Blood Monkey Irish Craft Gin 70cl

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Both bottlings have been created to be served ice-cold as neat sipping gins, and were awarded Gold medals in The Gin Masters 2022 tastings. When asked what he would love to see accompany Blood Monkey in its gin box, Jason himself suggested Aine’s Irish chocolate with Seville orange. The flavours in Blood Monkey are quite pronounced so we knew this month we would need a light tonic water. It has beautiful citrus and herbal notes but with a much lighter finish that comes from reduced sugar. With a sophisticated dryness, Poachers Light can also be enjoyed on its own over ice with a slice of grapefruit or lime.

Outcast Brands founder Jason Kidd commented:"We are delighted to be partnering with bbb for our spirits' distribution and brand activation in the UK market. bbb has a stellar reputation for driving the growth of premium spirits brands, and we are confident that their expertise and network will help us bring new and exciting drinks experiences to a wider audience in the UK with Blood Monkey Gin and Two Shores Rums." The second part of the tasting will take place later this year, when the Master medallists from both parts of the competition will be retasted to determine The Gin Taste Master 2022. Stay tuned…Derek Millar, retired whisky sales advisor, joined Nicola Thomson, director of Practical Matters, who chaired the team. As with the standard Blood Monkey gin, he suggests you serve it neat with ice, or straight from the freezer. “Alternatively, we have found a number of complimentary ingredients that work well, including ginger beer (such as Bundaberg), but not ginger ale. We are trying to be overtly masculine as opposed to going down the pink gin route. It is not for the faint-hearted.”

We believe it is the fine alchemy of people, provenance and process that has created the abundance of quality gin products we have today which has been recognised with multiple award-winning gins from both established and newer distilleries,” said David Boyd-Armstrong, Head Distiller and Founder of one of the award-winners, Rademon Estate Distillery. Outcast Brands, the company behind Blood Monkey Irish Craft Gin and Two Shores Rum, has announced a partnership with bbb drinks for the distribution and brand activation of their premium spirits in the UK market. Forty Spotted Gin also won two Master medals. Forty Spotted Wild Rose received a Master for its “excellent rose aromas” and “very juniper- and rose-forward palate”, and Forty Spotted Citrus & Raspberry won a Master for being full of “delicate fresh fruit, citrus, and long-lasting finish”. A citrus burst of pink grapefruit interwoven with sweet floral notes, delicately draped in the creamy smoothness of genuine Irish flax seeds and Co London Dry Gin was awarded a Master medal after the judges enjoyed its “lovely balance, sweet, citrus and juniper notes”, while Hernö Swedish Capital Gin took home a Master award for being “really good with liquorice, angelica and spice” flavours.This competition is conducted in partnership with The Spirits Business and consists of a series of blind-tasting evaluations that cover one of the fastest-growing spirit categories in the world over the last 10 years. Four gins also lived up to the Gold standard, including Martin Miller’s 9 Moons Gin, which was described as having flavours of “flat leaf parsley”, and a “delicate, well-balanced palate”. Gold-winning Tom Cat Gin was also enjoyed for flavours of “caramel and toffee” on the nose, and Sorgin Yellow was enjoyed for its profile of “strong botanicals, with some apple cider vinegar notes”. The fourth Gold award in this heat went to Nouaison Gin Reserve, which impressed with “some sweetness, pine juniper and a little mint humbug”. The Craft & Co was awarded a Gold medal in the closing flight for its Gingerbread Gin Liqueur. Milliken found “lots of playful spice” on the nose with “some delicate ginger heat” palate. It looks like it’s getting hard to find a classic London Dry gin, but the experimentation is so exciting and you travel from extra bold juniper notes to a variety of peculiar flavours,” said Piromallo.

Glendalough Wild Botanical Gin regularly scoops global awards, including the aforementioned double gold in San Francisco World Spirits Awards as well as The Gin Masters, IWSC and the Irish Gin Awards. Stillgarden offers a range of gift boxes as well as three gins, several vodkas, their own tonic water and various other drinks, available for nationwide delivery, next-day Dublin delivery and collection from Stillgarden’s distillery shop in Dublin 8. Monster Energy is continuing an ongoing partnership with seven-time Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton with the launch of a zero-sugar version. The brand has looked to channel the rebellion of the sailors into its branding and messaging, stating it ‘goes against the grain’.Blood Monkey Irish Gin is the inaugural product from Dublin-based Outcast Brands, and was created by entrepreneur Jason Kidd. Muff Irish Potato gin with a splash of tonic, a slice of orange and a twig of rosemary. REBEL CITY GIN