by Xan Holbrook As a people, we Britons are stereotyped according to our drinking habits. This usually falls into the twee joshing about tea, as Americans love to remind us with teeth-grinding regularity. However, it is no exaggeration to say that the British love of alcohol is fabric-of-the-nation stuff. But,

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I’m shocked no one has talked about this yet, but it’s high time we discussed drinking at home in more depth. Getting hammered in bars is all well and good, especially if you can get someone else to buy your drinks. But then you always end up owing somebody something.

Gin has always seemed like a pretty hardcore masculine drink – images of old men with red noses come to mind when I think of the typical gin drinker. Then came BLOOM! BLOOM is the first premium gin that is distilled, blended and balanced specifically for the female palate. It