Let's get drunched on the gin boat

When my friend suggested there was gin on a boat, I wasn't going to say no, so off we sailed into the sunset...well, the canal in the East end of London.

The little voyage was set up by Butler's Gin. All the boat sails are sold out for 2015 now, but I definitely recommend this. Book the bigger one for a party perhaps, it's lots of fun. Includes two bottles of gin (of course, if you don't finish it, you can take it home), mixers, and even a bottle of prosecco to start you off. They recommend you a cocktail recipe to make yourself during the journey.

Action shot of the crew.

The boat was pretty small but sturdy, so if you haven't got the best sea legs, maybe give this one a miss. It comes with a speaker too, so you can bluetooth your own music, our speaker ran out of battery 20 minutes in which was a shame. The two hours felt like 2 minutes, it was a lot of fun, and the novelty definitely didn't wear off.

We had a really friendly captain, who sailed us safely to the East and back again. He even tried some 'gone-off' gluten free crisps from New Zealand.

You can bring your own snacks too. My friend's went one further and ordered a couple of lobster rolls from Smack in Soho

After the boat, we ended up by the Turntables in Hackney Wick - not quite sure what the bar was but the two cocktails I had were simply delicious - a frozen raspberry number and a sour lemony limoncello - my fave.