Tasting Britain
London Gin Festival 2015, Camden, London
Originally based on an idea by wife and husband duo Marie and Jym, the Gin Festivals were conceived in early 2012. It is exactly what you expect it to be. and kinda like any other food and drink festival - but with an obvious focus on the wonderful world of gin and gin related stuff. So, think gin masterclasses, the chance to meet lots of cool brands (big and small) - sample their gins, and buy things that make your mouth go ‘DAMN SON’ (such as some of the lesser known, American bourbon cask aged numbers…or Sipsmith’s mighty VJOP…I could go on but I won't)
The Gin Festivals are all over the country at this point - Manchester, Milton Keynes, Hebdon Bridge, Newcastle, Norwich etc. They also have an online store, selling stuff like home made gin kits, a whole load of rare and craft gins, that kinda good stuff that maybe you forgot to buy at the event. I guess my verdict would be that it had a lot of potential but could have been far bigger! MORE. WE NEED MORE OF EVERYTHING.
Another connection I made here was the overlap between the vintage and gin scenes. The excellent Charlie Hookson Sykes (@The_Lady_Sybil - who amongst many things writes for Tasting Britain) seems to have been doing this for a while but I didn’t know it was quite so common. You can see this in the way in way that much of the staff were dressed (polka dot dresses or blokes wearing things with braces). I suppose this makes sense since gin goes back a few centuries - and it doesn’t really get more ‘vintage’ than that!
London Gin Festival 2015, Camden, London
Originally based on an idea by wife and husband duo Marie and Jym, the Gin Festivals were conceived in early 2012. It is exactly what you expect it to be. and kinda like any other food and drink festival - but with an obvious focus on the wonderful world of gin and gin related stuff. So, think gin masterclasses, the chance to meet lots of cool brands (big and small) - sample their gins, and buy things that make your mouth go ‘DAMN SON’ (such as some of the lesser known, American bourbon cask aged numbers…or Sipsmith’s mighty VJOP…I could go on but I won't)
The Gin Festivals are all over the country at this point - Manchester, Milton Keynes, Hebdon Bridge, Newcastle, Norwich etc. They also have an online store, selling stuff like home made gin kits, a whole load of rare and craft gins, that kinda good stuff that maybe you forgot to buy at the event. I guess my verdict would be that it had a lot of potential but could have been far bigger! MORE. WE NEED MORE OF EVERYTHING.
Another connection I made here was the overlap between the vintage and gin scenes. The excellent Charlie Hookson Sykes (@The_Lady_Sybil - who amongst many things writes for Tasting Britain) seems to have been doing this for a while but I didn’t know it was quite so common. You can see this in the way in way that much of the staff were dressed (polka dot dresses or blokes wearing things with braces). I suppose this makes sense since gin goes back a few centuries - and it doesn’t really get more ‘vintage’ than that!