Have a very Merry Christmas this year with Bénédictine liquor’s brand new festive cocktail, ‘Monk’s Punch’, created by Shaker & Company’s mixologist, Tim Garratt. With the usual mulled wines and spiced spirits making their appearances this winter, Bénédictine, the traditional French liquor, has decided to mix it up with a brand new tipple of itsContinue reading “Warm Your Cockles This Christmas With Bénédictine”
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Introducing Neukölln In Manchester
BERLIN’S LIVING ROOM BARS COME TO MANCHESTER Launching this Thursday 14th November, Neukölln is a new pop-up bar to be found within the walls of the new Caffeine and Co shop in Manchester’s Spinningfields (also a pop-up, so you have a pop-up in a pop-up.) It will take over the site from 6pm – 11pm,Continue reading “Introducing Neukölln In Manchester”
New Laimon Fresh Shakes Up Cocktail Making
With the party season just around the corner, having a stock of drinks in “just in case” becomes essential. Enter Laimon Fresh the new all natural, delicious lemon, lime and mint flavour carbonated soft drink that thinks it is a Mojito. Available from Tesco, Waitrose’s and Ocado the drink comes in cans and bottles andContinue reading “New Laimon Fresh Shakes Up Cocktail Making”
Underberg Tasting Notes
Have you ever had a really good meal? So good in fact, that as soon as you are asked by your waiter if you would like to see the dessert menu, you contemplate without a moment’s pause and ask for your favourite as you know it will go down a treat? But the horrors ofContinue reading “Underberg Tasting Notes”
Rigg’s Tasting Notes
What do Prohibition and rum smugglers have in common? Answer? Riggs. Who? What? Riggs is an alcoholic spirit. You may know its bigger brother though as Eager Drinks (the premium juice maker), who in July this year, Ed Rigg came out with something a little more potent in the form of fruit (mainly raspberries and blackberries)Continue reading “Rigg’s Tasting Notes”
Manchester Whisky Club Review – October
The end of last month saw the next meeting of the Manchester Whisky Club held at The Castle in Manchester. Like previous meetings, a region of Scotland was the order of the day, with Smoke in the Water covering Islay and beyond being the chosen. Club founder Andy brought with him 5 expressions, but likeContinue reading “Manchester Whisky Club Review – October”
The Kowloon Correspondents Club with Belvedere Vodka and The Liquorists Review
The Manchester scene has yet again been given something to look forward to. Favourites The Liquorists, aka Tom Sneesby and Jody Monteith, have taken advantage of an opportunity that came their way to showcase to you all a journey. Vodka giants Belvedere have joined forces with the duo and taken over a plot within theContinue reading “The Kowloon Correspondents Club with Belvedere Vodka and The Liquorists Review”
Ramsey Rum Review
Ramsey Rum are innovators in the field of Grenadian rums. Not possibly your first port-of-call when it comes to your origins of rum, but if your adventurous like myself, you’ll be intrigued as to what they can offer. What I’m going to do with this piece is showcase to you two very different expressions thatContinue reading “Ramsey Rum Review”
The Beast Tasting Notes
Vodka fans beware, something from the depths of the underworld has arisen – The Beast! Sometimes you just have to love the quirky and unique when it comes to your spirits. Whether they’re housed within skulls, reportedly give you an hallucination of green fairies or a hop-skip you to creating a classic, you’re sure toContinue reading “The Beast Tasting Notes”
Masons Distillery
It’s always a pleasure to hear that producers of spirit don’t just go for the easiest way or the quickest route to making money. Karl Mason, the man behind one of Yorkshire’s most prominent distilleries in Bedale, rejected many a recipe in search for a gin that you would ‘choose to drink’. Launched back in 2013 onContinue reading “Masons Distillery”
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