The Re’al Cocktail Ingredients range of products has been listed by distinguished fine foods retailer, Fortnum and Mason. Capitalising on the growing trend of cocktail consumption at home, Re’al Cocktail Ingredients has seen an increase in demand for high end cocktail ingredients with consumers looking to recreate their favourite on-trade serves. Attitudes towards cocktail drinkingContinue reading “Re’al Cocktail Ingredients Gains A Listing In Fortnum And Mason”
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Disaronno Raises The Bar With 2015 Mixing Star
Italian liqueur, Disaronno has launched the search for the UK’s next Mixing Star and introduced an exciting new prize to attract more bartenders than ever to the UK leg of its global cocktail competition. Talented bartenders who create inspired recipes using Disaronno will compete to win an all-expenses paid trip to New Orleans for theContinue reading “Disaronno Raises The Bar With 2015 Mixing Star”
Belsazar
The vermouth category is often overlooked, with many customers not realising perhaps how much vermouth impacts a wide variety of serves, with the Martini and Manhattan cocktails probably the two most commonly known. I’ve featured a good range of vermouth brands on this site so far, from the well-known to the newly formed, but aContinue reading “Belsazar”
Robinsons Launch Free Hospitality Training Courses
As part of their continual investment into skills training for pubs across the North West, Stockport brewer Robinsons are launching a series of free training courses to local publicans, existing hospitality staff or anyone looking to enter the hospitality industry. The only expense is an examination fee of £25 saving over £115 per person, perContinue reading “Robinsons Launch Free Hospitality Training Courses”
Celebrate National Margarita Day With Finest Call
The margarita cocktail is one of the most popular mixed drinks around, originating in the 1940s. Any bartender worth their salt has created their own unique spin of this classic drink, but no one knows who created the original, although it is widely believed it originated in Mexico. 22nd February gives cause to celebrate withContinue reading “Celebrate National Margarita Day With Finest Call”
Cellar Trends Strengthens Portfolio
A leading independent wine and spirits distributor, Cellar Trends, is kicking off 2015 with the addition of two premium spirit brands and a leading wine brand to their already quality portfolio. From the 1st February, Cellar Trends will take over all sales, distribution and marketing for Soberano and Lepanto Spanish brandies, and Mar De FradesContinue reading “Cellar Trends Strengthens Portfolio”
Distilleries et Domaines de Provence
Continuing a little from the inspiration behind the feature on the Nardini range, it was to be around this time that I came across the French name of Distilleries et Domaines de Provence. Looking at the photo above, you may be hard pressed to recognise the labels, or indeed the names, but this very reason isContinue reading “Distilleries et Domaines de Provence”
The Dubliner
“When I die, Dublin will be written in my heart” – James Joyce 1882-1941 This quote is written at the top of each label of a new liqueur to hit the shores of England this year, the deluxe blend of The Irishman. Originally launched only a few years ago, from what I can tell, it hasContinue reading “The Dubliner”
Gabriel Boudier
These past few months I’ve been working closely with a French range of liqueurs and helping to develop the general awareness within both the bar community as well as customer focus. It’s fitting then that it’s about time I check the range and feature them within my site, exploring the reasoning why Gabriel Boudier are launching a hugeContinue reading “Gabriel Boudier”
Nomad Outland
The whisky world is diverse, with many ways of producing the wide range of flavour profiles we seek and enjoy. It’s fitting then that the Spanish Sherry producers Gonzalez Byass, specifically Master Distiller Antonio Flores, have partnered with Master Distiller Richard Paterson to offer a different kind of blended whisky to the market. Essentially, 26 maltsContinue reading “Nomad Outland”
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