They say that ‘good things come to those who wait’. But then again, so do death and taxes. So you really have to ask yourself…is it really worth it? At least this was the theory of my 5 year old son the other week. In sole charge of the eldest of my two boys, I... Continue Reading →
Harrington Shiraz Gin; A Warner’s Distillery & Four Pillars Gin collaboration
At this point in my life, it is probably fair to say that red wine & I do not get on… However, that’s not to say that I don’t enjoy a drop of red. No, no, no my juniper soaked compadres - let’s not go jumping to hasty conclusions now! But as purveyors of my... Continue Reading →
Warners 0% Spirits; From Zero to Hero
I don’t subscribe to Dry January. I never have. It’s one of those concepts that I just don’t fully understand - much like Morris Dancing, ‘Flat Earthers’ and how Danny Dyer continues to be gainfully employed as an actor… Now. People will have their reasons for taking part, whether they be personal, charitable or otherwise,... Continue Reading →
Dunnet Bay Distillery; Rock Rose Autumn Edition Gin
As the summer months begin to peter out, with the days becoming shorter and the evenings becoming darker, the inevitable changing of the seasons is nigh. For most people, Autumns arrival will conjure imagery of rust coloured tree tops, seemingly alive with the burning oranges and yellows of a blinding sunset, whilst simultaneously signalling the... Continue Reading →
Hanbury Gin; Islington’s newest attraction
Islington, London. One of the most densely populated restaurant hubs in the UK, home to Europe's third longest escalator, and the resting place of Jeremy Beadle (turns out, he’s no longer ‘about’!). Yet all being told, other than a quick scour of the internet, I know absolutely nothing about the place. This, in itself, is... Continue Reading →
World Martini Day 2022; Dry (Martini) Another Day – Part 2
Everyone loves a bit of suspense when they’re at the cinema right?! The thrill of the fight. The pure adrenaline rush. The fuel tanker hanging precariously from the suspension bridge, whilst our intrepid hero is winched down in to the heart of danger to once again save the day. Because ‘whenever there’s a problem, round... Continue Reading →
World Martini Day 2022; Live and Let Dry (Martini) – Part 1
The names Vallis. Jules Vallis. Emerging from the exotic waters, like Bond Girl ‘Honey Ryder’ in the 1962 classic ‘Dr. No’, Julian (Jules) Vallis returns to the scene with World Martini Day’s 2nd ever birthday. And his latest project comes armed with a License to Thrill! As for who looks better in a white bikini,... Continue Reading →

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