Barcelona gin

You’ll simply have to trust us here – we’re just a bunch of friends who share a passion for gin. We haven’t studied distilling techniques, nor have we spent years at cocktail school. But we know what we like – and since we’re nice people, we reckon that if we like it, we should share it with you. So, look out for regular updates on our current favourite tipple and we’ll let you know what we think of it – and why. And while we’re at it, we’ll drop in a selection of gin-related cocktail recipes from around the world, so you’ll never run out of great ideas.

In the end, we know it’s all just a matter of taste – and we know that when all is said and done, you’ll make up your own mind. We just want to make it easy for you to hit the nail on the head – every time.

Gin has been around in different forms for a long time – but how much do you really know of the history of your favourite drink? How did gin change the world? Which famous people liked a good G&T? Why did cats dispense gin to Londoners in the 18th century? Why was gin known as “mother’s ruin”?

All will be revealed in our regular gintriguing facts segment – updates every month with quirky and totally irrelevant ginformation that you can impress your friends with.

Gin has many uses and now that the gin revolution is well and truly with us, gin warriors around the world are coming up with new and interesting ways of keeping that gin flavour alive in some of your favourite things. We’ve tried gin cheesecake, gin truffles, gin chocolate. We’ve tried delicious gin ice lollies, gin ice cream, gina allioli, gin and tonic cronuts, raspberry gin trifles, gin pasta, gin popcorn and even gin macaroons. We’ll be sharing some of these great recipes over the coming months, so if you have any great gin recipes you’d like to share with us, please post them on our Facebook community page. We need to share the love and if they’re really good, we may even feature them right here on our blog.

Bite-size chunks of gin-related news, brought to you by our faithless newshound, Ruddles. We hope it will whet your appetite, keep you up to date with all things gin and generally entertain and inform you when you’ve run out of other things to do. Here, you’ll find what is happening in the world of gin right now. All gathered by Ruddles the gin dog.