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. 

Invite Everyone To The Festive Party With Savyll Alcohol-Free Cocktail

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Savyll cocktails have been carefully crafted using a unique blend of natural ingredients to recreate the sophisticated flavours, familiarity and sense of occasion that cocktails bring, with a premium selection of the world’s most popular variations.

They have a beautifully presented gift box that features a choice of either Savyll’s best-selling collection Bellini, Gin & Tonic, Moscow Mule and Mojito OR you choose a box of four from their fabulous range, which also includes Spiced Rum & Cola and Old Cuban.

“Pronounced “sah-vell” – meaning to be ‘savoured by all’ Savyll cocktails can be served directly from their elegant signature glass bottles and enjoyed without the need for mixers or other embellishments – simply chill, serve and sip!

The range is vegan-friendly, gluten free and free from any listed allergens and artificial sweeteners.

Savyll was founded by “dinner party mixologist” Avnish Babla.  When he became an expectant father, Avnish wanted a healthier lifestyle for himself and his wife, Diana. Moderating alcohol consumption was important to him. However, he soon discovered there was a limited choice of non-alcoholic drinks that weren’t overly sweetened or artificially flavoured. Together with an award-winning beverage developer, Avnish turned his cocktail crafting passion into a mission to reinvent their alcohol-free namesakes, so anyone choosing to moderate or abstain can enjoy without compromise.

“I’ve always loved entertaining friends and family, and to experiment with new, unique cocktail ideas,” says Avnish, “but after choosing to moderate my own alcohol intake when my wife became pregnant, like many people, I felt removed from the sense of occasion and sophisticated taste complexities of alcoholic drinks.”

“As our branding suggests, we believe cocktails should be savoured to enjoy the intricate flavours. Savyll Cocktails are an alcohol-free reinvention of this principle, crafted with all of the exuberance, ambition and curiosities of cocktails so young and old, drinkers, moderators and abstainers can all enjoy the party – Savyll Cocktails can be savoured by all!

I have tried these non-alcoholic cocktails and I think they are great. So many of these non-alcoholic, or even pre-mixed cocktails, taste awful, like they are full of chemicals. Not these ones from Savyll. I would definitely buy these for some sparkly fun. They are perfect for Christmas of dry January. 

Available from Amazon and direct from savyll.com

 

Festive Cocktail Guide Vol. 2 ft Three Spirit Social Elixir

This year the market and demand for non-alcoholic spirits and beverages have boomed and more and more bars and restaurants are offering a much more exciting and varied non-alcoholic alternative menu. Accessing non-alcoholic bets has becoming so much more easier and it seems we can now treat ourselves with something other than the boring juice and ‘mocktail’ options that appear as an add-on to every drinks menu. 

This year we were treated to a host of tastings and samples of more and more innovative non alcoholic beverages and our favourite this far has to be;

Three Spirit

The World’s first non-alcoholic ’Social Elixir’. 

Created in a lab this came about as an experiment to create a plant-based alternative to alcohol…’for the bold the curious and for the good times with those who matter the most.’ The bold and curiously flavoured drink contains 11 plants, herbs and mushrooms which have been used for centuries in ceremonies and potions. Don’t be discouraged by the mushroom element… we are talking the strictly non magic kind, however Three Spirit does make you feel good made with an expert blend of plants and active compounds intended for the purpose of taste and effect. This goes without saying Three Spirit is Vegan-Friendly and Gluten Free!!!! 

Some of the ingredients included their Social Elixir blend are;

Lion’s Mane Mushroom which promotes cognitive function and mood, 

Tulsi which fights stress and introduces balance 

Damiana which is well…er an aphrodisiac 

Coconut Vinegar which promotes gut health

to name a few…

The serving suggestions for this drink are just stunning…

We recommend;

Herbal Stimulant;

50ml Three Spirit Social Elixir 

25ml Espresso 

10ml Maple Syrup or Agave 

Shake hard in an ice filled cocktail shaker

Strain into a chilled glass 

Garnish with Raw Cacao Beans.

Light & Stormy 

50ml Three Spirit Social Elixir 

100ml Ginger Ale

Pour ingredients over ice and garnish with a wheel of lime.

Three Spirit comes in three different variations and RRP £24.99 per 50cl Bottle 

https://threespiritdrinks.com

The Best Christmas Food

We have been getting very lucky at Frost. And very fat too. Just so we can review the best Christmas treats for you. Here it is: the most mouth-watering gifts this Christmas.

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Christmas Igloo Cake £19.95

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Super sweet and made for children. Adults will love it too. Serves 6-8 people and looks too good to eat. Made with light chocolate sponge, smooth white and dark chocolate mousse with a lining of hazelnut craquant, vanilla cream and covered in a thin layer of white chocolate. Divine, just divine.

 

Bûche Amande Abricot £28.95

An alternative to a chocolate cake, this is delicious and refreshing. Fruity and full of flavour. Has edible pearls of gold, loaded with semi-candied apricot pieces and a nutty almond crunch and then wrapped in a light and fluffy sponge with smooth vanilla and almond mile mousse. Stunningly delicious.

 

From http://www.paul-uk.com

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Prestat, chocolatier to Her Majesty The Queen have launched some amazing Christmas chocolate gifts.

Snowman Bauble - Snowball Coconut Truffles £6.95

Father Christmas Bauble – Gin Truffles 60g
£6.95

Very wow. Delicious and VERY alcoholic. Hic.

Father Christmas Bauble – Gin Truffles 60g £6.95

Snowman Bauble – Snowball Coconut Truffles
£6.95 

So unbelievable tasty. Hard not to eat them all at once.

Christmas Chocolate Box (210g) £16

Christmas Chocolate Box (210g)
£16

Impossible to choose a favourite. These are absolute decadence. Each one as delicious as the next.

From Selfridges.com and ocado.com

Shloer Celebration White Bubbly

Shloer Celebration White Bubbly £2.99
This was a particular favourite of our editor as she is pregnant at the moment: alcohol-free white bubbly. It tastes great and gives the joy and sociability of a glass of wine without the alcohol. Shloer Celebration is an alcohol-free bubbly served in a celebratory-style bottle with a popping cork to add extra sparkle and theatre to your special occasions.
The Celebration range comes in two delicious flavours made from sparkling grape juice. Shloer Celebration White Bubbly has a crisp and full bodied flavour, using the very best in white grape juices to create the perfect glass of fizz – no alcohol required! Best served chilled.

RRP £2.99 | 75cl bottles | Available in tesco.com, sainsburys.co.uk, ocado.com and asda.com

 

The Garlic Farm Boxing Day Essentials

£12.95

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Great sauces from The Garlic Farm, all delicious. This Boxing Day give some extra love to your leftover grub. Vamp up your ham, Coronate your cold turkey and Marmalade your Manchego. Three essentials for your post Christmas feasting. Vampire Relish, Coronation Sauce and Onion Marmalade all in a lovely jute bag for the perfect gift.

 

What’s your favourite?