Manchester Food & Drink Blog
I have three new gins to add to my rather large collection – three new spirits from Professors Club Gin, based in West Sussex. It’s an interesting spirit to begin with, the base being made from sugar beet, they use a vapour distillation method (the botanicals are held above the alcohol, rather than in it)…
Ah Monday, we meet again. I creep ever closer to my birthday, and I’m treating myself to next week off for it. Not sure what I’m going to be doing bar some sorting out at home (wading through bed linen that needs replacing/mending, and piles of papers on the coffee table), and hitting the gym….
Before we begin, it’s worth saying that the Yum Cha at Cottonopolis NQ has been on our ‘must do’ list for ages. Long, long before lockdown. We just never managed to make it fit in our diaries. But we finally made it. And, spoiler alert, it was worth it. Yum Cha is pretty simple. You…
Once upon a time, the only gin in a tin you could get would be from M&S and whilst it was lovely, flavours and styles wise you were limited. It was generally my tipple of choice on a train journey, especially those back from London where I’d trekked across the city all day, often on…
Hello, hello and happy Monday. I am shattered. Three days of crappy sleep because of the heatwave. Cavity wall insulation is a great thing – all the way til the point that the flat is as toasty as outside and sleep is warm, sticky and elusive. As the picture would suggest, coffee is my friend,…
I’m a sucker for an easy dinner – something thrown together using the contents of the cupboard or fridge. It’s usually because I’ve forgotten to take something out of the freezer for a ‘proper’ dinner. Or I haven’t even thought about it, and suddenly it’s 6pm and I need to make something appear. So I…
Most of us know vermouth as a cocktail ingredient. The softener in a Martini, sweetener in a Martinez. Maybe you think of the big brands you used to spot left in your parents’ booze cabinet, Martini Rosso, or the Joan Collins’ advertised Cinzano. Cin cin darling. I’ll admit, I’m more likely to go for a…
I’m writing this on my lunch hour and, as such, I’d normally not be indulging in anything approaching a G&T whilst working. I’ll admit, I don’t even drink a glass of beer on a lunch out with work colleagues. But as this is a non-alcoholic ‘gin’ I’m going to indulge. Now you’ll first off notice…
People are confusing. Picture this: It’s Sunday, around lunchtime. I’m heading into town on the bus, so I can go to the gym. I have on leggings, a tshirt, my rucksack, and the stuff in the below image – sunglasses, face mask, earphones. Scruffy. Aside from the music in my ears, the journey is quiet,…