But unlike other carefully cultivated profiles of sports stars, these hobbies aren't just fleeting interests. Bottas has skin in the game and has invested in three of his greatest passions outside of racing: coffee, gin and, most recently, wine. Pro tip 1: You need to shake well to get the crema on top of the gin espresso martini. Step 3: Strain and Pour Start by pre-warming the cup. Just add hot water and let it sit while you get everything else ready.

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The one application where I was less excited about Nikka Coffey Gin was the Martini. I found that the added wormwood from the Vermouth, combined with the notes of Vermouth, Mugwort and Hops from the gin was just too bitter. With the fortified wine, I got notes of radicchio and bitter chocolate, along with lots of hops. Overall

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Previous releases have seen the fruition of the ‘Lemon Drizzle’ and ‘Chocolate Orange’ gins, both of which proved so popular that they ended up becoming part of the core range! Perhaps most intriguing of all, was the launch of the Chilli & Lime Gin, which I had the great pleasure of reviewing in ‘the year that was’ 2020. The distinct vacuum-distilled gin is made with oats sourced from the farm Bottas' uncle owns in Finland and apple peels (albeit Finnish-grown) that represent the apple-growing region of Adelaide Hills where Cromwell is from. My wife-to-be and I were sat in a cliff top restaurant in Lanzarote in the summer of 2008, admiring the breathtaking views and a fabulous meal. As the waiter presented the dessert menu, and asked for our fancy, my eyes lit up on seeing one of my favourite sweet treats listed; Tiramisu. There’s something about the mix of mascarpone, coffee soaked sponge and liqueur that really floats my boat, and I’ll often struggle to look past it once spotted. Some people might think it's a lot of work to be involved in these things, but all of them link directly to my interests, so I feel like it is giving me energy," he says. "I feel like being able to switch off from F1 is a more sustainable way for a longer career." With Tiff in the winter, we normally go to Australia and I think it was a couple of winters ago I started thinking it would be really cool to start getting involved with some winery and do something together.

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of Sipspresso Coffee Gin, alongside your favourite tonic water and an orange twist garnish and you’re away! I'm a 30 something year old Gin enthusiast, Birmingham born & bred, and now living in Leeds with my beautiful (and eternally patient) Wife Emily.What has been the most challenging part is getting it to different countries, because with alcohol laws in different countries they have different methods of how the approve the product and finding the right distributor. A couple of production notes. Firstly, the base spirit is intended to be a star in this gin. It is a blend of barley and corn. Secondly, if you look at the botanical list for Nikka Coffey Gin you likely see a lot of unusual names. Of the novel Japanese botanicals— one is a kind of peppercorn. The others, the kabosu, the amanatsu, the hirami lemon— along with the yuzu, orange and lemon are all citrus fruits. Tasting Notes I mixed it with some Fentimans Tonic for my Gin and Tonic. The botanical notes of the tonic brightly lift the gin. The citrus and bitter comes through, but saying something I rarely say— The tonic water actually makes it less bitter. This was one of my favorite ways to drink Nikka Coffey Gin. This Gin and Tonic is not your usual beach sipper. It’s complex and surprising. I don’t think you’ll chug this one.