Rose petals, chamomile, lavender and bog myrtle are all botanicals used in some of the best floral gins out there.
Using flowers in gin is tipped as the next big trend for 2017 in gin making, with master distillers at some of the biggest gin brands in the industry putting everything into developing new floral flavours.
Read the full storyLast year, French woman Lilly built herself a 3D printed robot called InMoovator.
If you’ve been rushing to the work loos for the last couple of hours to throw up the remnants of last night’s cocktails, help is at hand.
While the official NHS advice to avoid a hangover is ‘not to drink’ (yes seriously), there are a couple of things you an do to ease the symptoms.
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Three-year-old Michael Brown was formally adopted on Tuesday, by a family he first joined back in February 2015, after spending 832 days in foster care.
He was so excited that he couldn’t help but tell the entire courthouse… Read the full story
If there’s one way to win a girl over, it’s through her love of ice cream.
Which is the exact route Luke Munsterteiger took when proposing to his girlfriend of almost two years, Else Schmit.
One of Luke and Else’s favourite things to do is to split a pint… Read the full story
Today video emerged of Vin Diesel interrupting an interview by aggressively hitting on the female interviewer.
Just as Brazilian Youtuber Carol Moreira is trying to teach the actor how to say ‘I am Groot’ in Portuguese, Vin Diesel decides to interrupt her.
Why? So he can declare how much he ‘loves’ her.
‘Man, she’s so f***ing sexy,’ he says, as Carol sits and looks a bit awkward. ‘I can’t do this… Read the full story
One family made Christmas come early for their beloved Christmas-loving pup, who was deemed not well enough… Read the full story
If National Geographic is to be believed, penguins are hardy creatures. They traverse treacherous climates and aren’t afraid to bite each other to death to protect their masculinity. Penguins are no push overs.
And a pretty big thing for them is hovering around water. Or at least it will be when all the icecaps melt.
But one little penguin baby isn’t here for cold water.
This baby Gentoo was filmed at Cape Dolphin in the Falkland Islands, where he was seen frantically trying to flee the icy water after taking his first dip into the ocean.
As soon as the waves touch him, he starts flapping around,… Read the full story
This Christmas, many markets and independent retailers are selling something that they call ‘reindeer food’.
‘Reindeer food’ is ~magical~ stuff that’s meant to be fed to Santa’s reindeer.
But in more factual terms, it’s oats mixed with glitter… Read the full story
Every night, 18-year-old Tiana Harley goes to sleep with her trusty hair bonnet, to ensure not much effort has to go into it the following morning.
So when her 21-year-old boyfriend AJ Woodson noticed she’d fallen asleep on him without it on, he knew what he had to do.
Without disturbing her,… Read the full story
The Vegetarian Society has published a series of amazing recipes for Christmas – and they’re all vegan.
If you’re stuck for ideas for what to cook for vegan and veggie friends and family tomorrow, you’ve come to the right place.
From a festive nut roast to a ‘cheesy’ pie and even trifle, there’s an abundance of easy to make animal-free dishes.
There are eight recipes in their Festive Flavours collection and – awesomely… Read the full story
Basic period care should be a right for anyone who needs it.
Because really, it’s absolutely ridiculous that in the modern world, there are still… Read the full story
For anyone who’s experienced disordered eating, the festive period can be a truly trialing time of year.
So for the first time B-Eat, the UK’s leading disorder charity, is opening its helpline over the Christmas and New Year period.
While the line had been closed on bank holidays in the past, the charity has acknowledged that many of those with eating disorders… Read the full story
If you haven’t noticed, there’s still a lot of social weirdness around menstruation.
Periods are still considered ‘gross’. We’re still hiding our tampons when we walk to the toilets. There are men who believe women should only need 11 tampons or pads per period.
So anything that works towards breaking down our general discomfort around periods is a wonderful thing.
Especially if it’s in the form… Read the full story
People always say that if you want to be successful, you have to be able to embrace failure.
And Collette Divitto, a baker based in Boston, has certainly experienced this herself – as after a long period of job rejections, she finally has a successful store to call her own.
Collette told Metro.co.uk that her love of baking began when she started taking cookery classes at high school.
‘My mom wanted me to learn… Read the full story
‘Life goes on, regardless.’
Christmas is a time for sharing.
There is the sharing of gifts and of the food but perhaps most importantly, it’s a time to connect with your family and friends to share both time and knowledge.
I know, I know… It all sounds sickeningly sweet, but I don’t care.
Firstly, it’s Christmas so it’s allowed. Secondly it’s true and these 3 centenarians prove it.
LifeHunters managed to acquire some of… Read the full story
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