Oh Lala with a Bottle of Red
Paraza wine from Pays d’Oc. Under Louis XIV, the castle of Paraza served as the home of the engineer Pierre Paul Riquet during part of...
Bullards Strawberry and Black Pepper Gin
For Mother’s Day …or any day The season is changing, and we are on the cusp of spring. With global warming that might start round...
Rock Rose Gin Spring Edition 2022 launches
Dunnet Bay Distillers will launch its 2022 Rock Rose Gin Spring Edition (£37.50 for 70cl) in the first week of March. The UK mainland’s...
St David’s Day Garden Cocktail
Eccentric Dewi Sant Gin for the celebration St David’s Day is celebrated on 1 March. Its the Welsh Saints Day and Welsh people either of Wales’s...
Spice Kitchen Gin Botanicals
Add a world of flavour to your gin cocktails Spice Kitchen is one of my favourite family-owned companies. I like their style, and the quality...
A Peachy Rock Rose
‘A Perfect Lady’ Gin Cocktail for Mother’s Day is just Peachy Deliver the ingredients for The Perfect Lady to your perfect mother, this Mothering Sunday...
Montlobre – Pays d’Oc
Septem Quercus to keep Montlobre Estate is over 300 years old and steeped in history. In the 19th century, the buildings were adapted to become...
Smoked Pineapple Rooster Rojo
A Fruity Expression of Tequila There are possibly thousands of cocktails documented. There are likely a few dozen which one might describe as iconic. A...
Mikasa for Martini
Cocktails and More Cocktails are more popular than ever. We have our favourites. We seek the best place to enjoy them, and we discuss our...
Birch with Spice!
Unique Sumatra Gin I am a spirits reviewer, that’s true, but I am not actually much of a gin drinker. I find that so many...
Rooster Rojo for Tequila Margarita Day
Celebrate Margarita Day with Rooster Rojo Tequila: 22 February 2022 To salt or not to salt the rim of your glass? That is the key...
Baccalarius – Domaine de Bachellery
Pays d’Oc IGP – Red wine When we were living in France I would not have promoted the wines of Pays d’Oc, preferring to keep...
Codorniu Rosado Cava Brut
Pink Fizz for your Valentine Well, that came round quick. We are just about drawing breath after Christmas and the New Year and it’s the...
Hepple Spirits Gift Box
Outstanding Presentation Perhaps we are all getting a bit jaded but it’s not often we find something that actually impresses. But the Hepple Spirits Gift...
Viners – A Stylish Bar
An Ice Bucket to Impress Viners is a household name, at least it is in homes of distinction. They have been a family of silversmiths...
Ginking Original Rosé
A Sparkling Cocktail Here is a gem and new to me. It’s Ginking and perfectly timed for Valentine’s Day. This is a sparkling blend of...
Brockmans – Red Red Wine for Valentines
Seductive, crimson and elegant: the new Brockmans Gin cocktail for Valentine’s Day A cocktail called ‘Red Red Wine, Stay Close to Me’ seems a fitting...
My Heart – a cocktail for Valentine’s Day from Rock Rose Gin
Rock Rose Gin is sharing the love. This fine Scottish gin recently invited top bartenders to express their creativity by concocting cocktails that perfectly represented...
Penderyn – Icons of Wales
Welsh Whisky with Character and Pride Penderyn Distillery produces award-winning single malt whiskies and spirits in the foothills of the beautiful Brecon Beacons in South...
Rock Rose – The Refill Rewards Club
An ethical spirits subscription service If you love craft gins and vodka and you also like choose sustainable packaging, the Dunnet Bay Distillers Refill Rewards Club is...