Something a little bit different joins the range for the close of 2022 - green tomato gin!
This is certainly the recipe that has required the most development - the first trial bottle was ready at the same time as The Feisty Biker and was well received by close friends and family, but the core botanicals - green tomatoes - are very seasonal and by the time I had a recipe fine tuned I had used all I had grown and there were none to be had! It was frustrating at the time because I knew I had something different to the norm to share, but it took things back to the planning stages and I refined the process to produce an even fresher taste with the 2022 crop with the trial batch tomatoes grown at home and additional tomatoes for full scale production sourced locally from the lovely Overton Farm in the Clyde Valley.
Perfectly served with a savoury tonic and a slice of gherkin!
Design inspiration came from childhood - I grew up in a car mad household and the Racy GT is modelled on a car that we owned, and I loved, as a child. I have my eye on one in the real world too, but if you recognise the car you’ll know there are not many of them around, so it is very much a watch this space for the real GT joining the car clan!
The Strathaven balloons are back again, getting a little closer to the action this time and shedding their botanical outfits in favour of a colourful carnival atmosphere. And my dogs have made the label, along with my G-Sprog’s beloved sheep, in a colourful tribute to the cartoons of yesteryear!
