Episode 28 - Charlie and Mike from Charles and Mike Distilling

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Welcome

• Hello and Welcome to Episode 28

Maidstone Distillery

• Discovered through Tammy @forcocktailsake
• Happy Thanksgiving Post
• George Bishop London Dry which boast 15 botanics and a warm Mediterranean orange combine with delicate spice
• Ranscombe Wild Small Batch Gin - floral notes on the nose are deceptive, as at first sip descends into dark pine forrest notes
• Sharps Toffee Liqueur - based on toffee created by grocery shop Edward Sharp

Black Friday

• Hope you got a good Black Friday deal
• Stockport Gin had some great deals and I managed to bag three bottles on Black Friday - 25% off
• Lavaspirits had some great deals with 20% off
• The Only Way Is Gin had some good deal with 15% off

Christmas

• Please support your local or favourite distilleries. Mine are growing by the day !!
• Stockport Gin - their lockdown boxes are amazing as well as their gin filled baubles. Lots of things selling out so be quick. They have loads of gifts from stocking fillers, secret Santa's gifts, to luxury gift boxes, glasses, mugs and much more!
• The Edge Gin - great offers for their gins as well as liqueurs, glasses and chocolates. Lockdown 2 offer and Free Shipping over £40
• Pitwheel Distillery - new Orange and Ginger gin as well as all their old favourites
• The Gower Gin Company - 6 of their gins all in one box, Sloe Gin and festive 3 (Sloe Gin, Bara Brith and Pinwydd)
• Massingberd-Mundy get a £10 voucher back

Review

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Weekly Gin Recommendation

Weekly Gin Recommendation - Lind & Lime Gin from the Leith Distillery

• I was introduced to this gin by Brit from The Botanical Trading Company. It was my November box.
• For some reason whenever I get citrus gin I think it is going to be too full or sugar or it will be so citrus that the juniper will just get lost.
• I should not really think like this the l’Orange gin from The Edge Gin or Twist of Lime from Stockport gin.
• So I have to say initially I was a tad disappointed when I received this. I had an initial taste and can say that this pre-conception was misguided because it was absolutely lovely.
• As you will see this is very versatile gin with the martini’s I will be putting out this week.
• The nose of the gin is a subtle lime
• The flavour profile is...