Wild Life Gin from Alberta, Canada
Two beautiful gins with a good quality base elevated with lovely botanicals Continue reading Wild Life Gin from Alberta, Canada
Two beautiful gins with a good quality base elevated with lovely botanicals Continue reading Wild Life Gin from Alberta, Canada
This is an outstanding Irish gin that makes a beautiful martini and a classic gin and tonic. Continue reading An Irish Martini with Boatyard Double Gin
This is another high quality Scottish gin. It’s made in Balmenach, a distillery located in the whisky heartlands of Speyside. The flavour profile is unusual and refreshing, with locally foraged botanicals including rowan berries and heather. It also contains bog myrtle, which stood out in particular for me, giving it a flavour reminiscent of Swedish akvavit. The gin is distilled in small batches in a … Continue reading A Martini with Caorunn Gin
A review of the fabulous oyster and martini happy hour at the rooftop establishment Seabird London. Continue reading Happy Hour at Seabird, London
This is a standard martini but in this case served with Bavarian Weisswurst and other traditional German nibbles. Continue reading A German Martini – mit Weisswurst
War! Music! Feminism! Glittery Nazis! Social commentary on privilege and wealth inequality! Camp cadaver-merchants! Unexpected hiraeth! And of course… Martinis. Continue reading Martinis with Operation Mincemeat
A simple martini variation with the addition of freshly ground pepper. It’s fiery, tasty and definitely much better than I expected. Continue reading A Martini with Pepper
A beautiful gin from the southeast of France, with soft herbal and gentle citrus notes that lead to a really lovely martini. Continue reading A Martini with QVT Gin
This is a guide to gluten-free martini enjoyment. Some martini variations can contain traces of gluten so this should help clarify where you might need to be careful. Continue reading Martinis for Celiac Disease
A martini in the Western Isles Hotel in Tobermory on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. Continue reading A Western Isles Martini in Tobermory