There are some drinks that you know, just by looking at them, are going to be good and hoo boy, is the Desert Healer one of them. The flavours of gin and cherry brandy together might sound dated, or perhaps boring, but when you add them to orange juice and ginger beer it somehow creates […]
Tag: Gin
Royal Gin Fizz
This cocktail is an adaptation of the classic, and highly popular, Gin Fizz which is made with gin (obviously), lemon juice, sugar and soda water. When a ‘Royal’ version of a cocktail is typically made, it means that an egg has been added to the recipe, and whilst there is a Royal Gin Fizz which follows […]
Bella Bella
Like the famous city, it’s a cocktail so nice they named it twice! Well, not really but the Bella Bella is a quintessential summer drink that, given that we’re not very far into spring, is worth trying now to see if you want it in your wheelhouse for the coming months. The primary flavour profile of […]
Oriental
Okay so gin, passion fruit liqueur and limoncello walk into a bar… I mean, that should be the start of a delicious joke and/or cocktail right? That’s what any sane person would think. Well unfortunately, we’d all be wrong. Yes, the ingredients together should, in principle, make a fine mixture worthy of gracing any cocktail […]
Review: Hortus Pink Grapefruit and Elderflower Gin Liqueur
You know why you’re here. I know why you’re here. Let’s stop pretending and just get down to the all important business of booze. Lidl, the crafty minxes, have come up with yet another cheeky Gin Liqueur to join their acclaimed Hortus ranks, this time with the delectable pairing of Pink Grapefruit & Elderflower. This […]
Review: St Anne’s on the Sea Chocolate Orange Gin
I should preface this review by saying that – despite the title of this blog – I’m 50/50 on how much I enjoy gin as a sipping drink, largely because a lot of commercialised gins end up tasting very bland and really quite abrasive. I usually put gins into 1 (or maybe 2) of 4 […]
Christmas Cocktails 2018
From everyone at Geek and Tonic, have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! It’s that time of year! Time for lots of nog, mulled wine and festive cocktails because we’re done with work and it’s time to get MERRY. If you can’t get a bit tipsy at 10am on Christmas Day, when can […]
Review: Hortus Plum and Cinnamon Gin Liqueur
I wonder if Lidl anticipated the level of success they would have when they first launched the Gin Liqueurs range, for a success it has been. Every time a new Hortus Gin Liqueur comes out, I see it plastered all over social media and bargain websites such as HotUKDeals etc within a day of it […]