Atten-shun!!! Get your fur cut you ‘orrible Chimp!!! Chimps don’t respond well to authority and may well go AWOL, but are now standing in formation ready for their ration of Army Strength “Desert Ram” Gin…. Distilled near the Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire, it is certainly not a subtle gin, but it packs a punch …

The Chimps are getting ready for New Year’s Eve and have made a resolution to drink more gin.  They have started early with Shed 1 Gin – as the name would suggest it comes from a shed. Not any shed however  – this one belongs to an actor in Ulverston. We are trying the Festive …

The Chimps were wondering why it took ages for the ice in their gin to melt.  Then we realised why.  Martin Miller’s Gin contains Icelandic water, making it lovely and cold. As this is very clean, scented and quaffable gin, the Chimps think the land of Bijork should add more of their water to stuff. …

Time for the gloves to come off.  Apparently, (according to some tasters) Boxer Gin stands up well to the tonic.  The Chimps reckon it not only stands up to the tonic, it offers it out for a fight. Boxer is a little too robust for gentle, sensitive Chimps – maybe best used as a medicinal …

  The Chimps can be described , in general, as cat lovers.  As such, they were attracted to Old Tom, especially the need to whisper “puss, puss” before receiving your helping of gin – a custom which the Chimps are definitely planning to revive. The Old Tom style of gin is slightly sweeter than dry …

Lactose-intolerant Chimps beware – Bertha’s Revenge is   a Gin based on Cows Milk. Whey alcohol is used as one of the botanicals (as is Childish Enthusiasm). Education Chimp was attracted to the Cow on the label. Chimp Rating 5.5/10

Welcome Gin lovers everywhere – the Chimps are back relaxing and tasting gins – purely for your benefit of course, as Chimps are naturally tea-total (PG Tips natch). Our new season of tasting begins with a special entry supplied by special friends of the Chimps who travel far and wide to source things for  us …

So the Chimps have been allowed into Norfolk.  Some unkind wags have remarked that they maybe on the trail of their relatives – who do they think they are?? Whilst rummaging around in the back streets of Cromer the Chimps uncovered an ancient looking bottle of potion.  As you do when you find such things, …

So, the Chimps decided they needed to check out a second Williams Gin after their Elegant apple-y offering was such a hit in the treehouse.  We have to say that Serena, Robbie  & Kenneth are excellent at their job as this Gin is another delight.  Slightly more quaffable than the Elegant (at a little less …

Well. My word. The Chimps are left (almost) speechless. A German Gin should not taste this good – however any gin called Monkey 47 is going to do well with the cartload (look it up).  Hints of licorice and allspice help here, as does the fact that the bottle looks more suited to poison rather …