I’ve already created a FB page some months ago, check out Gin Lovers New Zealand it’s where I’ve been posting cool Gin links that I’ve been discovering.
Author: lukenicholas
The Tweeters
I’ve decided for Twitter that I’ll follow people in New Zealand that love Gin, brands of New Zealand made Gin, brands of New Zealand made tonic water and mixers (that go with Gin), New Zealand distributors of Gin, and imported Gin brands available in New Zealand. This will give me a good group of like minded people to follow, and probably be the basis of what I blog about. The retweets will come from this group, and be New Zealand Gin drinking centric.
Gin
It seems as though my interest in Gin has become a bit of an obsession. Time to share as I learn more
Rogue Society in the news
Gin is the hippest tipple right now
“…artisan gin distilleries began popping up in the past five years. The trend caught the eye of liquor marketers Mark Neal and Daniel McLaughlin, who, thoughtfully, noticed the need here for new gins.
In the three years the pair spent talking to distillers and gin gurus in the UK, Australia, even the United States, they became fascinated by the old-school history of the spirit and the modern takes on the classic. It helped that they describe themselves a fanatical gin drinkers. And last month they finally launched their Rogue Society gin to high end bars around the country.
Gold was struck when they found a master distiller in Christchurch who had been distilling for over 30 years in a beautiful 300 year-old copper John Dore still from an original London gin palace.”
By Catherine Smith Friday Apr 4, 2014
Fledgling gin company in high spirits
Auckland based entrepreneurs From left; Richard Bourke, Daniel McLaughlin and Mark Neal have started the the Rogue Society Gin brand
“Rogue Society founders Daniel Mclaughlin, Mark Neal and Richard Bourke have been working on developing their drink and the bottle for the past three years and believe they have finally got it right.
The gin was sold in a bar for the first time last month and is now available in about 20 bars in Auckland. Mclaughlin says Wellington is next, followed by Christchurch, Queenstown and eventually liquor retailers. Bottles retail at about $80.”
By LAURA WALTERS 15/03/2014
The story behind Rogue Society Gin: 300 years of history combined with modern Kiwi ingenuity
“The bottle design is based on a 300-year-old Geneva bottle,” says Mclaughlin when describing how they sourced various antique bottles on Trade Me and eBay before settling on a design that they found suitable.”
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