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As everyone should be aware, it was World Gin Day last month and as part of the lead up to the day I had a chat with the Birmingham Mail. It also meant I cracked out my cheesy grin: BIRMINGHAM accountancy worker Neil Houston is hoping to give gin consumption a tonic with a worldwide [...]
There are certain things that mark the start of summer, and one of these could be the season of drinking Campari based drinks ontop of a Multi-story car park in Peckham. As of today (Friday, 1st July) Franks Campari Bar is back. The view as we reached the top floor was spectacular – taking in [...]
A recent visit to Graphic Bar (Golden Square, Soho) coincided with a Juniper Society event with Broker’s Gin. The Juniper Society is a monthly event, hosted by Graphic, in which different gin brands are invited to talk about their gin. It is also an excuse to try some gin that might not be always be [...]
The eagled eyed Negroni drinkers will have spotted that Campari have launched a new ‘art label’ for 2011 created by the Brazilian-born artist Romero Britto. This is the fourth time that Campari have changed their label for a limited edition, since when it was first changed to celebrate Campari’s 150 Year Anniversary. Following in the [...]
World Gin Day has been and gone for 2011, and what a day it was! I personally was in London for lunch and afternoon drinks and then escaped back to Birmingham to host a party. Needless to say it was a busy day, especially with running all the competitions on Twitter and Facebook and interacting with the posts.
So, as I write this it’s World Gin Day eve and over the last 24 hours a few competitions have been run on Twitter and Facebook, and even more are to come.
It’s always the way, I’m in London but can’t get to yet another great sounding event! Bombay Sapphire have an event tomorrow (Wednesday 8th June) where guests will embark a luxury yacht at The Savoy Pier, and set sail down the thames whilst enjoying creative cocktails, food and unexpected adventures. Later in the evening guests will arrive alongside the iconic Battersea Power station where guests will be amazed by a special 3D projection.
Tales of the Cocktail, hosted in New Orleans in July (20-24th) once again are presenting their Spirited Awards and the nominees for 2011 are below What’s exciting for me is that I may be attending in person, I fancy a trip abroad!
The nominees are below:
Recently I’ve compared Hoxton Gin, one of the newest gins on the market, to Malibu. This was mainly due to the coconut being such a dominating botanical in the end product.
On entering Graphic Bar last week, and having a chat with Adam and Sarah (of Juniper Society fame), the question was raised: Is it possible to tell the difference between Hoxton Gin, and other coconut rums.
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