Sedna is a new premium vodka hailing from the island of Newfoundland. It has a unique process of production, and also boasts a unique story behind the branding of the product. After speaking to Sonja, who represents the brand, I was lucky enough to get…
Sedna, the sipping vodka
February 17th, 2011 Posted in Bottle Review
Feb, 17 2011
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Dukes Hotel, the home of the Vesper
January 24th, 2011 Posted in Visits
Jan, 24 2011
While in London just the other day, I had the absolute pleasure of visiting on of the institutions of London, the Dukes hotel, and more importantly their bar. It is famed that here is where Ian Fleming coined the phrase “shaken not stirred” for his most famous of characters James Bond, due to the fact…
Chase Vodka Tasting
November 21st, 2010 Posted in Tastings
Nov, 21 2010
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Just last week, we had the pleasure of hosting the first (of many we hope!) of our tasting events. We spent the afternoon at Hotel du Vin Poole with the some of Bournemouth’s Bar Managers and bar tenders exploring the range from the Chase Distillery. …
Boutique Bar Show 2010
September 30th, 2010 Posted in Visits
Sep, 30 2010
Just last week I was lucky enough to attend the Boutique Bar Show 2010 in London. This was a chance to see some of the new boys on the block, the guys who were young and fresh, and represent the new generation of boutique producers concentrating on quality and not quantity. Being boutique, there were none of the ‘big boys’ around, leaving more time to get to meet and chat to these new producers. Now I’ll be honest, I did speak to a lot of people, and gpt acquainted with some new brands, some great, others not, but I’m going to outline a few firm favourites of mine. …
Chase, from farmers to distillers
September 12th, 2010 Posted in Behind the Bottle, Visits
Sep, 12 2010
Herefordshire is generally made up of a network of small villages and towns, with not a great deal in between except for vast rolling hills, and plenty of prime agricultural land. With the Brecon beacons to the West and the Malvern hills to the right, it has a beautiful landscape. Nestled somewhere in amongst this landscape and agricultural land is a certain Rosemaund farm, better known as the home to the Chase Distillery. …
Sipsmith, the independant spirit
September 6th, 2010 Posted in Behind the Bottle
Sep, 06 2010
Finlandia-enjoying the ‘Midnight Sun’
August 8th, 2010 Posted in Bottle Review
Aug, 08 2010
Finland is a country of contrast. In the winter, there is very little sunlight, with a lot time spent in pitch darkness, but come summer that all changes. There is pretty much daylight all the day, creating a phenomenon that the Fins have called ‘The Midnight Sun.’ This odd, but also rather curious, situation has been immortalised on a bottle that most people will have seen. Finlandia Vodka. …
Imbibe 2010
July 16th, 2010 Posted in Visits
Jul, 16 2010
Only a couple of days ago, I found myself taking the trip up to London, and in particular Earl’s Court 2 for the wondrous Imbibe 2010 exhibition. Here there were what seemed like thousands of exhibitors introducing their products ranging from water through wine, spirits, and beers. What an event it was, seriously, and any self respecting employee of the catering industry should have been there, but if not below are just a few of my personal highlights. …
Jul, 06 2010
You might have seen that recently my wife and I made the short trip up to Wales to visit the guys at Penderyn, and boy was it worth while! We arrived in the small village of Penderyn in the south Brecon Beacons, and were immediately greeted to the visitors centre by Keith a man that knows everything about whisky, and in particular Penderyn. Here he introduced us to the history of Welsh whisky, and the Penderyn distillery. It’s fascinating to see that there really is such a history with Wales and whisky, and how proud the guys at Penderyn are of this. …
Chase the Dream
June 22nd, 2010 Posted in Bottle Review
Jun, 22 2010
Chase vodka recently won Double Gold and best in class at the prestigious San Francisco Spirits Awards, which effectively names it the best Vodka in the world. That’s quite a title to be given, especially when you consider the history of Chase, and how long the have been distilling their vodka.…
The duty free Holy Grail
June 9th, 2010 Posted in Bottle Review
Jun, 09 2010
Duty free alcohol. We’ve all bought it, and let’s face it, it’s the only constructive way to spend your time waiting for your plane. But when you get it home, is it all that’s it cracked up to be? Lets be honest for a moment, you trawl the aisles looking for something a little different, maybe even regional, or something that is fairly cheap in comparison to UK prices, or the real jackpot is a bottle that satisfies both! …
Ciroc-a Vodka worth talking about?
April 12th, 2010 Posted in Bottle Review
Apr, 12 2010
Ciroc is a grape distilled vodka from the famous cognac region of France, and what a stir it has created! Some say it shouldn’t be allowed to be a vodka, but really why does it matter? It meets all of the current EU laws for vodka production, so why should there be an issue?
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