Tag Archives: gin

Friday Night Cocktail: Quick and Dirty Gin and Aperol

Posted on January 12, 2023 by nicdempsey

So it’s not Friday but I thought that Thursday might be a good day to post about a cocktail so if you’re not doing Dry January, you could gather the ingredients for this for Friday! January for me is about … Continue reading →

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99 Bottles of Gin on the Wall: A 2021 project

Posted on December 2, 2020 by nicdempsey

My birthday present to myself was the 99 Bottles of Gin on the Wall poster. This, a genius idea of Emma Stokes aka Gin Monkey, is a scratch off poster featuring 99 bottles of gin, the gins should be easy … Continue reading →

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World Gin Day

Posted on June 9, 2018 by nicdempsey

I had a really fun conversation last night at work drinks. One of the guys was telling me that World Gin Day was completely made up. Well yes, all such things are, I said that I knew this because it … Continue reading →

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Too much rhubarb? Make gin

Posted on May 15, 2018 by nicdempsey

This weekend I started some rhubarb gin. I had 777g of washed, chopped rhubarb (this actually isn’t from my plants, it’s from Dionne’s massive plants!), I added 350g of sugar and then covered with 900ml gin*.It’s in a dark cupboard, … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on January 26, 2018 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! The last full week of January! Five more days and we are done and move on to February and the delights of Valentines Day and Ash Wednesday (which are the same day this year!). Today is a marvellous … Continue reading →

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Ginvent Pop-Up 2017

Posted on December 6, 2017 by nicdempsey

Last year Ma and I went to the ginvent pop up and had such a good afternoon that this year we went and brought friends.The set up was a little different from last year, with the vibe being more social … Continue reading →

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A birthday in cocktails

Posted on August 15, 2017 by nicdempsey

I got 6 birthday cards this year, 4 of them were drinks related. According to Kathy, if my friends really thought that it was a problem, they’d tell me by staging an intervention, not send me cards about it. However, my … Continue reading →

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Gin Club

Posted on August 8, 2017 by nicdempsey

The 28th July was the third gin club. Attending were me (it was at my house!), Ma, Christelle and Dionne The gin was 6 O’Clock Gin and I chose it mainly because I liked the bottle. Tonics were Fever Tree and East … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on July 21, 2017 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Well folks, it’s been a week. I’ve been on the wrong day all week. From Tuesday on, I was a day ahead of reality, which makes the week a slog, nothing like thinking it Thursday and you have … Continue reading →

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Junipalooza

Posted on June 15, 2017 by nicdempsey

How do you celebrate World Gin Day? Ma, Christelle and I went to Junipalooza at the Tabacco Docks. Junipalooza is run by the Gin Foundry and in it’s fourth year but it’s the first time I’ve been we decided to go … Continue reading →

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