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The Gimlet is a classic, elegant cocktail playing on the ever-complimentary flavour pairing of gin and lime. The cocktail’s origins, much like our own here at 6 O’clock Gin, are based firmly in naval tradition, making the history of the Gimlet almost as simple as the drink itself. For those of you not acquainted with …

A drink of relatively modern inception which has rapidly earned a place amongst the ranks of classics like The Martini is The Bramble. Created in the 1980s by legendary Fred’s Club bartender Dick Bradsell, this cocktail is delightfully well balanced and easy to sip, with the sweetness of blackberry liqueur cutting through the tartness of a …

As it transpires, there’s not actually a great deal to know about the English Garden cocktail. Compared to last week’s Martini and its widely contested history, this cocktail is somewhat of an enigma. No one seems to have been able to sniff out even the most insignificant of details about its origin, but there is …

If you’re anything like the team at our distillery, you will likely share the opinion that there’s no such thing as a party without some delectable gin-based cocktails to keep the good times flowing. This year, we are celebrating the tenth anniversary of our strikingly smooth London Dry and what better way to mark the …