A New Gin & The ‘New Normal’
As we experience social distancing dalliances with pubs and restaurants reopening their doors, it’s time to get to grips with the affectionately named ‘new normal’. Some of us jumped headfirst into that first properly pulled pint of the Summer and others are still...
March Madness With A Bevy of Bevvies
As the lovely, locals will well know, we have been somewhat submerged by the latest flooding in Henley. Along the waterfront is currently unrecognisable so now we are hoping for a little more sunshine and a lot less showers in the next few weeks. We are putting the...
Mr Hobbs Gin- A Love Story
Love is in the air, everywhere we look around. February, the month we celebrate Saint Valentine and all things amoré. It’s a time for gift giving, gift receiving, and secret admirers can present themselves, all in the name of luuuurve. Well, at Mr Hobbs Gin, you may...
Mr Hobbs Gin’s New Years Resolutions
Dearest Discerning Drinkers, We hope you had the Merriest of Christmases and the Happiest of New Years. It’s that time again where we take stock and look forward to everything that 2020 has in store. Here you will find our very own Mr Hobbs Gin New Year’s Resolutions:...
The Traditional English Christmas
‘Twas the month before Christmas, and all through our great Country – we prepare for the festive frenzy. Follow us on a journey of the traditional English Christmas: It all starts 1st December, when you pull back the door on your advent calendar and you know that it...
The Good And Proper Way To Make A G&T
At the risk of causing outright controversy, even we can admit, gin has totally and utterly exploded to the point of unrecognition. That’s why we think it’s important to take a step back, look at the facts and relay to your fine selves what the good and proper way to...
Spooky Sipping: Halloween Gin Cocktails
All hallows eve approaches and thus, so do the parties. Whether you’re hosting at home, attending a do or taking the little ones out to accept sweeties from strangers; gin will certainly be needed. Behold three options to keep the whistles whet and the ghoulies at...
Proud New Members of The Gin Guild
Our Co-Founders Suzy & Jonathan Hobbs are proud to announce they were installed as Wardens of The Gin Guild as Brand Owners of Mr Hobbs Gin, and were amongst the new members joining The Gin Guild and taking their oath at The Mansion House, London on 11th October...
October: Sloe But Steady Wins The Race
October often conjures up images of plush green turning to brown and the leaves falling to make way for the Winter months. Sunrise is shrouded in mist, there’s a nip in the air that suggests nothing will survive the cold that’s in store. This is just not true though....
Interview with the Husband and Wife team, Jonathan & Suzy Hobbs, behind Mr Hobbs Gin
What made the Hobbs family best placed to release Henley’s first and only ‘Highly Spirited’ gin? The Hobbs family tree dates back to 1585 in Henley, and Hobbs of Henley- the boat hire business- was founded by Harry Hobbs (Jonathan’s great, great, grandfather) in 1870....