Anthony Gladman

@anthonygladman

Drinks writer. I visit distilleries, find hidden bars, bring back stories. Author, Gin A Tasting Course. Guild of Food Writers 🏆 drinks writer 2022. WSET L3 Spirits. Monsieur le Francophile 👉 linktr.ee/agladman

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Anthony Gladman@anthonygladman· 15d

Plus some of this - went very well

A bottle of Davenport Horsemonden Dry 2023. A beer pleasant English wine. Buttery texture.

Anthony Gladman@anthonygladman· 15d

Apéro

A negroni in a rocks glass with the sun behind it, casting a bright red shadow onto the table in the foreground

Anthony Gladman@anthonygladman· 16d

Twix Hazelnut: it’s a yes from me

A Twix Hazelnut next to a cup of coffee in a red mug. The wrapper is green.

Anthony Gladman@anthonygladman· 18d

If you see this, quote a pic of you in sunglasses

Yours truly as a young feller-me-lad, an impressively long time ago. I am seated on a sun lounger in a garden. I am wearing a Fido Dido tee shirt, which dates things rather, and the requisite shades.

Anthony Gladman@anthonygladman· 24d

More research

A dry martini in a frosty Nick and Nora glass on a garden table, with blurry foliage in the background. It is garnished with a small basil leaf, because I don’t have any lemon or olives and it’s a fairly herbal gin. It works. Testing the Italian gin I was sent to assess.

Anthony Gladman@anthonygladman· 27d

Research

A negroni on a garden table, blurred foliage in the background. A hefty orange wedge stands proud of the drink. The ice cube in the glass is both large and admirably clear. I am trying out an Italian gin I was sent to assess.

Anthony Gladman@anthonygladman· Jul 7

King’s Head it is then. Tilley’s Brave Bitter, 4.0%.

A pint of bitter on a pub table. Couple of sips gone. Excellent lacing, if you’re into that kind of thing.

Anthony Gladman@anthonygladman· Jul 1

Lunch. Weren't bad.

On the plate are: slice of last night's Spanish tortilla with a dollop of creme fraiche; slice of piri piri chicken; small scoop of M&S super-greens salad; larger scoop of M&S apple and beetroot slaw; small handful of walnuts.

Anthony Gladman@anthonygladman· Jul 1

Me rocking up to buy tickets for the #BayeuxTapestry

Medieval-style tapestry of 18 figures in colourful tunics gesturing dramatically, with text reading “LO! A GREAT HOST I AM VNDONE”; a small domed building labelled “MVSEVM BRITANNICVM” sits at bottom right.

Anthony Gladman@anthonygladman· Jul 1

Meanwhile this option is staring you in the face

Anthony Gladman@anthonygladman· Jul 1

That's a lorra rubber johnnies

The Goodyear Blimp seen in the distance across London rooftops, with some of the City of London skyline in the distance. It is a bright but kinda cloudy summer day.

Anthony Gladman@anthonygladman· Jun 30

CROSS-SECTION PORN

The cut edge of a slice of the tortilla, showing its internal composition: lotsa layers of thinly sliced potato that has been slowly fried in oil. It’s more spud-cake than omelette, really. It was very tasty.

Anthony Gladman@anthonygladman· Jun 30

It’s “tore-tiller”, actually.

No of course it’s not. It’s tortilla, as in the Spanish style omelette with spuds in. The one pictured also sports slithers of red pepper and onion.

Anthony Gladman@anthonygladman· Jun 30

Slightly random lunch, accidentally colour themed.

A plate of red cherries, pinkish beetroot and apple coleslaw, brown mini pork pies and brown walnuts

Anthony Gladman@anthonygladman· Jun 24

11pm, in my bedroom. Brutal.

A fan with a built-in thermometer displaying a reading of 32°C

Anthony Gladman@anthonygladman· Jun 24

This is all I can manage - largely the same as lunch tbh

Cherries, cheese crackers, blob of ratatouille, scoop of cucumber avocado salad

Anthony Gladman@anthonygladman· Jun 24

Lunch: various salady bits with fried halloumi and some walnuts.

Salady bits include: tarator (tzatzik-alike with walnuts); ratatouille (cold); cucumber, avocado and lime; tomatoes with red pepper and mint.

