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The Ultimate gift this Christmas: A Sports Getaway

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It has been a rough couple of years, so what better Christmas gift than a break?  Keith Prowse, the UK’s leading hospitality provider, has a range of experiences to help you give sports fans the ultimate gift this Christmas.

An official hospitality experience offers you food and drink from Michelin starred chefs along with the best seats in the house, making it an experience your loved ones will never forget.

Venue: The Lock

Event: Six Nations

Key highlights:

  • Presented by 2-Michelin-starred chef Tom Kerridge, The Lock is a grand and sophisticated space located in Twickenham Stadium’s East Stand.
  • Private tables of 2,4,6,8 and 10
  • Four course English inspired menu
  • Post-match Twickenham tea

Price: From 1099pp +VAT

Venue: The Treehouse

Event: Wimbledon 2022

Key highlights:

  • Brand new experience launching at Wimbledon 2022
  • Roaming small plates from Tom Sellers, 2 Michelin Star Chef Patron of Restaurant Story
  • Innovative premium cocktails prepared by in-house mixologists
  • Live DJs and access to The Lawn garden
  • Complimentary bar including premium spirits & chilled Champagne
  • Official prime viewing location on Centre Court or No.1 Court

Price: From £850pp +VAT

 

 

 

Summer Cocktail Recipe Ideas

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Want some great summer cocktail recipe ideas? You are in luck, read on….

Gallo Family Vineyards Wimbledon Apple-scato

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Ingredients:
2 ounces of Gallo Moscato
2 ounces of Apple Juice
1Ž4 ounce of Honey
1 1Ž2 ounce of ginger beer
Candied ginger
Sliced apples to garnish

Directions:
1.Combine liquids in cocktail shaker with ice.
2.Shake to blend and chill.
3.Strain into tumbler
4.Garnish with sliced apple and candied ginger

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Celebrate the World Cup with a Monks Maracana created for Bénédictine by Shaker BarSchool. Enjoy a delicious mix of both spicy yet fruity flavours, inspired by the lively and exciting lifestyle of host city of Rio de Janeiro!

Samba down to muddled limes, fresh passion fruit and the herbal notes of Bénédictine, to create a cocktail that is exciting and passionate, perfect to indulge in during the football madness.

Ingredients:
50ml Bénédictine
3 Lime wedges
1 large fresh ripe passion fruit
1 spoon castor sugar
Ice: Crushed or cracked ice
Garnish: Lime twist and passion fruit half
Glass: 12oz Rocks

Method: Muddle limes, squeeze in passion fruit pulp, pour Bénédictine, add crushed ice, churn, top with more ice and garnish!

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If you’re having a party this weekend and need inspiration for the most fabulous cocktails then read below for Dewintons latest recipes. Their in-house mixologist spends all day mixing, shaking and pouring cocktails, either straight into a Martini glass or served on the rocks with a twist of orange or for a little more flamboyance add a Maraschino cherry!

Sloe Gin Fizz

Delicious Sloe gin shaken with gin, fresh lemon and sugar syrup and topped with Soda

Served in tall over lots of ice!

Bramble

Fresh blackberries shaken with a large measure of gin, fresh lemon juice, sugar syrup and served over crushed ice laced with creme de mure

Tranquility

Fresh raspberries and raspberry liqueur shaken with a slightly smokey whisky

Served straight up and sprayed with a large lemon twist

Honey & Lime Daiquiri

Sumptuous honey shaken with fresh lime juice and rum

Served straight up

Zanzibar

Fresh lime crushed and combined with a chilli & ginger syrup topped with a large measure of rum and ginger beer

Served tall over lots of crushed ice

 

 

Pimms Royale with a Twist

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With the promise of a Wimbledon cocktail recipe the other day I have discovered the ultimate Pimms drink. We love good champagne and we love Pimms and the two together is called a Royale. Well now its been know for a while you can add elderflower cordial to Pimms….soooo we thought hell why don’t we just add the lot and see what we get! By now you must know we like to experiment and cocktails are the perfect way to have a dabble!

Pimms Royale with a Twist P1160307 P1160308You need the usual ingredients, tons of fruit and well just throw it all together, however you darn like!

Just add a good champagne instead of lemonade and a dash of cordial with tons of ice. P1160309 P1160316 P1160323Murphy and Ambers favourite treats are strawberries. Amber keeping her pretty eye on Mr Murphy, then having a cheeky sniff!P1160329 P1160332 P1160339They are potent and perfect for the last day of Wimbledon when we will be celebrating anther fine win we hope! Go and make a sneaky batch now and try it out, I won’t tell anyone! P1160342

For more fun recipie ideas check out our site www.slbstyle.com and drop me a happy tweet at @sarahbacchus and have the best tipsy weekend!!

