Cocktails & Perfect Serves

Wednesday 21st June 2023 - Summer Solstice Today is officially the start of summer as we celebrate the Summer Solstice! The northern hemisphere is tilted on its axis towards the sun as we are treated to the longest period of daylight in the year. Whether you are out and about soaking up the sun or still in the office heralding in the warm evening to come, we hope you have had a good first half of the year! We have a whole other half to now enjoy, and with that, the whole of summer yet to explore. With the rest...

As we have seen in other blogs, Gin has a complex history interwoven with peaks and troughs of publicity: good and bad. But another strand we have not quite covered is the meaning of 'Navy Strength' and why some bottles have this written on them. This, as you will have seen, comes with a higher alcohol content at anywhere above around 57% ABV. For this tradition, and the explosion of gin in general, we have the Royal Navy to thank. If it wasn't for them trekking around the world - for better or for worse - then exotic and new botanicals...

We finally have honey flowing from the beehives at Darnley's! This is really exciting for us as we are always looking at ways to reintroduce the environment to a sense of normality when it comes to all things nature. The bees have been helping us in our new Gin Garden where botanicals we use in distillation are growing. We are determined to always look for ways to reduce our carbon footprint and have home grown botanicals, pollinated by resident honey bees, is another strong step in that direction. This is a honeycomb fresh from the hive and ready to go...

The warming spice flavours of this cocktail make it perfect drink for enjoying not just for Halloween, but all throughout autumn too.