Articles relating to: gin
Review: Sipsmith Tasting, Mecanica, Manchester
It’s been a while since I posted as Hamiltonic. I kind of went into retirement over lockdown and confined myself to drinking only Aldi gin.
Read the full story..Win a bottle of Winter Spiced Gin, a festive-inspired tipple from Manchester Gin
Win a bottle of Winter Spiced Gin, a festive-inspired tipple from Manchester Gin.
Read the full story..Hamiltonic: Bashall Gins
I first met Ben at The Gin Society do at Manchester Cathedral a few weeks ago.
Read the full story..Hamiltonic: The Gin Society, Manchester Cathedral
I was meant to attend The Gin Society do at Rochdale Town Hall but Storm Dennis put paid to that.
Read the full story..Hamiltonic: Defiance Distillery, Woodend Mill, Oldham
As a professional drinker and gin correspondent, I do not drive.
Read the full story..Food and Drink Review: Three Little Words, Manchester
There was a time when Watson Street was the preserve of garages and mechanics, a through road for MOTs and traffic avoiding the gridlock on Deansgate.
Read the full story..Hamiltonic: Bolton Gin and Rum Festival
Sunday was the day of rest, according to biblical doctrine.
Read the full story..Hamiltonic: Monkey 47 Gin, Bill’s Restaurant, Leeds
Every time I pull into Leeds Station I look out for the three Italian towers. Over the years they have become increasingly hard to spot among the plain, anonymous new-builds along the Leeds Liverpool Canal, and I suspect they will be lost forever one day.
Read the full story..Hamiltonic: Time for a Tanqueray, International Anthony Burgess Foundation, Manchester
One of the great pleasures of this job is the occasional invitation to evenings such as this.
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