September Gin Monthly

September was all about celebrating my 20th wedding anniversary in Sweden (which was utterly sensational!) so keep reading to find out about all the bars and distilleries we visited, as well as the latest booze news and new releases.

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March Gin Monthly

March was one hell of a month! Alongside Mothers’ Day and my birthday, there were tastings, trade shows and a fair bit of judging as well as the first ever World Hanky Panky Day and even a bit of much-needed sunshine. And there was no shortage of booze news and new gin alerts either!

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#GinADayMay 2026

The original and the biggest gin-themed social media challenge is back for its eighth year running! In 2019, #GinADayMay’s inaugural year, in excess of 4,000 images were posted on Instagram using the #GinADayMay hashtag, averaging at approximately 135 posts a day. With consistent global engagement ever since, there are now over 29,000 tagged posts on Instagram and it would be amazing to break the 30k barrier in 2026.

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January Gin Monthly

January was long, wasn’t it? Even if you weren’t doing Dry January (which I most certainly was not!). But the good news is we survived! It was also a pretty quiet month for me but there’s still plenty of booze news to catch up on, and a couple of new releases worth checking out, so do, please, give my first post of the new year a read.

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