Perfect For Christmas: Premium Mixers, Artisan Drinks

I absolutely love these mixers from Artisan Drinks. Perfect alone or with alcohol, you can’t go wrong with them.
Complement and add an exciting dimension to your favourite non-alcoholic spirit with five delicious Artisan Drinks premium mixers. 

The Artisan Drinks Company use only the finest 100% natural ingredients and unique flavour combinations to elevate alcoholic and non-alcoholic spirits to the next level when mixed together. Artisan Drinks start with the spirit in mind, carefully crafting the range to ensure they partner beautifully. 

 
1)  AMALFI LIME TONIC
 
Amalfi Lime Tonic was inspired by the fresh flavours of the Amalfi Coast with zesty lime, peppery rosemary, lemon verbena and a fruity finale of fragrant bergamot.
 

 
Artisan Drinks Amalfi Lime Tonic – 8 x 200ml RRP: £8  |  24 x 200ml RRP: £24.  All Available From: Artisan Drinks and Amazon
 
2)  FIERY GINGER BEER
 
Fiery Ginger Beer combines a classic, cloudy Ginger Beer with a hint of chilli. The combination of African ginger & chilli added to pure water and cane sugar makes the Fiery Ginger Beer.
 

 
Artisan Drinks Fiery Ginger Beer – 8 x 200ml RRP: £8  |  24 x 200ml RRP: £24.  All Available From: Artisan Drinks and Amazon
 
3)  BARREL SMOKED COLA
 
Artisan Drinks have elevated the flavour by creating barrique barrel aged smokey top notes to complement the cola nut bitterness. The Barrel Smoked Cola is a southern classic that makes an exciting addition to your premium bourbon, whisky or rum.
 
Artisan Drinks Barrel Smoked Cola – 8 x 200ml RRP: £8  |  24 x 200ml RRP: £24.  All Available From: Artisan Drinks and Amazon
 
 
4)  SKINNY LONDON TONIC
 
This low calorie tonic is a blend of aromatic botanicals with orange & lemon essences, combined with a lower amount of fruit sugar to balance the quinine’s crispness with a rounded aftertaste and dry finish. With only 17 kcals per 100ml, the crisp, clean aftertaste brings out the flavour in your favourite non-alcoholic gin.
 

Artisan Drinks Skinny London Tonic – 8 x 200ml RRP: £8  |  24 x 200ml RRP: £24.  All Available From: Artisan Drinks and Amazon
 
 
 
 5)  CLASSIC LONDON TONIC
 
This tonic combines complex natural citrus flavours with subtle botanical notes to create the perfect canvas for drier, premium gins.This classic tonic recipe is made with a natural blend of three citrus flavours to enhance and complement the botanicals in gin. 
 

Artisan Drinks Classic London Tonic – 8 x 200ml RRP: £8  |  24 x 200ml RRP: £24.  All Available From: Artisan Drinks and Amazon
ARTISAN DRINKS : Steve Cooper, Alan Walsh and Mikey Enright – the drinks entrepreneur, the artist and the award-winning bar owner in Sydney brought their skills together to set up The Artisan Drinks Company, a vibrant and exciting range of premium drinks mixers. 
 
ART ON THE INSIDE : Mikey Enright has developed each Artisan recipe using only the finest 100% natural ingredients and unique flavour combinations to elevate craft spirits to the next level when mixed together. Artisan Drinks start with the spirit in mind, carefully crafting the range to ensure they partner beautifully.
 
ART ON THE OUTSIDE : The Artisan labels feature the iconic images of internationally acclaimed artist Alan Walsh, renowned for his images of glamorous females and quirky gentlemen. Alan, whose gallery is in Monaco,is inspired by artists such as Andy Warhol and David Hockney and has carved his own unique niche with one leg grounded in Art Deco and the other in Pop Art. The ten characters Alan has created have their own backstory and something in common with the flavour they represent. 

Good Karma, Now On-The-Go: Karma Cola Launch New Cans

Fact of the day: 1.9 billion colas are drank every day. Yes, BILLION. That is over a million a minute. Now Karma Cola are putting the Karma into cola. 

Ethical, organic craft cola eyes food-to-go and take home market with its #DrinkNoEvil mantra
and striking new 250ml cans and multipacks.
Karma Cola review

Karma Cola have launched new 250ml cans and multipacks. We tried the range and loved it. I loved their Karma Cola while our writer James loved their Lemony Lemonade. Their Gingerella is not only delicious, but the design if so fun and retro. Try them out for yourself.

