Gin And Bear It: 19th to 24th

  Dec 19th: Wilkins & Sons Rhubarb

Look. Just. C'mon, you know? C'mon.

0/10

Dec 20th: Sweet Potato Raspberry Gin Liqueur

Aha! More like it, Advent Calendar Of Booze! You have pleased me.

Not really sure if there's much to be said about this one. The raspberry works really well, balancing the sweet and tart you expect from the aforementioned cluster of juice-globes. Just a really tasty gin.

8/10

Dec 21st: Poetic License Fireside Gin

Eh, I don't think mulled gin really works. At least, it certainly doesn't work cold. You need some warmth to bring out the flavours of your chosen mulling agents - this is like drinking Gordons over a Sainsbury's spice-aisle spillage. 

I mean, you could heat it, I guess. That's not what the website recommends, though, and in any case, we already have mulled wine, and mulled cider, and hot chocolate with Baileys or Kahlua or Tia Maria. Or even egg-nog, apparently, though I've never actually come across it, and half-suspect it to be some kind of cross-Atlantic practical joke.

4/10

Dec 22nd: Malfy Gin Rosa Sicilian Pink Grapefruit

That took longer to type than to drink. Which is a good sign, I grant you. The grapefruit hits you before you even open your mouth, starting surprisingly sweet before reverting to type. Ah, grapefruit. Don't ever change.

8/10

Dec 23rd: Edinburgh Gin Plum And Vanilla

Piss OFF.

0/10

Dec 24th: Poetic License Fireside Gin

Well, merry FUCKING Chistmas. The gin advent calendar equivalent of a pair of ugly socks you already got for your birthday anyway.

Still, at least it means I can get this final post up before noon.

0/10