What a wintry blast we have all had across the country. It is not fully over yet for some and many things are not yet back to normal. Roads, deliveries, transport, appointments to name but a few! The majority heeded the travel warnings and some who didn't, ended up in...

My full sympathy to anyone who has just battled the horrible bug! What a nasty strain and how long it lingers! 

I hope you have all enjoyed your dry January or your Ginuary, whichever one you opted for. Mine has been a bit of a washout as the flu made its way through th...

We're on the final countdown now! Apologies for this being brief and to the point, but there is a lot going on at Christmas.

I am sure that by now there have been many gin tipples and fizzes all over the world. What a thought! Well chin chin to our final three.

Coming in...

And so to Gins 5 and 4 in our countdown. 

Gin number 5 goes to Opihr from G and J Distillers in Warrington. This really is one for all you spice lovers out there. Oriental Spiced on the label prepares you for a great hit of cardamom and pepper, alongside cumin and coria...

Gin number 7 in our list is the delicious Plymouth Gin. The Black Friars Distillery opened in 1793 and by the end of the nineteenth century was supplying over 1,000 casks of Navy Strength a year to the British Navy. It has notes of soft juniper, citrus, menthol, sage a...

Some of you may be wondering what has happened to the big gin countdown! Apologies, but I have had a problem with my site for the last few days so here comes number 10, 9 and 8 all together.

Coming in at number 10 is the wonderfully popular Edinburgh Gin. If you like yo...

My chosen gin coming in at number 11 is Pickering's Gin from Summerhall Distillery in Edinburgh. Pickering's Gin is based on an old Bombay recipe, handwritten on a fragment of paper dating to 1947. It was kept as a family secret for over 66 years and it resurfaced in 2...

The countdown is really on now. I hope all you gin fans and fanatics are getting very festive and feeling very happy. The Gin Blogger's household is truly getting into the spirit of things and one of my children is the original Mr. Christmas! 

I can only imagine that yo...

Visiting a place you once lived can be like visiting an old friend or it can make you feel like a tourist. London ticks both these boxes as it has many familiar areas and still undiscovered treasures too. 

Don't worry, I'm not going to bore you with details about my rec...

There is never a better time to put down your thoughts, than when you get to the last drop in the bottle and have truly savoured every bit! 

I must admit to being in the habit of preferring to taste a gin before buying a whole bottle, but this time I decided to take a g...