The folks at Karma Cola are at it again, giving UK consumers more reasons to indulge in tasty, organic soft drinks in an ethically cool way.

Alongside their original, sleek glass bottle counterparts, Karma Cola and Friends – Gingerella ginger ale and Lemony lemonade – will soon be available in squat new 250ml aluminium cans. The snack size format, which is smaller than a standard canned soft drink (330ml), is set to take on the growing ‘food-to-go’ market encouraging retailers to offer an ethically sourced fizzy drink made with real organic and Fairtrade ingredients.

As well as food-to-go outlets, the cans were created to appeal to the on-trade, where mixologists have been looking for natural mixers to accentuate the flavours of premium and craft spirits.

Unlike other soft drinks, Karma Cola & Friends are made with natural organic and Fairtrade ingredients, including organic cane sugar, real cola nut, vanilla, lemon and ginger, no artificial flavours, colours or preservatives.

There’s a lot of good karma in these small cans of premium pop. Named ‘The World’s Fairest Trader’ in 2014 by Fairtrade International, Karma Cola is making a big difference for cola nut farmers in a small village in Sierra Leone, sending part of the proceeds from the sale of every product back to invest in community projects.

By sourcing Fairtrade cane sugar, they help small-scale sugar farmers in India to be paid fairly for their crops, feed their families and create better lives for their communities.
They say at Karma Cola, when you’re thirsting for cold drink, don’t be tempted… drink no evil.

Karma Cola, Gingerella ginger ale and Lemony lemonade cans will be available in Waitrose stores, Harvey Nichols, Selfridges, Ocado.com and Waitrose.com from April, RRP £1.25.
Four packs of Karma Cola, Gingerella and Lemony cans will also be available at RRP £3.95 – perfect for the take home market.

Karma Cola cans

@KarmaColaUK #DrinkNoEvil

Flat coke may be the cure for Kate Middleton’s morning sickness

katemiddletonThere is a high probability that Kate Middleton will experience the same morning sickness as with her first pregnancy, say Alison Edwards – Senior Lecturer in Midwifery at Birmingham City University. In fact she has had to cancel some of her engagements already because of her acute morning sickness.

 

“Though there is an increased chance due to having the excessive sickness before she may well have an entirely different experience this time with little or no sickness.  Though there is no ‘cure’ for morning sickness (and certainly not hyperemesis) there are steps that can be taken to try to settle the unpleasant symptoms.”

 

“Though there are few sources of scientific evidence to support any ‘remedies’, making sure fluid intake is maintained is a priority. Flat coke has been found to help here as can arrowroot or ginger. Some women swear by travel bands.  Small low fat meals can help and avoiding anything spicy.  If the symptoms become excessive then medical advice must be sought as there are medications that can reduce the sickness and nausea; these do need prescribing however.

 

“Excessive morning sickness can make women unwell and certainly miserable, so plenty of support and rest are vital, especially if admission to hospital is required as Kate was last year. There are also support groups set up by women who have experienced hyperemesis.”

 

 

Rémy Martin Fine Champagne Cognac | Cocktail Ideas and Drink Review

remy-martin_1We were quite excited to receive a parcel of drinks to the office, one of which was Remy Martin Champagne Cognac. A classic drink which is a beautiful, coppery gold colour. The Cognac Fine Champagne is, 55% Grande Champagne, 45% Petite Champagne. It is a beautiful brandy. Full of flavour and very deep and full bodied. I had never tried it before but a friend’s family love it so much they named their dog after it. I can see why. It does taste amazing. A great classy drink. It tastes great on its own but we also have some cocktail ideas below. Enjoy.

Fruity notes: apricot and peach
Floral notes: violet, rose
Spicy notes: sweet vanilla

Rémy Martin Sidecar

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 oz.  Rémy Martin VSOP
  • 3/4 oz. Cointreau
  • 1/2 oz. lemon juice

Method

Shake all the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with an orange peel.

 

Rémy Martin Fine Grape

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 oz. Rémy Martin VSOP
  • 1/2 oz. fresh lime juice
  • 2 oz. white grape juice
  • 3/4 oz. cola
  • Few grapes

Method

Pour Rémy Martin VSOP, the grape juice and the cola over ice in a highball glass. Garnish with grapes and stir.

Melon Baller

Ingredients

  • 2 oz. Rémy Martin VSOP
  • ¾ cup fresh watermelon
  • ¾ oz. simple syrup

Method

Shake all the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass