Small but Mighty; making gin at Half Hitch

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“Micro-Distillery”: the clue really is in the name but, nevertheless, I was surprised by quite how small Half Hitch‘s premises in Camden are.  From the exterior one can enjoy tantalising glimpses of the distillery in action.  Step inside and the first thing you are likely to notice is quite how small the distillery is; the room is barely large enough to swing the proverbial cat and is totally dominated by its beautiful copper still.  What’s left of the room is taken up by the considerably smaller vacuum still, a tasting bar and a lot of gin!  It just goes to show what you can achieve when you put your mind to it.

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World Gin Day at Junipalooza 2016

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Many people would raise their eyebrows at the notion of drinking gin before midday, and many more would raise objections to drinking neat gin at 11am. But not the ginthusiasts who descended upon Wapping early this morning and formed a long snaking queue to gain entry to Junipalooza at Tobacco Docks. And if they needed an excuse they were conveniently given one in the guise of World Gin Day.

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