Big Book of Gin: How to drink and enjoy gin

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I’ve posted an article about the ultimate gin cabinet—which five gins would you get? I find it quite difficult because it’s one of those things where I can’t separate the people, the production and the place in which it’s made, to the end outcome. There are certain gins that I absolutely admire and love but don’t necessarily like the flavour of.

It was an amazing time of discovery, not just of alcohol but the effects of alcohol in a pre-police society. There were no police and the only way that society was kept together was by everyone trying to force people into thinking that they had a very set class and were not allowed to move out of that. That was what got the gentry so upset—because if people don’t know their place, then we might get challenged. There are just three 58 and Co gins on offer currently: London Dry, Apple and Hibiscus and Navy Strength. It just goes to show that growth year-on-year has been astronomic. I wouldn’t say that gin as a category has grown double digits, but it has certainly grown over five per cent. and Co's home is a bright and welcoming space, a far cry from what you might expect from an alcohol startup.Dave puts each gin into a ‘flavour camp’ e.g. Citric/Juniper, gives a short summary and then scores each gin’s performance in four different gin drinks – in a Gin and tonic, with Sicilian lemonade, in a Negroni and a martini. There are also an abundance of recipes for you to try too! Gin Blending Masterclass: In this masterclass, you will blend, bottle and name two of your own gins to take away, with the guidance of the Serata Hall distiller, Todd. The class also includes five drinks as well as 400ml of your bespoke gin to take home. Can you give an example of a bit of the history that you particularly like that people might not know about? Gin Tasting Flights: The London Gin Club offer a range of six different gin flights. All flights are served with a selection of tonic waters, botanical garnishes and tasting notes.

The daily dramming, in terms of rations, would have been given to troops. If they were at sea, they would have been given lime cordial to avoid scurvy. And if they were on land, in the colonial era across the Raj and certainly southeast India, they would have been given quinine which, at first, came in cordial form. It would be like a dark brown, syrupy, ridiculously bitter thing to put down your throat. Later, the compounds were isolated and it became pills and you have quinine pills. That has carried on today to malaria tablets which are still, essentially, quinine in massive concentration. Weeknight Sipsmith Distillery Tour and Tutored Tasting: Learn about the history of gin and how Sipsmith came to be. Learn how the Sipsmith are handcrafted and enjoy a tutored tasting too. To help you with your Christmas shopping, I’ve compiled a list of 9 Gin Books for Christmas – I have almost all of these myself and those I haven’t, are on their way! Or it might just be supporting someone like the guys at Half Hitch which is based in Camden. You look at it and it’s been a one-man band that has risked everything and built a micro distillery in the heart of Camden town. He’s built a great product and is building a great team around him. You can’t help but root for that kind of person. It’s entrepreneurial spirit but with authenticity and integrity.He’s doing the tasting notes of the tonic water by themselves but there’s an implied pairing that’s a lot more general. I actually think that rule of thumb is more helpful than saying, ‘use Schweppes with Gordons and use this with that.’ It’s much more, ‘if you like that tonic, then this is the kind of gin that you might opt for.’ And vice versa. Juniper had this ridiculous, medicinal, all-curing, all-conquering folklore about it. It didn’t matter what you had as an ailment, juniper was the answer.” As a trained aromatherapist, O'Neal's mother made her own oils. 'I got to see lavender and rose oil being made. I saw distilling and the science behind it and I found it really interesting,' she says. Sustainability wasn't me doing it for other people, it was us doing it for the right reasons for our business.' We provide such an incredible afternoon that when you look at it from a value side and what people are leaving with I think you get way more value than what you charge. Its a luxury experience,' she says.

Absolutely. She writes well and the best thing about it is that she doesn’t let the research or the academic side get in the way of the story. It clearly shows the references—if you want to look something up, you can—and there’s nice annexing and indexing. But it’s narrative-driven, as opposed to being just academic, although it is an academic project. That was just in December. There was an 18% increase for everything spirits-related in December 2016, compared to December 2015. There was an enormous surge for spirits and alcohol, in terms of purchasing across the UK. That was very much driven by gin. For something a little different, consider venturing out of London to the Bombay Sapphire Distillery Guided Tour in Hampshire. It’s a great alternative to the London options. He doesn’t approach it as a list book—there are lots of list books out there. What Tristan does really well is he explains the process and the production and the story behind the gins. That’s what’s so engaging about it. You’re not just hearing someone’s opinion on a tasting note—as if you were reading a book on the 100 best wines or whatever it might be. He goes: ‘this is what I think about the taste but here’s a load more information so that you can understand the human aspect of the distillery, the production, the provenance.’ He paints a much wider picture in that way.

Gin history has always fascinated me and this book brings the whole story of gin and its connection to London to life. As she explains very well in the book, even in the first couple of years, people just didn’t know how to deal with it. People were literally drinking pints of gin because they thought that was okay and that’s how you drink alcohol, isn’t it? And then falling over dead. Five steps to find YOUR buried pension treasure: Savers have lost millions of pots - here's how to hunt them down Gin Tasting Masterclass: Learn the origins and history of gin, including an insight into the distilling process. You’ll get to taste 5 different – and delicious – gins, whilst you are guided through the tasting notes, botanicals andsubtleties of gin. All this is complimented by some tasty nibbles and a great range of tonics. Finish off by choosing your favourite gin and enjoying a large, perfectly served G&T. She concedes people might see gin school as an important revenue stream but, as with her entire approach to the company, she takes a more holistic view.