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Splendid Seasonal Sips

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Gin A Ding Ding

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Looking for some cracking Christmas cocktails or seasonal serves?! Look no further….

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Posted in Cocktails, News, Recipes | Tagged Bitter Union, Capreolus Distillery, champagne, Christmas, Cocktails, Corner 53, Edinburgh Gin, Festive, Gin, gin and biscuits, gin cocktails, gin hot toddy, Gower Gin, GWYR Bara Brith, Hart & Dart, Hayman's, hot gin cocktail, Lemon Meringue Pie Gin, negroni, Orange & Cacao Gin, Sipsmith, Sloe Gin, sloe gin cocktail, The Gael, winter cocktails | 5 Replies

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Happy #AustraliaDay! I had to celebrate with my new bottle of delicious @neverneverdistillingco Southern Strength Gin. And I couldn’t resist trying something a bit different so I created this serve inspired by @gin_chiri’s frankly far far superior Gin Globes! My thoughts are with everyone affected by the terrible bushfires that have plagued this beautiful country. And also with my new Aussie nephew I still have yet to meet! Oh. And apologies to Tasmania. I did make you too but you just kept floating off to sea!

Happy Burns Night! I’ll be celebrating with the @ginfoundryuk’s sensational spin on the traditional Old Fashioned featuring The Gael Signature Scottish Gin. Gin Old Fashioned 1 lump sugar (preferably demerara) 2 – 3 dashes @angosturauk Angostura bitters 40ml @thegaelspiritscompany gin Orange Peel to garnish Drop the sugar lump into the bottom of the glass and splash the bitters over it. Muddle the two together until you’ve formed something of a paste. Add about half of the gin to the glass, then stir until the sugar has dissolved. Fill the glass with ice, top up with the rest of the gin, give it a quick final whirl and add the orange peel.

I had to abandon the Dry January wagon last week to judge the World Gin Awards and, I’m afraid to say, it took me a few days to climb back onboard. But I am still committed to drinking less and so I was delighted to receive this enticing bottle of @everleafdrinks. Developed by conservationist and bartender Paul Matthew, Everleaf is a non-alcoholic aperitif made using sustainably sourced botanicals including saffron, vanilla, vetiver, gentian and orange blossom. Best served as a spritz, with light tonic and a wedge of orange, Everleaf really hits the spot! Bittersweet, well balanced and with a great mouthfeel, it really does offer a complex and tasty alternative to booze. But, being guilt-free, I don’t think it’s going to last long!

I’ve heard nothing but good things about @barswift, so I was delighted to finally visit after judging the #WorldGinAwards last week. The bar more than lived up to expectations and this Tannenbaum Negroni - featuring @fordsgin, red wine aperitif, port, allspice and @angosturauk - was terrific too! If you’re in the big smoke make sure you pop in.

I had an absolute blast judging the World Gin Awards 2020 yesterday! Thank you to all my fellow judges, especially head judge and birthday boy @summerfruitcup, and to Anita and her team for organising the event so well. And huge congratulations to all the winners, but especially to those on my table; @salcombegin, @skywavegin_ and @saint_amans! #WorldGinAwards

I may not be drinking (much) gin this Dry January but that doesn’t mean I can’t eat it! As you may know, I judged the World Gin Awards last year (and will be doing so again tomorrow) at which I had the great pleasure of meeting one of @hotelchocolat’s chocolatiers. So you can imagine my delight when I opened my Fortified subscription (what they call their boozy box of chocs!) yesterday to find not one but two chocolates featuring the World’s Best Gin 2019: @dinglegin. And, yes, they taste just as good as they look!

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