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There are many things to consider when tasting gin, such as, how many, what type of glass, neat or with a mixer, alone or with friends?  Then there is also pairing with the best tonic or mixer and what garnish to include. In order to taste and fully appreciate gin, we would suggest serving at room temperature, tasting it neat at first and then adding up to an equal amount of still or tap water. Adding water keeps the purity of the flavours of the gin, diluting the sharp alcoholic notes and allowing the different layers of botanicals to be...

FACT - Juniper Berries are a Superfood. They may be small dark purple berries but Juniper has superfood powers! They are jam-packed with infection fighting qualities, warming, stimulating and disinfecting.   They contain flavonoids which are great for preventing heart disease and improving blood circulation.  They also help stop water retention in your body, allowing you to pass more water than any other alcohol, flushing out of your system the harmful toxins and bacteria, helping fight kidney and liver disease.  Please remember that excessive drinking could have the opposite effect.  

This is 'Fake News'! The term London Dry actually refers to the style of gin making, rather than the geographical location that the gin is made. The only legal requirement for a London Dry Gin is that the botanicals are added during the distilling process rather than being added later as flavouring.  In addition, a London Dry Gin does not allow the addition of sugar or colourings.

Hogarth's famous Gin Lane, was not meant to just show the evils of drinking, but specifically the evils of drinking gin.  It was one of a pair, the other was Beer Street.  Beer Street showed London as Hogarth envisioned it, consuming beer instead of gin.  Here the citizens were a perfect picture of health, as morbid obesity was considered health at that time. I wonder if he were alive today what the pictures might look like!