{"id":6385,"date":"2025-09-28T11:47:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T10:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ginclub.website\/home2\/gentsinnyon\/?p=6385"},"modified":"2025-09-30T20:36:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T19:36:28","slug":"my-life-as-a-gin-bottle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ginclub.website\/home2\/gentsinnyon\/2025\/09\/28\/my-life-as-a-gin-bottle\/","title":{"rendered":"My life as a GIN bottle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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I understand that I\u2019ve become a bit of a celebrity amongst the GIN hiking and snowshoeing community and there have been requests to document my life over the past five years or so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Well, I originally was a receptacle made of plastic containing 50cl of Johnny Walker Black Label 12 years old whisky, but these are distant memories.  Since then I\u2019ve had to suffer hot sun, freezing temperatures, wind, rain and snow in the side pocket of my owner\u2019s rucksack with no consideration for my comfort.  I\u2019ve been out on many hikes and snowshoe outings and much to my chagrin, my contents have not always been appreciated or needed.  Sometimes, the GINtlemen drink lots of wine from my glass cousins, so they\u2019ve had enough alcohol by the time my contents are offered.  I\u2019ve been pulled out on the top of mountains, and in woods and refuges, and been drunk from shot cups, fellow plastic glasses, wine glasses and coffee cups.  Some of the drinks I\u2019ve contained have been a bit strong and apparently, some have been downright awful.  Often noses have been turned up \u2013 you know who you are!  However, some have gone down very nicely, thank you, and I\u2019ve had some pleasant compliments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There\u2019s been a wide variety of drinks poured into and out of me and all have been recorded on cheap labels stuck on to my sides.  I actually feel overdressed and as there\u2019s hardly any room for more, I\u2019m wondering if I will soon be consigned to those muddy and snowy trails in the sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So before that happens, here\u2019s a list of the concoctions I\u2019ve had to suffer over the years, in no particular order:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.        Limoncello \u2013 Italy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.        Lakka \u2013 Finland<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.        Grappa \u2013 Italy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.        Slivovitch \u2013 Serbia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.        Lagrimas de Granada \u2013 Spain<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6.        Genepi \u2013 France<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7.        Sambuca \u2013 Italy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8.        Prime Uve Nere \u2013 Italy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9.        Le Truffier \u2013 France<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10.  Benedictine \u2013 France<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11.  Sirin Lingonberry \u2013 Finland<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.  Linie Aquavit \u2013 Norway<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.  Ballantines 12 year whisky \u2013 Scotland<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14.  Jameson whisky \u2013 Ireland<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15.  Manzana Ice \u2013 Spain<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16.  Genepi (again) \u2013 France<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17.  Ouzo \u2013 Greece<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18.  Tequila \u2013 Mexico<\/p>\n\n\n\n

19.  Poire Williams \u2013 Switzerland<\/p>\n\n\n\n

20.  Couderc Prunelle \u2013 France<\/p>\n\n\n\n

21.  Gammel Dansk \u2013 Denmark<\/p>\n\n\n\n

22.  Cognac \u2013 Armenia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

23.  Unicum Zwack \u2013 Hungary<\/p>\n\n\n\n

24.  Diplomat Diabolic \u2013 Venezuela<\/p>\n\n\n\n

25.  Liqueur de Cedra \u2013 France (Corsica)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

26.  Disaronno \u2013 Italy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

27.  Nocinodi Modena \u2013 Italy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

28.  Bohemian Kirsch \u2013 Czech Republic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coming soon\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

29.  Bombay Sapphire GIN \u2013 England<\/p>\n\n\n\n

30.  Stolnaya Pepperoni Vodka – Russia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cheers\/Sant\u00e9\/Salud\/Yamas\/Sl\u00e1inte\/Cin Cin\/Sk\u00e5l\/Na Zdravi\/Proscht\/\u017diveli\/Eg\u00e9szs\u00e9gedre\/Kippis\/Genats\/A Salute<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A selection of sightings of the Bottle (PedroPics)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I understand that I\u2019ve become a bit of a celebrity amongst the GIN hiking and snowshoeing community and there have been requests to document my life over the past five years or so. Well, I originally was a receptacle made of plastic containing 50cl of Johnny Walker Black Label 12 years old whisky, but these … Continue reading “My life as a GIN bottle”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hikes","category-snowshoes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ginclub.website\/home2\/gentsinnyon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ginclub.website\/home2\/gentsinnyon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ginclub.website\/home2\/gentsinnyon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ginclub.website\/home2\/gentsinnyon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/56"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ginclub.website\/home2\/gentsinnyon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6385"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/ginclub.website\/home2\/gentsinnyon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6385\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6402,"href":"https:\/\/ginclub.website\/home2\/gentsinnyon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6385\/revisions\/6402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ginclub.website\/home2\/gentsinnyon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ginclub.website\/home2\/gentsinnyon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ginclub.website\/home2\/gentsinnyon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}