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  1. Making notes for a brief passage I'll be writing on louching in spirits, a.k.a. the ouzo effect — i.e. spirits turning cloudy when diluted with water.

    Getting sidetracked though by reading about Cointreau (which louches) and thinking I could really go for some of that right about now.

    Did not know until now that it's made from a sugar beet based alcohol, but I guess I ought to have guessed given its French roots.

    #Cointreau #Spirits #Louching #DrinksWriting

  2. I'm very lucky to have a job where I get to sit around tasting gin all day* and call it work.

    Most of the time they're pretty good, too. Sometimes I get disappointing gins or lacklustre gins, but very rarely do I get anything outright unpleasant.

    The one just now though... fuck me that was vile.

    * Using a spittoon, before you make drunk jokes.

    #OccupationalHazard #DrinksWriting #Gin #AmWriting #NonFictionBook #GinATastingCourse

  3. First gin out the tasting blocks today is a belter.

    I didn't expect anything from this gin, so it's a really pleasant surprise to boot.

    #GinATastingCourse #GinTasting #NonFictionBook #AmWriting #DrinksWriting

  4. New Gin Diaries post coming up on The Glass tomorrow.

    This one is on what it's like to be writing a #NonFictionBook about #Gin. A day-to-day behind-the-scenes sorta thing.

    If you want to get it right into your inbox you can sign up here:

    theglass.substack.com

    It's a free, irregular newsletter on #Beer #Cider #Sprits #Cocktails.

    #GinATastingCourse #TheGlass #NewLetter #DrinksWriting

  5. The arrival of this gin takes my samples count to:

    🍸 306 gins, from
    🌐 32 countries

    This one came all the way from Tasmania. I've heard good things about it so can't wait to try it out.

    #GinATastingCourse #Gin #Spirits #AmWriting #NonFictionBook #DrinksWriting #GinTasting #AussieGin