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It wasn’t that many years ago that we didn’t need to describe the size or shape of fruit and vegetables, we just purchased the produce that we needed. For many years the major food retailers, given their enormous buying power, have only accepted perfectly proportioned fruit and vegetables. Some retailers have started selling mis-shaped produce, […]
The Coghill family, who own Jack ‘O’ Bryan’s Bar & Kitchen in Dunfermline, have just launched The Crab & Lobster Fish Shack in South Queensferry, which officially opened on 12 June. The new restaurant, which has created over sixty jobs across both kitchen and front of house, is the result of a significant investment of […]
Dorset-based independent family brewer Hall & Woodhouse is marked its Founder’s Day on 8 June with the launch of a new limited edition beer: Frank’s Integrity. The 7% ABV beer is a refined and warming, bottle-conditioned chestnut, crafted as a tribute to former chairman Frank Woodhouse; this is third in a series of five Founder’s […]
Plan Bee is a new 4.8% ABV honey-infused pale ale, which was launched to coincide with World Bee Day (20 May) – the result of a partnership between Derbyshire-based Buxton Brewery and The World Bee Project. This new beer combines all-British ingredients and honey to create a perfectly balanced pale ale that supports crucial pollinator […]
Arkell’s Brewery has just announced the return of Spring Hopper, its much-loved seasonal pale ale – back by popular demand. Spring Hopper is now available at a selection of Arkell’s pubs across Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Berkshire, Hampshire, and Oxfordshire. Crafted to celebrate the changing of the seasons, Spring Hopper has arrived in time for warmer months […]
The super-premium rum, Andrés Brugal Edition 02, at £2,420 per bottle, is probably the most expensive spirit we have featured. Developed by the company’s fifth-generation Maestra Ronera, Jassil Villanueva Quintana, this exquisite rum has been meticulously crafted as a tribute to the distillery’s founder, Andrés Brugal, and the Brugal Maestros Roneros who followed in his […]
In 2020, friends Wynter Karo and Alice Paramiter launched Pimentae Drinks, an artisan producer of high quality ready-to-drink tequila-based cocktails. Today, their range of award-winning Margarita cocktails comprises four varieties, including Grapefruit, Spicy, Cucumber and Tommy’s – available in single serve cans (125ml), 50cl bottles and 5-litre boxes. This company was recently brought to our […]
Over the last few years we have had the privilege to sample a range of beers from Arkell’s Brewery and have always been impressed. When we heard about the Malthouse Craft Lager we were keen to add it to our list of reviewed beers; after contacting the brewery a case of beers duly arrived. The […]
The low/no alcohol beer sector is flourishing, driven by changing consumer habits, but fuelled by the quality of the increasing number of lagers, beers, stouts and IPAs that are virtually indistinguishable from their full strength counterparts. Since launching the magazine we have reviewed a wide range of alcohol-free beers, so when we were contacted by […]
https://vimeo.com/1078035010 We were delighted to have had the opportunity to interview Simon Webster, CEO, Thornbridge Brewery, on the occasion of the company’s 20th anniversary. The video was filmed and produced by Opera PR & Communications, with support from Lavalette Productions who provided all the B-roll footage.
