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5 gifts every mum will love this Mother’s Day

We have created the ultimate Gintonica Mother’s Day gift guide just for her. See our recommendations which will guarantee you being crowned “favourite child” on Mother’s Day!

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It’s a hat-trick for Poltergeist Gin – Unfiltered

Shene Estate and Distillery wins big at this year’s San Francisco World Spirits competition, winning Double Gold for the third year in a row.

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Our three favourite gin cocktails of the moment

As the seasons change, we find ourselves looking to warmer, more citrusy combinations, and these are our top three gin cocktails for autumn.

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7 Australian Distilled Spirits Award Champions

It’s official. The results are in and we got to see it all from front row from the Australian Distilled Spirits Awards (ADSA) in Melbourne. There were many worthy contenders, some of which won Gold, Silver and Bronze.

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The Beginner’s Guide to Gin Garnishing

The Beginner’s Guide to Gin Garnishing Do you add a slice of lemon to a gin and tonic or, like our American friends, a slice of lime? Easy, but a little boring! There are lots of way you can spice

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THE BIG GIN ADVENT CALENDAR COMPETITION

FREE GIN EVERY DAY FOR A MONTH THE BIG GIN ADVENT CALENDAR COMPETITION In the spirit of the approaching festive  season. Once a week for the month of November we will be giving away one of our famous GIN ADVENT

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FREE GIN EVERY DAY FOR A MONTH

THE BIG GIN ADVENT CALENDAR COMPETITION 3 WAYS TO WIN ONE OF 3 GIN ADVENT CALENDARS Gin lover? The biggest gin giveaway for you in 2018 Starting today – Tues 13th Nov – and then on Friday 16th and 23rd we will

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Cannabis Gin. Red Bull or Red Herring?

Can cannabis gin give you wings? What about chocolate cravings? The answer (sadly) is no. CANNABIS…. what exactly is it? Is it marijuana? The answer is yes and no. The sister hemp is also a strain of the flowering plant Cannabis

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It Started with a Beer

Where did the Australian Craft Gin movement come from?  The booming Craft Gin market over the last five years started with the Australian Craft Whisky movement of the 1990’s and 2000’s. There are now over 80 Craft Gin Distilleries in Australia

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We’re going wild for Australian craft Gin

Gins are no longer the type that are hidden away in grannie’s grog cupboard (sorry Gran). Those Gins are nearly all imported. They are full of “London Dry” botanicals like juniper, coriander, cardamom, angelic root and citrus.

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What Gin is that? Part 1

There are London Dry Gins, Australian Botanical Gins, Old Tom Gins and so many more. But “a Gin by any other name will taste…..like Gin”. Right? Wrong! Gin could simply be described as vodka with plant flavours (botanicals) added, which must

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