A few weeks ago I rode my bicycle down the towpath from Angel to the East London Liquor Co in Bow Wharf for a #ZomatoMeetup. It was a beautiful golden afternoon and the canal was not its usual swampy self but a sparkling green ribbon winding its way to Victoria Park and beyond. London’s towpaths are lovely places in the summer, full of happy pub-goers, dog-walkers and middle-aged canoodlers, who in the sunshine seem not grossly inappropriate but in fact rather sweet (“blatantly having an affair,” my mother would say under her breath, gleefully).
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If you hadn’t noticed, it was World Gin Day a few weeks back and the repercussions are still being felt!
I was recently a guest at a Zomato meet up for bloggers at the East London Liquor Company. It was a great opportunity to try their very own distilled gins with Fever Tree’s tonics.
The East London Liquor Company (ELLC) is in London’s hip East End and has a stunning bar with exposed brickwork and glass pieces, a copper distillery and boutique shop.
We kicked off the evening with a talk about tonic water and particularly the history.
Now, we all know that gin was big in the UK during the days of the empire but it wasn’t until the British in India discovered it went well with their medicinal quinine tonic that the humble gin and tonic was born and exported back to Britain (thank goodness!).
We then had a tour of the distillery, which sits behind glass panels and forms a highly visual back drop to the bar. We tried two gins neat and got an insight into the creative process....
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If you love gin (in any and all of it's forms) then this is the place for you. The passion and dedication behind their gins and vodka can be seen at every step of your experience. You can tour the distillery and listen to the process by which your drink was made and they will recommend how their gin should be mixed. I cannot recommend this place highly enough. It's a hidden gem with an attaching shop where you can buy all manner of alcohol for your potions (the foods pretty good too!) a great layout with modern yet rustic decor, friendly staff and truly, the BEST G&T in London!
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