Posts Tagged “cocktails”
A Gifts for Under £25 for Cocktail Lovers. Reward yourself and your cocktail loving friends and family this Christmas with TOVARITCH! Vodka which, despite being the world’s most highly awarded vodka, remains affordable as a Christmas gift. This premium vodka captures the festive spirit, a time of merriment and gatherings, as the word TOVARITCH means…
Smart Italian in Teddington. The husband-and-wife team of Sam and Alex Berry have opened Cento Uno on Teddington High Street. It replaces another of their successful restaurants with something more accessible in this contemporary dining landscape. Its location is perfect for this smart yet casual Italian eatery. The restaurant is light and welcoming: the bar…
Get ready for 31st October, 1st & 2nd November. Embrace the spirit of the season by planning ahead for Day of the Dead. Make sure you have bought a bottle of ultra-premium SUAVE Tequila to celebrate in style. Day of the Dead is fast becoming a calendar fixture in the UK and elsewhere, and this…
Perfect for Sharing. Friends are the ‘family’ we choose. Celebrate those friendships on International Friendship Day on 30 July. Started as long ago as 1958, this day to nurture friendships was recognised by the United Nations in 2011. Across the world it’s a day to thank and recognise the people who make us laugh, show…
Not Just for Tequila Day. It’s National Tequila Day, so consider exploring the refined and elegant face of this flavourful and fun spirit from the heart of Mexico. El Mayor tequilas are award-winners, so the perfect introduction. El Mayor Tequila is handcrafted using traditional methods by the Gonzalez family, one of Mexico’s most reputable tequila…
Clean and Crisp Citrus. This fills my spirit-sipping soul with fruity joy. The Salford Rum Company’s Citrus White Rum is gift quality, but I wouldn’t give this one away! Salford White Rum has classy shelf appeal. It is bottled in frosted glass, printed with the company’s signature Salford docks map. The design, by artist Dave…
Rum with Asian Flavour. Any rum aficionado would enjoy a taste of Aluna Tropica. It’s deliciously characterful with flavours which will waft the sipper to white sandy beaches, blue skies and hot weather. We may not be able to afford a flight to a sun-drenched island, but we can all enjoy a taste of those…
A Taste of Scotland and Beyond. So many of us appreciate a well-crafted Scotch, but it’s likely that we don’t think of Kingston Upon Thames as the perfect location for a world class collection. That is unless you have discovered The Grey Horse. The whisky and whiskey (yes, there is a difference) menu is awesome….
Unique cocktails. Giffard products have long been prized by barmen. They are the liqueurs of choice by professionals. Banane du Brésil offers lots of inspiration for unique and classy cocktails. Banana cultivation dates back 12,000 years and is an important part of history. Indeed, the banana tree is considered to be the first plant cultivated…
Coastal spirit. Padstow Distilling, the Cornish spirits brand known for its small-batch approach and foraged and farmed ingredients, has re-released its vodka. Padstow Vodka is distilled from barley grown in the fields just above the beach at St George’s, just a mile away from the distillery. This is a smooth sipping vodka and has won…
The Friendly Spirit. Despite its Russian name, TOVARITCH! is made from 100% European wheat and is bottled in Latvia, part of the EU. The name means ‘friend’ and we all appreciate those. Although this vodka was originally made in Russia, in response to the war against Ukraine the company’s Swiss owners have moved production to…
Add some Sparkle. We know we should drink plenty of water, but it isn’t something we crave. But a glass of something effervescent is so much more tempting than a glass of plain water. SodaStream ART™ offers sparkling water in beautiful fashion. SodaStream ART™ is part of the celebrated SodaStream range which has been gracing…
Simply Delicious. Brandy is the oft-overlooked spirit, although it’s one of the oldest. It can be made from almost any fruit, but most are made from grapes, which are harvested, pressed, fermented into wine and then distilled into brandy. St-Rémy Signature displays all the classic expressions of French brandy. The St-Rémy distillery was founded in…
An adult taste. Savyll was started by self-proclaimed ‘dinner party mixologist’ Avnish Babla. He has always enjoyed hosting friends and family, and experimenting with his own cocktail inspirations. When he became an expectant father, he and his wife decided it was time to live healthier lifestyles, and that included moderating alcohol consumption, a good idea…
Classic and Contemporary. Co-founder and Chief of Drinks, Frankie Snobel, is an entrepreneur, mixologist and cocktail innovator. Co-founder Nick Kirby is MD of one of the UK’s leading ready-to-drink cocktail production sites, Storefast Solutions. He was batching premium cocktails with Frankie back when it was practically unheard of. Nick provides the perfect site and expertise…
Classics in a Can. These days we choose drinks for quality rather than quantity. Perhaps that’s the reason that cocktails and cocktail bars have enjoyed a popularity not seen since the 1920s. MOTH cocktails are filling a long-felt want of classic polished drinks, along with practicality. If we are social sorts, then a party might…
Welcoming in Dry January. 2024 marks this 10th year of Dry Ginuary. For those of us who feel that the dark nights of the New Year are a cause for celebration and continuing as we mean to go on, Dry Gin January – a term first coined in 2014 – is to be embraced and…
Recipes for success. It’s that time of year when we start to shop for those Christmas gifts for one and all. The Little Book for Cocktail Lovers is the perfect stocking filler for anyone looking for a pocket-sized compendium of mixed drinks. Do you know the difference between a martini glass and a margarita glass?…
Day of the Dead: 1-2 November 2023 Enter the spirit of Day of the Dead (and before that, Halloween) by mixing and stirring some spookily delicious KAH Tequila cocktails. Tesco is the place to go to get into this spirit of the season. Day of the Dead is fast becoming a calendar fixture and the…
The King of Soho wears blue, red and purple – Halloween Cocktails 2023 Take a walk on the wild side with these original Halloween recipes from The King of Soho, the London-based gin and vodka brand. The brand was founded by the two owners, Alex Robson and Howard Raymond. It is a celebration of the…