Posted on April 25th, 2012 by Chris, under Wine Decanting and Serving · No Comments
Cocktail making has never been one of my greatest past times. You’ve got to find a cocktail that you enjoy, find the right balance of ingredients and then you inevitably make either too much or too little, it’s always a hassle! We were pleased to see that the innovative VacuVin have recently released some brand new products to their ‘Bar Range’ which met our exact requirements!
Whether you’re looking to serve up a classic Cuba Libre, Bloody Mary or a Tequila Sunrise, the easy to use VacuVin Cocktail Shaker with a built in strainer will certainly add a bit of style to the process. The glass, plastic and silicone cocktail making accessory has measurements in both millimetres and fluid ounces so you really can’t get your recipes and proportions mixed up! This modern cocktail shaker is great fun to use, easy to clean and best of all, it looks and feels great.
Serve up your very own Cocktails, trying brand new and exciting drinks in no time. You could even give them a personal, unique touch, something that will definitely impress your friends!
Click here to view the brand new additional VacuVin products in the Bar Range.
Alternatively, click here to view the video for this product.
Posted on April 18th, 2012 by Chris, under News · No Comments
The most famous British secret agent is ditching his famous ‘shaken, not stirred’ Martini for a pint of Heineken instead. There are reports that global Dutch Beer giant; Heineken will release an advert of the British icon drinking its product, and at least one scene in the new Bond Film Skyfall which is released in the UK in October 2012.
This will potentially shock Bond fanatics as Martini has been the drink of choice for the movie character for the last 50 odd years. There’s an argument that this could be seen as a move with the times as people can relate more to the ‘everyday’ Bond actor Daniel Craig who isn’t bothered as to how his drinks are prepared. This is in comparison to the older generation of Bond actors, Sean Connery for example, who made great fuss to a Martini being shaken, not stirred.
We will have to wait and see whether this is highlighted in the new Bond film or it’s just brushed away and nobody notices!
Posted on April 11th, 2012 by Chris, under News · No Comments
Living in ‘Sunny Sussex’ has plenty of advantages – quick and easy access to the beach, beautiful walks across the South Downs, London’s second airport, Gatwick, and the bright lights of London can be reached within an hour or two. One thing soon to be added to this impressive list is that Sussex is soon to be home to the UK’s largest Vineyard, destined to be one of the biggest in Europe in fact. The Rathfinny Estate is a 400 acre site in Alfriston, East Sussex, (the equivalent of 400 football pitches), which is currently planting several grape varieties which will result in wines made from Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Riesling for an initial vintage of 2014. The first vintage of Sparkling Wine will take a shade longer, 2016 and the first bottles for sale should be available in 2017.
The Rathfinny Estate, when fully operational, will endeavour to employ around 30 full time staff with an additional 200 workers required on a seasonal basis, harvesting over the summer and also pruning over the winter. The owners are hopeful of producing one million bottles a year and believe they will export up to 50% of these bottles with the remaining 50% remaining in the UK to be sold in British Supermarkets and to be offered in Restaurants, Hotels and Pubs.
This sort of investment, time and effort being literally ploughed into the UK Wine market can only be a good thing for the economy, but more specifically the UK Wine Industry. This will (and has) raised the profile of British Wine which is surely a good thing for everyone connected, and each day the UK seems to get a tad nearer to maybe one day competing totally with our European wine neighbours, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal. The UK currently produces approximately three million bottles of wine each year and with ventures like the Rathfinny Estate this production is likely to be doubled by 2015.
For more information, visit: www.rathfinnyestate.com
