Just last week I was lucky enough to attend the Boutique Bar Show 2010 in London. This was a chance to see some of the new boys on the block, the guys who were young and fresh, and represent the new generation of boutique producers concentrating on quality and not quantity. Being boutique, there were none of the ‘big boys’ around, leaving more time to get to meet and chat to these new producers. Now I’ll be honest, I did speak to a lot of people, and gpt acquainted with some new brands, some great, others not, but I’m going to outline a few firm favourites of mine. …
Boutique Bar Show 2010
September 30th, 2010 Posted in Visits
Sep, 30 2010
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Time to Sloe down
September 28th, 2010 Posted in Bottle Review, Ideas
Sep, 28 2010
We’ve unfortunately reached that time of the year where Autumn is starting to set in, and all of our habits are starting to change. The big jackets come out of the wardrobe, the flip flops go away, and we say a fond farewell to the bar-be-que for one more year. …
Williams gin, as good as Chase vodka?
September 13th, 2010 Posted in Bottle Review
Sep, 13 2010
As we’ve previously mentioned, the guys at chase make an award winning vodka, but before this ever came around, their dream was to distil a gin. The start to vodka and gin are pretty similar, as you require a neutral base spirit that has been distilled to above 96%ABV. To make vodka, this is then reduced to bottling strength and bottled, whereas a gin you would then flavour with botanicals, where juniper is the predominant flavour, before being reduced to bottling strength. So if they wanted gin, they needed vodka, and that is where their quest started.…
Chase, from farmers to distillers
September 12th, 2010 Posted in Behind the Bottle, Visits
Sep, 12 2010
Herefordshire is generally made up of a network of small villages and towns, with not a great deal in between except for vast rolling hills, and plenty of prime agricultural land. With the Brecon beacons to the West and the Malvern hills to the right, it has a beautiful landscape. Nestled somewhere in amongst this landscape and agricultural land is a certain Rosemaund farm, better known as the home to the Chase Distillery. …
Sipsmith, the independant spirit
September 6th, 2010 Posted in Behind the Bottle
Sep, 06 2010
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