We’re deep in the dog days of summer and we’re dead set on doing everything we can to soak up every last ounce of sun and fun before fall hits...

You know the gin thing that’s been happening lately? It’s going on in Glasgow, too. GinFest was held last month at Glasgow’s Barras Art and Design Center, and the city now has its first dedicated gin bar, Gin 71, which offers (you guessed it) 71 brands of gin. This autumn was also when the first runs of Makar Gin from the Glasgow Distillery Company were completed, an important new venture boasting the only gin distilled within the city. I flew to Scotland to get the scoop for Drink Me readers t

Loch & Union may be a new kid on the gin block, but this distillery is making its presence felt. At the New York International Spirits Competition, they were recognized as California Gin Distillery of the Year and their American Dry Gin was awarded a 94-point score. Their secret is no secret: top of the line equipment and ingredients. They’ve skimped on neither. The copper stills are from legendary maker CARL of Germany. “Even for CARL, this is the biggest and most intricate set of stills they’

It would have been a hoot to eavesdrop on the planning meetings between Martin Cate, owner of the new gin bar Whitechapel which opened this week, and Ignacio “Notch” Gonzalez, the designer who brought the offbeat concept to life...

Five Favorite Old Tom Gins to Add to Your Booze Library Maybe you’ve seen “Old Tom” on a gin bottle label and wondered exactly what that means. AIROWS was recently invited for a tasting of Old Tom gins at Whitechapel bar in San Francisco, a beguiling space fitted out in Steampunk style which boasts the largest gin selection in North America. We got the scoop from Whitechapel's resident expert Carl Brown. • “Old Tom was a kind of gin made in the mid-1800s,” Brown says. “They would add sugar to

In time for the end of summer and turn of the season, Tanqueray has just served up a bit of fun: crafted cocktails in a can. In addition to a well-blended classic Tanqueray Gin & Tonic, there’s a zesty Rangpur Lime Gin & Soda, and Sevilla Orange Gin & Soda cocktail with notes of peach, rose, and juniper...

"He loves sharing the history and folklore of the spirit, peppering his conversation with tidbits such as the fact that the gin and tonic was the most frequently ordered cocktail at Studio 54 in New York during the late disco era..."