JennyMorgan Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 http://www.edp24.co.uk/features/how_norfolk_is_leading_the_way_when_it_comes_to_gin_1_4442879 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 That should have the worlds "gin palaces" making a b-line for Norfolk... and probably Suffolk too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 Half of 'em are already here! The off-licence in Brundall survives on gin sales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadScot Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 43 minutes ago, JennyMorgan said: Half of 'em are already here! The off-licence in Brundall survives on gin sales. I don't remember seeing a GIN DISTILLERY in Brundall? A cottage industry in the making, perhaps! Iain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea14Ian Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Many on GPS seat drinking tea/coffee/wine/beer etc from Friday to Sunday without moving anywhere 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Is that a Gin Positioning System ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share Posted March 6, 2016 No, not positioning, gin pouring system. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExMemberBobdog Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 I have to tell you that Norfolk Gin is a excellent drop of jollop. I bought a jar last summer and was instantly hooked, and I've glugged a couple more since then. It's a tad pricey, but very distinctively flavoured, and I think worth every penny. Not sure that either my halfdecker or my kayak really counts as a 'gin palace' though; can one have a 'gin cottage'? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDTRIPLE Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 4 hours ago, Chelsea14Ian said: Many on GPS seat drinking tea/coffee/wine/beer etc from Friday to Sunday without moving anywhere I remember a good friend and work colleague from 35+ years ago used to regularly hire on the Thames. Over a period of about 5 years, he noticed when passing several particular riverside houses, with some really expensive offshore cruisers moored at the bottom of the gardens, those boats got ever greener on the outside, and the growth on the mooring ropes just got longer and longer. He even showed me some pics taken over that 5 year period, where those same boats had growth strands hanging from the lines, down to the water. The ironic thing was, the decks were spotless, but the surfaces they could`nt see from the houses, were green with alsae and growth. The waterline, and i should imagine everything below, had barnacles so long, they were drifting out into the stream. More often than not, you`d see some people sitiing on the decks in directors style chairs with bottles and bottles of wine, beer, you name it, but NEVER did he see those boats move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranworthbreeze Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Hi Neil, Sadly there are far too many boats that do not move or hardly move. We had a timeshare cottage at the Windermere Marina Village, most of the boats there only tended to have people on them at weekends, such a shame. Regards Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadsword Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 It's a familiar story, both in UK marinas and elsewhere - Huge amounts of money invested in a very underused resource. I don't think it is so different on the Broads either, well maybe a bit... Certainly in some marinas and boatyards there are a significant number of boats that rarely move. Is it a symptom of busier lives? I know we didn't use our boat as much as we would have like to last year or the year before, for a number of reasons, but we still had two or three holidays a year on board and got out quite a few other times, if only for a day-sail. However, and this is the key for me, owning my own boat and using it modestly is still a lot less expensive than hiring for a similar amount of time - and I am free to enjoy it whenever I choose. In the coming year, even with paying for a mooring, my costs would only hire a yacht for a week and a half from a boatyard. So, any use above that is a bonus! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Drab1 Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 I like gin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baitrunner Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 I am partial to the admams gin. Not quite Norfolk, but close enough. Yet to try there other spirits which i hope are equally as nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share Posted March 6, 2016 Mark, a visit to the Adnam's shop at Southwold is a good idea. They have a tasting counter for all their spirits! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baitrunner Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 I know unfortunately last time I was driving. If all goes to plan will down there in May and again in June on the NBN salty cruise. Guess we're I might try and visit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadScot Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Oh this is new...not seen before.... http://www.shetlandreel.com/gin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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