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Anna De Codorníu Terrace on the Thames
Spain’s largest producer of high quality cava, Codorníu, is launching an al fresco terrace at DoubleTree by Hilton London Docklands Riverside hotel to showcase its range of sparkling Anna wines. The Anna de Codorníu Terrace on the Thames will pop up on 10th May 2017 for five months serving the full Anna range of premium…
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Bubbles of Colour
Time to open up the bubbly and let the spectrum in. There are old stories of Champagne in rainbow colours. Not that any was ever so bottled, just served that way. How did they manage it? By putting a bit of coloured stuff in the glass of course. The tales date from the Naughties of…
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Frozen Angel
Champagne…Brandy… Curacao…Maraschino…and – ice cream! Where on the cocktailing earth can we be? Deep within Harry Craddock’s Savoy Cocktail Book of 1930, that’s where! The recipe in question is the oddly named Soyer-au-Champagne. No ice used at all. A sort of cross between a Champagne cup and an ice cream soda. Well, yum yum! Obviously…
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Bubble Reputations
Sparkling cocktails are Fun. But that doesn’t mean they’re trivial. The difference between a sparkling cocktail and a Champagne Cocktail is that in sparklers the bubbly is an addition to the drink not its base. It doesn’t have to taste of it. If you think that means the bubbly is there just to turn a…
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Enjoy Bottomless Pizza & Prosecco in Manchester
Buca di Pizza is taking over the old Baltic Cellar site on Lloyd Street and is set to open this spring. They will be offering all-you-can-eat pizza and unlimited refills of Prosecco. This new venue follows on from their successful place in Leeds where diners have 90 minutes to enjoy their Pizza and Prosecco for…
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Pop Goes the Cocktail
Sparkling look good and taste good But they’re clever too. If Classic Champagne cocktails are all about the taste of Champagne itself, then sparkling cocktails are all about everything else that’s in the recipe: spirit(s) liqueurs, juices, sometimes bitters. In sparkling cocktails the bubbly not only turns the mix into a long drink with the…
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Relearning the Classic Champagne Cocktail
The classic Champagne Cocktail develops in the glass. You don’t, to quote Harry Craddock, ‘drink it quickly while it’s still laughing at you’ like other cocktails. You sip it slowly because the nuances change from first to last. But then the classic Champagne Cocktail isn’t a mere topping-up with expensive bubbles, but a cocktail whose…
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New Release – £5 Progrigio a Blend of Prosecco & Pinot Grigio
At only £5 a bottle, Progrigio, a sparkling wine made by blending Prosecco’s Glera grape and Pinot Grigio sets look to become a popular option for those on a budget. The drink is designed to be served chilled on its own or is great for using in cocktails. This Prosecco white wine blend has is…
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When Gin meets Fizz
Many of us love cocktails, especially when we are out with our friends and we are gazing through the drinks menu. It’s the cheeky option by ordering a cocktail, the I dare you to try that one or I want to treat myself fuel to get the party going. They have names which we would…
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