Episode 03 - My gin kingdom for a glass

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My Gin Kingdom For A Glass

Types of Glass

• Gin has gone on such a renaissance over the last few years and so has the type of glasses we use.

High Ball Glass

• Gin was always traditionally served in a highball glass or a tall glass.
• This is also used for cocktails. I forgot to mention this in the podcast !!

Tumbler

• In my family gin was always served in a tumbler or a small round glass. I think because there was an excuse to have more gin and less tonic !!!
• Nowadays the gin glasses has got really funky.

What is the right glass ?

• The truth is I don’t think there is a right glass.
• I think there is only one important person here and that is you.
• If you think the right glass is a tumbler then go for that. You will certainly get a stronger drink !!!
• If you like a tall high ball then go for that.
• I like a hi-bred glass which is a Fever Tree glass which is a bit taller than a tumbler but not quite as high as a high ball glass.

Spanish Type Glass

• The Spanish gin glass (copa de balon) is the only real option if you want ice.
• This is like a balloon glass which is large and perfect to hold ice, gin and tonic.
• If I had to choose one glass type it would be this one.

Cocktail Glass

• Now I hear a few of you saying hold on a minute what about gin cocktails. Don’t worry not forgotten
• I love a Dry Martini. I recently discovered a Martin Miller dry martini which is absolutely amazing. In this case you use a traditional cocktail glass which has a stem and then like a V shaped round glass

Champagne Flute

• The last glass is for those gorgeous gin cocktails with champagne or bubble, the flute.

Have I missed any glasses ?

• Do you have any special glasses you use that I have missed. Please get in touch

Gin Community Shout Out

• I am keen to help any business that has been affected by Covid.
• If you are starting up again, have an event coming up or have a mini - festival please get in touch and let me help you to publicise it on this podcast.

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Instragram Community Shoutout

• Shoutout to @ginmotherlover.
• I love your dog Kassi sorry she got wet last week !!!
• I particularly like the fact that you think @girls_on_gin are amazing and you are always walking the dog.
• A job I always seem to be doing too

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