“Wash Away Your Sin with Gin”

Tutored Gin tasting supported by the “Cotswold Gin Distillery” in St Mary’s Church, Bloxham

Tickets £15 per head.  (There are a limited number of tickets, so “first come first served”).

To register to attend, please email Ian.myson@hotmail.com telling Ian Myson how many tickets you wish to buy and he will send a response email with payment details.

“To be a Gin drinker in this day and age is to be born at exactly the right time. For the past 300 years the British have been making and drinking Gins of varying quantities and qualities, but they have never been so deliciously diverse as they are today.  Every month a new, beautifully packaged Gin arrives on the scene, vying to earn its place at the bar.  Of the 200 commercially available in Britain, many have only existed for a matter of years.  Since its lowly birth in London’s Georgian backstreets, Gin has clawed its way up to respectability through Gin Palaces, Gentlemen’s Clubs and the Cocktail parties of the Bright Young Things to become the most subtle spirit of the modern bar.  The story of Gin is a rise from grime to grandeur, from notoriety to acclaim”.  (“Gin Glorious Gin” – Olivia Williams).

The tutored Gin tasting on the 22^nd April will include:

• A humorous history of Gin and Sin;
• Richard Jones, of S. H. Jones fame, talking about the ever-increasing range and variety of Gins to choose from; and
• A briefing from the Cotswold Gin Distillery, our local artisanal Gin Distillery, on how Gin is made and how they seek to meet ever-increasing, discerning consumer tastes for Gin.

All of this will include opportunities to taste various Gins and “Wash Away your Sin with Gin”, all in aid of the “Building our Future” campaign for improving and enhancing the facilities at St. Mary’s Church Bloxham.

This evening is going to be just the tonic for anyone who is abstaining through Lent.  A real treat for Gin lovers and a great opportunity to expand your knowledge of Gin.