Craft Gin Club sends members a full-sized bottle of gin with mixers, snacks, and the magainze "Ginned!" each month to subscribers. The magazine contains a wealth of information on the "gin of the month" as well as special gin-inspired features and cocktails. For October, the month's features are extra special with Halloween on its way. This month's gin is made in Galway, Ireland, and is from Micil Distillery. Micil Distillery is the first legal distillery in Galway since 1911; the family has 170 years of distilling. Micil Distillery Spiced Orange Gin is the gin of the month, and it has been created as a special edition for Craft Gin Club. The ingredients of the gin are from Galway with additional orange flavours.
Personally, the gin of the month was not my favourite this time, but the subscription box allows me to discover brands that I like. In addition to the gin, subscribers receive a selection of mixers and snacks.
Troughtons Raising Spirits Premium Indian Tonic is the tonic provided to pair with the Micil Distillery Spiced Orange gin for a simple gin and tonic. Troughtons is made using spring water from County Armagh.
Garnishes of blood orange and cardamon are provided in this month's box to add to the gin and tonic.
A miniature bottle of Angostura Orange Bitters is included to create cocktails in the recipes in the magazine.
This month, subscribers will receive a snack of Pipers Pitta Chips in either the Sweet Chilli and Sour Cream flavour or the Garlic and Herb flavour. I received the sweet chilli and sour cream; I am not fond of sour cream flavour of crisps, so it wasn't one that I'd try again. Pipers have been making crisps since 2004.
We also received a mixer in the subscription box this month - The Soho Juice Co mixer in the blood orange, raspberry and ginger flavour. The cans are plastic-free, and the ingredients are free from artificial preservatives. A recipe in the magazine uses this mixer.
Gnaw Irish Cream Milk Chocolate hand-crafted chocolate bar was another snack in the box, and the chocolate is a creamy texture with a hint of Irish Cream. This was paired with one of the cocktails, and the sweetness complimented the spicy orange gin.
One of the feature mixers in the box is Bibite Polara Green Mandarin, a bright green mixer and perfect for creating Halloween cocktails. Bibite has been making mixers in Sicily for 60 years, and this had a gorgeous flavour. This is also paired with the Banshee Cocktail Syrup, created by Craft Gin Club, to create the monthly cocktail, which is a bright green colour this month!
The final snack this month is from Devon-based Burts Hand-Cooked Potato Chips. The flavour, in keeping with the Irish theme, is Guinness.
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