The boys from Brass teamed up with Burleighs gin and the Friary West Bridgford to do some good this weekend.

There are a lot of people waking up this morning with sore heads and dry mouths after being at this Nottingham institution until 6am. There are many more waking up this afternoon.

But, for once it’s not the tales of late night boozery (of which I’m sure there are many) that people are interested in today.

Yesterday, Leicester based Burleighs gin hosted an afternoon of charitable goodwill – something which can be easily forgotten at this time of festive food and drink – by offering free G and T’s to anyone dropping off warm clothing for the Friary homelessness charity. 

The Friary does a wonderful job in Nottingham of helping homeless and vulnerable adults rebuild their lives by offering practical services, advice and support. It was described yesterday as like a charity shop that is able to get these specific things to the people who need them most, and yesterday the call was for warm winter clothing. A call the guys at Burleighs answered.

I already love Burleighs, as it really is a fantastic range of gins with a cool story behind it. You can see it popping up in bars all over the country, and when you spy it on the back bar make sure you choose it for your G and T. 

Brass on the other hand, is the subject of a whole other review – but until I actually write that one, you’ll have to be content with the idea that it is the 6am shot of tequila behind the hangover of the people who know.

Yesterday, was an awesome idea from the mind of a man called Robert Squirell, and hosted by Henry from Burleighs and the ever mysterious David Davidson from Brass, and one that has done significantly good work at a time of year that can be hard on a lot of people.

Great work to all involved.