Finalists announced for the Northern Restaurant & Bar’s annual cocktail competition, sponsored by Whitley Neill Dry Gin, with the chance to win a once in a lifetime VIP visit to South Africa. Competitors have been asked to submit one unique drink, containing a minimum of 35 ml of any Whitley Neill Dry Gin expression, andContinue reading “Finalists Announced at Northern Restaurant & Bar Cocktail Competition with Whitley Neill Dry Gin”
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Low Alcohol & Infused Wine Trends Break New Ground With Arniston Bay Infusions
Full on flavour, light on alcohol, Arniston Bay’s new Infusions is the trend revolutionising the wine aisle this Autumn. Look out for this fresh new taste in your local Tesco store. Arniston Bay Infusions will define this year’s infused global wine trend. Fed-up with high alcohol, heavy drinks, wine drinkers have been looking for lighterContinue reading “Low Alcohol & Infused Wine Trends Break New Ground With Arniston Bay Infusions”
IWSC Releases Beautiful South Wine Results
The 10th September saw the International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) announce its Beautiful South wine results at the Wines of the Beautiful South, London Olympia. A strong performance was seen by South Africa, as they topped the Beautiful South medal leader board with an impressive 632 medals. Eight Gold Outstanding medals were awarded in theContinue reading “IWSC Releases Beautiful South Wine Results”
Manchester Whisky Club Review – August
This past Thursday saw the eighth meeting of the Manchester Whisky Club, held at The Castle in Manchester. Just like last month, a theme was the order of the day, and as we had covered Ireland, Scotland, Japan and the USA, it made sense to take look at some of the lesser known whisky producing countriesContinue reading “Manchester Whisky Club Review – August”
Amarula Tasting Notes
Amarula is a cream liqueur from South Africa and uses the unique fruit of the Marula tree. Marula is an exotic fruit found only on the sub-Saharan plains of Africa, where it grows in the wild for just a few weeks of the year. Harvesting of the fruit, ripened under the African sun, happens at the height ofContinue reading “Amarula Tasting Notes”