Anthony Gladman@anthonygladman· Jun 23

Lunch: pear and fennel with pomegranate and Parmesan. Few cold spuds on the side.

Photo of the dish. There are chopped chives on it too.

Anthony Gladman@anthonygladman· Jun 23

And this sums up his approach pretty well:

Ultimately, Branson is most interested in showcasing what wood can do – especially species other than oak. "We talk about being a tree company that makes drinks," he says. "It so happens that we started with drinks. We could make chairs. It could be we make incense from the forest, or candles."

Anthony Gladman@anthonygladman· Jun 23

Enjoyed this little moment of describing Branson's ultrasonic maturation process. (Transcript in alt text.)

"He pops his kegs into a water bath housed within an ultrasound generator. Three of these unassuming-looking steel boxes are about the same size and shape as a microwave oven. A third is closer to a domestic radiator: longer, taller and thinner. The water within these is heated to 80ºC. So far so pleasant. Then the screaming begins."

Anthony Gladman@anthonygladman· Jun 23

Earlier this year I visited Ben Branson, who uses weird science to extract flavour from all manner of trees. He shook up the world of non-alcoholic spirits once before with Seedlip. Now he plans to do it again with Sylva. Read more here (PDF) 👉 dhewxdsd0qahx.cloudfront.net/5213588/Beyo...

Ben Branson standing in front of a tree. He is male, white, 40s, wearing glasses and a plaid overshirt and woollen cap. The tree bit matters. He's all about trees at the moment. He does mad shit to extract flavour from them and put it into drinks.

Shelves on a wall holding many, many small glass sample bottles in which are various tree bits (root, bark, leaf, wood, and so on) in 40% ABV ethanol to extract their flavours. There are at least 100 bottles in shot and still more out of shot.

The book that kicked all of this off: an old leather-bound copy of "Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-Trees and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesty's Dominions" by the English writer John Evelyn - first published in 1662.

Branson's third favourite tree: a huge oak, over 500 years old. The picture was taken in February so its branches are bare. It was struck by lightning at some point, and there is a scorched and twisted tear down one side of its trunk. It looks like a monster that might come to life at any moment to snatch unwary children up into its boughs.

Anthony Gladman@anthonygladman· Jun 22

To the vet with this doofus. She needs antibiotics for her gut. She also needs us to brush her teeth. Two very tall orders, I fear.

A tortoiseshell cat named Susan P. Lodge - Splodge for short.

Anthony Gladman@anthonygladman· Jun 21

Funnily enough, this was the only photo I took last night 🧐🤔🎉🫠

A large glass jar with a tap. It is filled with red liquid in which orange segments are floating. It is labelled “NEGRONI”. There are multicoloured party lights shining on the wall behind it.

Anthony Gladman@anthonygladman· Jun 18

Love this time of year. Almost 10pm and still not dark. Jasmine’s in flower. Seen a bat. Swifts are still busy - can hear them but can’t see them.

A cluster of white jasmine flowers against a dark fence

A view of my garden; the sky is still very light indeed

Anthony Gladman@anthonygladman· Jun 17

Cool moon

A crescent moon with, I dunno, Venus or something above it?

Anthony Gladman@anthonygladman· Jun 17

This evening we have one Majestic Cat and one void of darkness. #CatsOfBluesky

A black cat on a fence post is silhouetted against the sky. You can just about tell that she has eyes. There are banana leaves near her.

Anthony Gladman@anthonygladman· Jun 16

Managed to take a picture of my glass that makes it look like weird clip art or something

A glass on a table in a garden - but it looks pasted on somehow- like it’s not actually resting on the surface of the table

Anthony Gladman@anthonygladman· Jun 15

I don't shout about my book enough, so... here's a thing and a link geni.us/GinATastingC...

A review for Gin A Tasting Course from the Daily Express: "This Swiss Army Knife of a book contains everything you need to know to enjoy gin, including the secret of the perfect G&T."

Anthony Gladman@anthonygladman· Jun 13

Look who’s come to say hello!

Anthony Gladman@anthonygladman· Jun 13

Negroni for #WorldGinDay made with Perry’s Tot Navy Strength gin and Martini Rosso plus Campari (obvs)