Free Wimbledon Screenings In London

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Head to One New Change to soak up the Wimbledon action and you’ll be able to enjoy a delicious cocktail courtesy of luxury strawberry cream liqueur, Tequila Rose.

 
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One New Change will be hosting free Wimbledon screenings on its roof top terrace, which boasts panoramic views of St Paul’s Cathedral and the rest of the city.

 

Visitors will soak up the action with deck chair seating and large screens installed in specially customised retro caravans, where all the Championship action will be shown for two weeks from June 23rd. 

 

The Tequila Rose bar is at One New Change from July 3rd until July 6th, 1pm – 7pm and is an ideal retreat from shopping or work, where you can keep up with Federer, Murray, Williams and Sharapova while sampling a Strawberry Love cocktail.

 

The Strawberry Love is made with Tequila Rose – a natural strawberry flavoured cream liqueur with premium Mexican tequila – black raspberry liqueur and a fresh strawberry. If you’d like to re-create the Strawberry Love at home, here’s the recipe:

 

Strawberry Love

Ingredients (single serve):

·      60ml Tequila Rose

·      20ml Black Raspberry Liqueur

·      60ml Semi Skimmed Milk

·      Fresh strawberry

Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a cold glass, garnish with a fresh strawberry.

 

Tequila Rose is priced £14.99 for 70cl from drinksupermarket.

 

Andy Murray Becomes First British Male Wimbledon Champion in 77 Years

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Andy_Murray becomes forst man in 77 years to win Wimbledon. Andy Murray reached the “pinnacle of tennis” and became the first British man to be Wimbledon Champion in 77 years. After a brutal 3 hour and 10 minute match in blistering heat Murray finally won in straight sets 6-4 7-5 6-4 against his old (on-court) nemesis Novak Djokovic. It was the hottest day of the year and the temperatures reach 40C (104F) in the sun on Centre Court.

Murray, 26, received a standing ovation last night on Centre Court. He then broke down in tears of joy. Murray is now the first British man to take the Wimbledon title since Fred Perry in 1936, Many now think he is a shoo in for a Knighthood and also BBC Sport Personality of the Year.

After his win he kept up a Wimbledon tradition, sprinting towards the players’ box where he hugged members of “Team Murray” including girlfriend Kim, 25. He did, however, initially forgot to hug his mother, coming back to embrace her after hearing her ‘squealing’.

Murray later said the success would “take a little while to sink in. I don’t really know what to say just now. Winning Wimbledon I think is the pinnacle of tennis,”

“The last game almost increased that feeling… I worked so hard in that last game. It’s the hardest few points I’ve had to play in my life… I still can’t believe it.

“Can’t get my head around that. I can’t believe it.”

Murray had previously said that the  weight of public expectation made his life “very difficult”. But he thanked the crowd for their support.

“It was different to last year’s final, for sure, and then (at) the end of the match, that was incredibly loud, very noisy. I’ve been saying it all week, but it does make a difference. It really helps when the crowd’s like that, the atmosphere is like that. Especially in a match as tough as that one, where it’s extremely hot, brutal, long rallies, tough games, they help you get through it.”

“I understand how much everyone else wanted to see a British winner at Wimbledon so I hope you guys enjoyed it, I did my best,”

Prime Minister David Cameron and Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond watched the historic sport event from the Royal Box. Gerald Butler, Bradley Cooper, Victoria Beckham also watched Andy win.

Although Murray is the first man to win since Fred Perry, four women won it in that time and have largely been written out of history. Including Virgina Wade. The Guardian Said, “Yep. Partially deaf player Angela Mortimer won the championship in 1961, and underdog Ann Haydon-Jones beat legend of the sport Billie Jean King to win again in 1969.” Writer Chloe Angyal, tweeted  “Murray is indeed the first Brit to win Wimbledon in 77 years unless you think women are people” It has been re-tweeted over 9,425 times.

 

 

 

Wimbledon Wiggle Dance Craze Loved by Maria Sharapova, Jonathan Ross Set For First Live Performance

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Maria Sharapova’s done it. Jonathan Ross has done it. Even Ben Wishaw, Michelle Dockery, Mollie King, Gemma Chan have done it. They’ve all had a go at the Wimbledon Wiggle

For those unfamiliar with the move created by evian and We Are Social, it is based on the cheeky shake players make before receiving a serve and it has been causing a stir online and off-court. More than 45,000+ people have watched evian’s Wimbledon Wiggle video online, hundreds of wiggles have been uploaded to  evian’s Facebook page, and now visitors to Cardinal Place, Victoria can see the signature song performed live.  

