Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin

Colonsay Gin

Kirkjuvagr Orkney Gin

Turncoat Cascade Gin

That Boutique-y Gin Company Cherry Gin

Napue Gin

Conniption Navy Strength Gin

Wrecking Coast Cornish Clotted Cream Gin

Inshriach Original 43%

Another year has flown by and what a year it was! Both for gin as a whole and also for my more personal gin pursuits. It has, on the whole, been an outstanding year for the industry with sales reaching an all-time high and gin being declared the most popular spirit in the UK. But, with the highs of sales in excess of 47m bottles of gin, came the inevitable lows as people looked to sell out and cash in. The wonderful gin community rallied though and, desperate to protect our sacred spirit, the #StopFuckingWithGin hashtag was born! While The Pool asked if the gin joke had gone too far, and Gin Monkey – rightly – reminded us to use the hashtag with due respect, there were plenty of offenders who deserved little sympathy – such as gin and tonic tea bags, crisps and, quite possibly the worst of them all, G&T fun buns!

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