A Guest blog by Vikki Harris.
Vikki is based at the Park, Teddington. A passionate marketeer and mischievous mother of three, she harbours a strong love for coffee and considers herself a ‘pub person’ through and through.
It’s fair to say that gin has enjoyed a long and storied past. In its mischievous youth, it was swigged by the litre, dubbed ‘mothers ruin’ and hastily distilled in every single bathtub in London.
But, the UK’s fastest growing spirit category has pulled up its socks in a big way and is now the grown-up drink of choice. Genderless, versatile and purportedly leaves the sipper hangover-free; gin is is living its best life since the ‘craze’ of the 1600’s. Here’s why: