Gin Advent Calendar 2025: Day 5 – Moonshot Gin (Or: A Low-Energy Whinge Day)

Date: 5th December 2025

I know I've said this for the last couple of videos, but the video and this post are going to be quick. My Long Covid fatigue has flared up, and I've spent most of the day in bed feeling sorry for myself. To make matters worse, MrsVark is still stuck in bed with her own flare-up, so morale is… suboptimal.

This was supposed to be a gin a day series, but it's rapidly turning into a whinge a day. Still, the calendar waits for no person, or couple.

Watch the video (if you can stand the enthusiasm):

What's in the Box?

Gin: That Boutique-y Gin Company's Moonshot Gin
ABV: 46.6%
Volume: 30ml
Distillery: That Boutique-y Gin Company
Style: London Dry Gin

The Review

My lack of enthusiasm on the video is palpable, but that's more a reflection of being utterly drained by fatigue than a comment on the gin itself.

The gin is half decent, which - in British English - is a glowing compliment. It's a London Dry, and it tastes like one. My non-connoisseur palate struggles to tell the difference between this and a standard Gordon's, but that could be because I'm necking it in one go for entertainment value, which I’m pretty sure in not the appropriate tasting method.

It's definitely gin. There's no question about that.

The Verdict: It's fine. It does the job. It doesn't taste like cleaning fluid, which is a significant victory after Day 2. Given the circumstances, "fine" is a win. I'm off to go and drown my sorrows and hopefully drink myself to good health (that totally works, right?) 7/10.

The Running Tally

• Day 1 (Sipsmith's): Solid start – 8/10
• Day 2 (Gordon's Lemon): Cleaning product disaster – 2/10
• Day 3 (Tanqueray): Respectable recovery – 7/10
• Day 4 (Darnley's Navy Strength): Quality gin, questionable timing – 7/10<
• Day 5 (Moonshot Gin): A low-energy but decent gin – 7/10

Success Rate: 80% (four good, one spectacular miss)

We're five days in, and the calendar is holding up surprisingly well, unlike out health.

The Calendar: Drinks by the Dram Gin Advent Calendar, £75 for 25 drams.
Previous days: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4