{"id":5435,"date":"2019-08-10T23:16:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-10T23:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.karenandjon.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5435"},"modified":"2025-06-11T23:34:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T22:34:44","slug":"chapeldown-gin-tasting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hweb.uk\/?p=5435","title":{"rendered":"Chapel Down Gin Tasting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>1 Minute, 25 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The renound British vineyard, Chapel Down,  have expanded their range of late.  They don&#8217;t just offer wines, but ciders, beers and more recently, gin and vodka.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each year, shareholders receive a voucher for wine tasting at their vineyard.  This year, we also received vouchers for gin tasting.  With Callum off in Jersey with the Scouts, we decided to take advantage of their offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based in Kings Cross, it was pretty easy to get to from home.  As we had some time to kill, we headed out the back of Kings Cross to the canals and shopping centre. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/hweb.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2019-Aug-10-07A-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9310\" style=\"width:391px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hweb.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2019-Aug-10-07A-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/hweb.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2019-Aug-10-07A-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/hweb.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2019-Aug-10-07A.jpg 591w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Unlike the vineyard, the distillery was based in London &#8211; a ten minute walk from Kings Cross Station.  The tasting session was in the distillery room itself.  The place isn&#8217;t huge &#8211; just a dozen or so tables with drinks and a limited range of food available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The gin tasting was good. The main gin, one based on a pinot noir grape and also had the chance to taste their gin. 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