Sweep’s Nana used to give him a nip. Just to keep him in line, make sure he was not too naughty. Some would say that as he grew to be a little bit of a scamp, the nip was misguided; evidence of the ultimate failure of corporal punishment. However, we can’t say how far he …

Worms. The chimps have a complicated relationship with worms. We need to make sure we take our monthly tablets. One chimp can’t say the word without adding a superfluous “p”. One chimp collects them in their dungarees to eat later when they are dry and tastier. One thing we have not done, however, is add …

It’s nice to have a sense of place. After a couple of Scottish gins, the Chimps have decided they should really do something for the local economy and try a Cornish gin. Despite rumours (reputedly started by Sweep) that the gin is actually distilled from pasties, Foy Gin is a little bit of a revelation. …

Sweep is back. After hiding from Foxy on the bottle of the Kinrara gin, a sausage sandwich brought him out from his hiding place and he has, unfortunately, become more adventurous with the gin…. He especially likes this Lind & Lime Gin, particularly the bottle which he proceeded to steal after having a sip of …

Chimps are fond of Scottish gins. Och there’s noo messin’ with a proper Highland gin – and this one defiantly doesn’t get lost in the tonic like some other gins we have tasted recently. This particular gin is a little bit foxy – as can be seen on the bottle. This got Sweep’s hackles up …

Here is a glimpse of some of the gins that will being sampled over the next few days/weeks/months…

There is a trend in chimp-y circles to drink gin from bigger and bigger bowls. This is obviously so you can fit more gin in, but they can get so big that you can mistake them for other household items, such as fruit bowls, pot-pourri bowls etc. Keen followers of the blog will have noticed …