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It seems like a new Pink Gin is launched every day – maybe it is because we are in the season of ‘love’ with Valentine's Day and Mother’s Day on our door step?  Pink Gin is very much in vogue so we have taken it upon ourselves to do some research to give you the inside line on where the colour comes from and how to best serve it (it’s a tough job but someone has to do it!)     Origins – the 'Pink Gin'   The first ‘Pink Gin’ was a cocktail and originated in the Royal Navy.  As...

Valentine’s day is only a couple of weeks away, you want to impress him, but want to avoid a cliched gift idea like a bunch of roses, love quotes, a pack of love hearts or some chocolates.  Well if he drinks gin, we have some unique and ginspirational gin gift ideas for your valentine.   Gin Tasting 3-course meal for two: Impress him with a gin tasting set of 3 gins and then pair each of the gins with a different dish, serving up a romantic 3-course meal with a difference.  To help you out, we have put together our suggestions...

Our gin tasting evening this weekend was for a 44th birthday party.  The Ice and a Slice team travelled to Preston to hold a Gin Masterclass for the occasion.  Having set up the table with ice buckets, garnish slices, botanical pots, tonics and goody bags containing the all important gin and tonic balloon glass, we were ready to commence. The 4 gins to be tasted were displayed on the gin shelf: SteamPunk Thomas Dakin Half Hitch Love Gin the group then had 4 different tonic waters to match them with: Thomas Henry Indian Tonic Water Walter Gregor's Tonic Water Dr...

On Saturday 18 November, we headed to Snowshill, Nr Broadway in the Cotswolds. Having driven through the very picturesque village of Broadway, we headed up the windy lanes to Snowshill. We were greeted by Pippa and shown into the lovely Oat Hill Farmhouse.  Pippa had invited us to host an Informal Gin Tasting for her 14 friends, who had all gathered together for a few days of fun and relaxation.  We got to work setting up, cutting up garnishes, unpacking the tonics, gins and pouring the welcome drink, Passion in the Ocean.  We were all set to being. Once everyone...