Isle of Harris gin
Isle of Harris gin is made on an island in the remote set of Scottish islands known as the Outer Hebrides. The Isle of Harris is famous for its tweed, hand-woven…
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Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin
Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish gin is an unusual and unexpected gin. Many distillers focus on using local ingredients in their recipes, but PJ Rigney, the man behind this gin has used…
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Tiny Bear Distillery
In late 2016, Damien Anderson’s wife Manda asked him “If you money wasn’t an issue, and you could do whatever you wanted, what would you do?” His answer? “Open a…
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Ambleside Distillers Big Dry gin
A few weeks ago I managed to squeeze in a trip to Adelaide. South Australia is fast becoming the gin state, so I was excited to see a few of…
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Death's Door Gin
Usually when I’m writing for ‘gin of the week’, the gin is brand new, so it’s great to be able to revisit a gin that’s been established for a few years.…
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Death’s Door Gin
Usually when I’m writing for ‘gin of the week’, the gin is brand new, so it’s great to be able to revisit a gin that’s been established for a few years.…
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Our Favourite Gins
Teddy and the Fox gin
I first met Lorelle and Russ at the inaugural Junipalooza in 2016 where they were busy conducting research for their distillery. Since then I’ve caught up with them a few…
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Japanese Gins
The gin craze is still booming and new markets are entering the fray (keep your eyes on South America and India). With massive success in the whisky sector, it’s no…
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Le Tribute gin
Le Tribute gin has one of the most gorgeous bottles I’ve ever seen. It’s made by MG Destilerias, a family owned distillery founded in 1835 and situated just outside Barcelona…
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Hernö gins
Jon Hillgren, owner and distiller of Hernö gins headed off for London in the late ’90s to become a bartender. It was while learning his craft that he fell in…
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