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Black Velvet Cocktail – Guinness and Champagne
I must say that I hadn’t heard of this combination until I was watching some old episodes of the Bullseye (British darts-themed television game) and Jim Bowen asks one of the contestants the question ‘What are the ingredients of the drinks cocktail ‘Black Velvet’. Well, the ‘lockdowns and pandemic’ is the excuse I have for…
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When is the best time to drink Champagne?
Champagne seems to get away with being the drink that is acceptable to be seen enjoying at any time of the day and any situation. From breakfast to dinner, toasting celebrations at weddings or to fine memories of a past family member – Champagne cuts it far more than being spotted with a gin and…
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Chocolate, Vanilla or Strawberry – The Perfect Ice Cream Cocktail
Ice cream or Prosecco, which one would you like? How about both? I’ve chosen to use Neapolitan Ice Cream to create 3 different varieties of cocktails, each using the Bisol Prosecco and each containing a few scoops of Ice Cream. Neapolitan Ice Cream originated in Naples, Italy and contains three different flavours, including Vanilla, Strawberry…
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Apple, Banana or Orange – Which Goes Best in a Champagne Cocktail?
Three highly liked fruits and a bottle of the good stuff, but how will they work together, will they combine into a masterpiece or tear each other apart on the palate? Fruit has been enjoyed in Cocktails for a long while now, but Champagne with fruit still has some uncharted territory, the Mimosa being one…
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Champagne & Whisky Cocktail for New Year Celebrations
How many of us are looking forward to saying goodbye to 2020 and toasting in what we hope to be a much better New Year 2021 ahead… As the countdown to the chimes from Big Ben approach, we will no doubt have more negatives than positives to thank the year we all had and maybe…
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Sekt in the City – Cocktail Recipe
I hold my hands up on this one, the title is a little bit misleading and I apologise – There is no City featured in this article, but the remaining words still feature heavily! Say it too quickly or once you may have had a few too many, then Sekt isn’t that far off another…
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What Does a Sparkling Wine with 24 Carat Gold Flakes Taste Like?
I remember first seeing a sparkling wine with gold flakes within it and it really caught my eye and myself, along with many others, were buzzing around the said stand (at a wine tasting event in London) awaiting to taste and explore. I forget which sparkling wine it was, but since then I have tasted…
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Christmas Cocktail Advent Calendar
Christmas 2020 will be a strange one, but there is no reason why we still can’t celebrate it, with the love of family & friends, the joy on your kid’s faces when they open their presents and the massive feast that you always eat too much of, but you don’t care, because it’s so delicious.…
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Sparkling Wine made from Fukumoto Oranges
Wines are made from grapes right? Most of us will consider this the basic fact when it comes to wine making and wine drinking, the main ingredient is one or more of many hundreds of varieties of grapes produced around the world. “There are many thousands of grape varieties out there though those which are…
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