Gin Magazine

Since taking up the mantle as editor of Gin Magazine in September 2020, I’ve had scant opportunities to meet distillers in person or attend gin events (thanks, Covid). However, in the months since our last issue was published, the drinks world has th

Editor Bethany Whymark bethanyw@paragraph.co.uk Sub editor Phoebe Calver phoebec@paragraph.co.uk Content and marketing executive Beatrix Swanson beatrixs@paragraph.co.uk David T. Smith Creative director Paul Beevis paulb@paragraph.co.uk Art editor Ti

Themed around an “enchanted Christmas”, the 2021 Gin Snow Globe from Gravity Drinks comes in a gold-foil gift box and features hand-painted illustrations showing a wintry country cottage scene. It also has a light at the base to illuminate the edible

Many readers will be getting new gadgets for Christmas (let’s hope batteries ARE included), so I thought I’d reflect on gin- and drinks-related gizmos of Christmases Past, Present, and Yet-to-Come. Drinks paraphernalia typically comes in a few catego

Magdalena Moons Korenwijn is the brainchild of Josine Heijnen, the founder of Goeie Mie Gin. As a historian, she’s well versed in the heritage of her hometown of Leiden. It is home to one of the oldest universities in the world, where Dr Franciscus S

After studying English literature at university, Bethany spent five years working as a journalist for regional newspaper groups in the east of England before moving into the spirits industry. She now edits Gin Magazine, trade website TheDrinksReport.

What is a Ramos Gin Fizz and why is it so hard to make? Do you really have to shake it for five minutes? FLORO, RIVERSIDE, CA Ah, the Ramos Gin Fizz, aka the New Orleans Fizz, the bartender’s nightmare? Perhaps not. The key to this cocktail is the fr