The Wimbledon Wiggle song, created by electro-hip hop artist Tigermonkey, will be performed LIVE on the roof garden at Cardinal Place at 12.00pm on Thursday, July 4th. The performance comes ahead of a free live screening of the ladies semi-finals as part of evian and Land Securities’ annual Great British Summer campaign, which offers tennis fans, residents, office workers and tourists free screenings of the world famous Championships using specially customised retro caravans.

 

What’s Your Social Highlight This Summer?

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One of the social highlights of my summer so far was the May Fair Hotel’s annual Penthouse Party. It was hosted by Anthony Lee, General Manager of The May Fair who I had a lovely chat with. I popped along with Dominic Graham de Montrose, and then we headed to the Panasonic Olympics party afterwards. Magician Dynamo was working his magic there. He has to be seen to be believed.

Other social highlights: London Fashion Week, Lovebox, Impulse releasing their new fragrance at the W Hotel with Caggie Dunlop (who’s lovely), the Leo Bancroft launch at The Ivy and being Centre Court at Wimbledon.

2012 is an exciting year for those of us living in London with the Olympics on our doorsteps. We would love to here from people in London and outside about their summer.

What is your summer highlight so far? Let us know.

GAME, SET AND MATCH AT ABAMA GOLF & SPA RESORT THIS SUMMER

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– Master the winning serve at the Sánchez Casal Tennis Academy –

With Wimbledon underway, tennis fans across the UK might be looking to perfect their own court skills this season. For those looking to push their game further than a knock about on the local court, one of Europe’s most exclusive resorts – Abama Golf & Spa Resort – is offering a tennis coaching experience with a tempting difference.

Tucked away on the south west coast of Tenerife in Guía de Isora within a 160 hectare private estate, Abama offers a European beach retreat with decadent treats: Michelin star cuisine at the hands of Basque chef Martín Berasategui, a world class destination spa with 11 treatment rooms and its unique Abama Total Wellness programme, a championship golf course, seven swimming pools and its secluded golden sand beach cove are just the start, as Abama is also home to a first class inspirational tennis academy.

The Abama Sánchez Casal Tennis Academy follows the teaching methods pioneered by tennis greats Emilio Sánchez Vicario and Sergio Casal. The Championship duo between them hail numerous French Open, US Open and Olympic titles with a Wimbledon doubles’ finalist achievement also under their belts. This Summer the Academy is running an exclusive offer including seven nights five star accommodation, ten hours of tennis or paddle coaching on its professional courts, including hire of rackets, paddles, balls, towels and complimentary mineral water, plus additional use of courts for one hour a day, two delectable spa treatments in the Abama Spa, plus one Thermal Water Circuit to soothe weary limbs.

Whether you’re a beginner looking for some basic training, a high-level pro wanting to take your game to the next level, or just a casual player planning a knock-about with friends, you’ll find Abama has all the facilities that any tennis lover could ask for.

Featuring seven tennis courts directly overlooking the sea, Abama’s tennis facilities are of exceptional standards and are frequently used for professional tournaments. With court lights and flexi-pave surfaces in the style of the US and Australian Open courts, Abama’s centre court has capacity for 600 spectators, and its six additional courts all feature spectator stands. Guests also have access to four illuminated paddle tennis courts with Astroturf surfaces.

Tennis at Abama Golf & Spa Resort includes:

– 10 hours tennis or paddle classes, at the Sánchez Casal Tennis Academy (includes: rackets, paddles, balls, water and towel)

– Two treatments at Abama Spa (After-sun soothing wrap with water lilies and any facial)

– One Thermal Circuit at Abama Spa

– Seven nights accommodation in Abama Double Deluxe Room

– Upgrade to Ocean View Room

– Daily buffet breakfast at La Veranda Restaurant

– Late check-out until 18.00 hours (subject to availability)

Valid from the 15th June to the 30th September 2012 the tennis package costs 262 Euro

per person per night, based on seven night stays.

Health & Fitness Travel offers seven nights from £1,730 per person including return flights with Monarch from London Gatwick and transfers. Call 0845 544 1936 or visit healthandfitnesstravel.com to book.

For more information on Abama Golf & Spa Resort, visit www.abamahotelresort.com