The Netherlands comes to Manchester to Taste Gin

A Group of Dutch Friends were in Manchester for a long weekend. Ruud van Otterdijk and friends from Rotterdam booked their Northern Wine School gin event before travelling. They joined us for a gin tasting at The Castlefield Hotel on Saturday March 17th. We gave them a taste of local gins including Thomas Dakin, Zymurgorium […]

Manchester Gin Tasting-Thomas Dakin

The first in our series of Craft Gin Video reviews features Thomas Dakin gin. Here we take a look at one of the first legally made gins in The UK. Bought by the brewers Greenalls, they revived the original name in 2015 inspired by the craft gin revolution. Find out more about our great Manchester […]

What is Gin? Part 1- What is Gin Made From?

All gin starts out life as a pre-distilled neutral base spirit with little or no character. The majority are made from a base of grains, (ie, vodka!) but other raw materials can be used such as grapes or mead. This neutral spirit is then re-distilled with flavouring ingredients known as ‘botanicals,’ or natural or artificial […]