Manchester Food & Drink Blog
I can’t believe I’m writing this, but today, Monday 20 May, the Gin Fuelled Bluestocking is seven years old. Seven. I mean, that’s a whole person going to school number of years. And it’s been a ride. I’ve learned so much. About gin, wine, beer. I’ve made gin, I’ve made beer. I’ve hovered above the…
OK, I know, I don’t normally do previews and, whilst this blog is all about Manchester, and in fact this post is all about a Madchester related event, yes, that is from The Beatles, and yes I know they’re from Liverpool. But this mixes food and drink and music. With Clint Boon doing a set,…
I’d love to have a story as to how this came about, but it’s very unexciting really – unlike the result. I’ve had a grinder with Cyprian Smoked Salt sitting on top of the microwave in the kitchen for… Quite a while. After I accidentally knocked it, and it fell off into my hand, I had…
A couple of weekends ago, I went to the first (of many I hope) Beer for All Conference in Harrogate. Part of the Women on Tap Festival (which had until now somehow escaped my notice, but I can see it will be a must attend next year). Held in the gorgeous Harrogate Theatre, the theme…
Today’s recipe, was sparked by two things. Firstly, an entire discussion on the various methods of making Hollandaise Sauce with friends over dinner. And secondly the incredible pickle juice Hollandaise that Open Kitchen served on their first night as SURPLUS Manchester at Beer Nouveau. So, in this blog post I’ve pulled together three recipes. The…
The RNCM is one of Manchester’s best kept secrets. Free concerts – from pop and folk, to classical and jazz. It also hosts the Concert Bar and Brodsky restaurant. Great food, and the second biggest gin bar in Manchester. It’s no wonder we snaffled them for World Gin Day MCR! Yep, over 200 gins, and…
Last week, I treated myself. No, not to a coffee, or a piece of cake. Really treated myself. Work has been full of change – restructure, staffing changes. At home, I’m on a run up to my next powerlifting competition, so am putting in more time and effort into my training sessions. This not only…
April saw the fourth release from the Batch Innovations series. This time around, it’s a second of their white labels. Batch are so good at what they do, that they create gins for others, like this, Long Dog Gin. It’s actually pretty common practice. A lot of labels on the shelves will be produced by…
There’s the old adage – don’t judge a book by it’s cover. And the same can almost be applied to bottles of gin. Except, when it looks like this. Manly Spirits gin bottles just scream their origins – the coast of Australia. Manly is a seaside resort, a short hop away from Sydney in New…