Celebrating World Gin Day Fifty Pounds

World Gin Day 2018

Now, remarkably, in its tenth year, World Gin Day returns on Saturday 10 June…


Fifty Pounds Gin Cask at the Back

Roll Out The Barrel

Something new is happening to gin… Well, we say “new”. In fact, it’s something…


50 Gin Facts Part 2 Fifty Pounds Gin

50 Facts about Gin ( Part II )

26) Classic cocktail The Gimlet is said to originate in the British Navy, in…


50 Gin Facts Fifty Pounds

50 Facts about Gin ( Part I )

1) Gin’s origins are Dutch. British troops fighting the Thirty Years War got…


Fifty Pounds Gin: highball or balloon glass?

Copa Vs Hi-Ball – The battle for the perfect gin glass

Gin is a very personal thing. The last decade has seen a boom in the variety of…


Juniper berries

Juniper - the key ingredient in gin.

It’s the key ingredient in gin. It’s what gives gin its distinctive aroma and…


Fifty Pounds Gin London

The Botanical Story

All gin must contain juniper. “That’s a given,” explains Charles Maxwell,…


Fifty Pounds Gin & Fever Tree Tonic

The history of tonic water

The history of tonic water is another fine, quirky tale. Originally known as…


The Duck and Waffle

Where can you drink Fifty Pounds?

We have been known to say that Fifty Pounds is the “gin drinker’s gin” and a…


LONDON DRY GIN FIFTY POUNDS

What makes a London Gin?

Although Fifty Pounds is made in London, that’s not what makes it a London……