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What Have We Won? More Gin More Grins
Just this February, Icelandic gin came out of the shadows. Emerging proudly, bare chested, banging on pots and pans in woollen sweaters, they smugly howled, “HÚH bitches, I’m here to stay!” While that particular sentence might be an alternative fact, the gin—Old…
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Icelandic Gin Wins International Award
A compound Icelandic gin made right here on our island has won a coveted accololade at the 2019 World Gin Awards, edging out more traditional competition. Vísir reports that Old Tom Gin, from Himbrimi, came out on top in the category of…
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Eimverk’s Whisky Matures, Its Gin Blossoms
The first thing I notice as I slip through the warehouse’s unmarked door is the smell: somewhere between the sweetness of freshly-baked bread and the earthiness of a turf fire. The space is given over to several large tanks, all of which…