Holy lemon and lime, did someone say gin delivery? Hell yes, we did. Up and down the country hundreds of small businesses are getting creative to keep their customers happy and themselves afloat during the coronavirus crisis.
For us gin drinkers (hello, gin’s number 1 fan here), many bars and distilleries are opening up a gin delivery service bringing your favourite tipple to your door to ease your ‘gincubation’.
So jingle your ice and place your order, remember you’re supporting a small business in need. Oh, and gin is anti-bacterial, so…
The Cotswolds
CamperVin – Gin and Fizz Deliveries Open For Business
When you can’t go to the party, bring the party to you. That’s precisely what the dream team at Campervin (a mobile bar based in the Cotswolds) are now doing.
From this week, they’re offering home deliveries to quench the thirsts of those in lockdown across Cheltenham and the Cotswolds. All you have to do is get in touch and place your order.
Prosecco? Gin? Both, we won’t tell.
The North West
Liverpool Gin Distillery – Keeping Calm and Delivering Gin and Whiskey
The clever folks at the Liverpool Gin Distillery are bringing bottles of their delicious gin to the local community. Normally, the Distillery runs a bar, shop, kitchen and gin experiences but since the coronavirus hit, they’ve closed all their physical outlets to run virtually instead.
Their online Bottle Shop is open 12pm and 9pm every day selling Liverpool Organic Gin, Liverpool Rose Petal Gin Liverpool Valencian Orange Gin and Liverpool Lemongrass & Ginger Gin. They also stock many other gin brands, as well as whisky and beers. Hic.
Berkshire
The Leafy Elephant – Over 200 Gins and Signature Cocktails Are Yours
The Leafy Elephant is an award-winning bar in Wokingham, stocking over 200 gins, along with a huge selection of gin cocktails, wine and local craft beer.
To keep spirits high, the team are partnering with Deliveroo to bring their gins and signature gin cocktails to the folks of Wokingham over the next few months. They also offer gift vouchers for anyone who wants to splash out on their lockdown friends and family. We’ll gin to that.
The Midlands
Dr Eamers’ Emporium – Multi Award-Winning Gins and Gin Liqueurs To Go
In the heart of the West Midlands, Dr Eamers’ Emporium has built up a serious reputation for distilling seriously delicious handcrafted gins.
Before the virus, Dr Eamers’ Emporium tap room served a colourful collection of gin flavours to its Black Country fans. Now, to keep its adoring public happy, the crafty team are delivering small-batch gins instead, if you live within 5 miles of its Birmingham bar.
Flavours include Honeydew Melon and Cucumber, Spiced Apple, and Raspberry and Pineapple, and all gins roll in at a reasonable £30. Sweet.
North East
Alfie & Fin’s – A Gin Tipple, Now Served Sofa Side
A former church built in 1868, Alfie & Fin’s Gin Bar in Tynemouth boasts over 140 specifically selected premium-grade gins. They also stock 70 syrups so guests can play Willy Wonka and create their own signature concoctions.
Now the unique Alfie & Fin’s experience is coming to a sofa near you. This teeny bar, like so many others, has had a mighty idea: made-to-order drinks delivered.
And if that’s not happy news enough, when you place your order you also get a link to the legendary Alfie and Fin’s playlist, an exclusive stream of live entertainment to watch at home, entry into a draw to win £30 worth of Alfie & Fin’s vouchers (to be used once life is normal), plus a free ticket to an exclusive, intimate gig in Alfie & Fin’s (date TBC). Well, that’s all our boxes are ticked.
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