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Ramsbury Estate Vodka

Ramsbury Estate Vodka is an amazing single estate vodka from the English county of Wiltshire. Where it is also distilled.

It is distilled at the Ramsbury Estate's Stockclose Farm. 

It's an amazing vodka which is as smooth as silk, which has a distinctive yet subtle vanilla taste to it, yet with a creamy, buttery ending to the flavour. 

There are also fruity notes and a touch of chocolate, with hints of caramel. 

It's an ideal drink by itself, on the rocks, with soda, lemonade or with mixers such as Indian tonic water. Also make a wonderful base for my wife's freshly squeezed orange juice vodka and orange cocktail. 

Also makes a good combination with other spirts to make a wide range of cocktails.

Everything in this heavenly vodka is harvested on the Ramsbury Estate. And they do mean everything! The timber used to feed their bio-mass boiler, to the winter wheat they use in the distilling process which is harvested from a single field from their farm. When you buy your bottle of Ramsbury Estate Vodka you will be able to note the exact grid reference at the base of the label on the bottle. 

To learn more and to buy directly, please visit them at https://ramsbury.com/product/vodka.

A 700ml, 43% ABV bottle costs £29.50.

The website also contains a whole host of cocktail recipes and detailed information on the history and story of the vodka and their estate. 

Also, check out their equally tasty gin, too!

Both Ramsbury Estate Vodka and Ramsbury Estate Gin are ideal for your Christmas cocktail cabinet.

Tuesday, 20 September 2022

Warner's Gin for a gintastic Christmas

Check out their fantastic range of award-winning farm-born gins, including their “pink gins” made with fresh rhubarb and fresh raspberry!

Try their London Dry Gin, their delicious traditional Christmas special drink, Sloe Gin, their amazing Honeybee Gin, their Harrington Dry Gin, the Northampton Saints London Dry Gin.

There's also their amazing Raspberry Gin, Elderflower Gin, their Lemon Balm Gin, their very English Strawberry and Rose Gin and their Apple & Pear Gin which I believe will be an absolutely stunning winner for the Christmas drinks cabinet for this year.

And for those looking to give the gin aficionado in their life the perfect Christmas gift set this Christmas why not order them the very special and exclusive Warner's 70cl Gin with gift tin?

There is also a wonderous range of other gift items available. Please check these out.

Those who are not taking alcohol at present should look out for their very special Juniper Double Dry - 0% Spirit, or their equally special Pink Berry - 0% Spirit.

And if any readers of That's Christmas sign up to their newsletter you will be eligible for a 10% reduction off your first order. Plus get the latest on exclusive releases, news from Falls Farm & more besides.

And why not check out their special farm shop, too? 

Choose from their selection of speciality and flavoured gins and 0% range from the Warner’s Distillery Online Farm Shop, including 5cl, 70cl, gift boxes and miniatures in a wide range of flavours including Rhubarb, Sloe, Elderflower and Honeybee.

To learn more, or to sign up for the newsletter and to place your first order please visit https://www.warnersdistillery.com/collections/farm-shop.


Knoops. Expertly crafted chocolate drinks. For Christmas and all year round

Knoops (www.knoops.co.uk) is the UK’s first dedicated chocolate drinks brand, which delivers the yummiest, best chocolate drinking experience this Christmas with its ranges of delectable chocolate gift sets.

A special, unique, and original gift for those who are wanting to enjoy the hot chocolate experience at home, customers can purchase their favourite chocolate flakes from www.knoops.co.uk.

Selecting a gift bag when you purchase, Knoops will package the gift in the elegant black Knoops branded gift bag. Knoops offers a wide range of sets to create your own bespoke hot chocolate drinking experience.

There’s a wide range of gifts on offer from a dedicated Knoops cookbook, all the way to a SMEG Milk Frother to make the creamiest chocolate drinks. Do let me know if you would be keen to cover the below in any “Christmas gift guides”.

Milk Hot Chocolate Gift Set

The gift set for milk chocolate lovers. 34% milk hot chocolate flakes are a Knoops classic, with a balance of rich cocoa and milk, with notes of caramel. They are paired with our 43% single origin milk hot chocolate from Venezuela that has notes of roasted hazelnut and butterscotch. 43% is also a recent winner of a Great Taste Award with judges calling it “a sweet, milky but true hot chocolate that would please many chocolate lovers.”

Price: £25.00

Online store: https://knoops.co.uk/collections/gifts/products/milk-chocolate-gift-set

Chocolate Shaker Gift Set

Quickly and easily make smooth, frothy Knoops hot chocolates at home with the shaker. Simply add milk, your choice of chocolate flakes, then #ShakeYourFlakes in the compact, affordable shaker that you can take with you wherever you go.

For chocolate milkshakes, make a small, strong hot chocolate, top up with hot milk, then add cream, shake and pour. 

For hot chocolates, just warm your milk in the shaker in the microwave (without the lid on), add your choice of hot chocolate flakes, shake for ten seconds then pour and enjoy.

You can add a selected tube for the special price of £5 (normally £9.95) when you buy the chocolate shaker. Choose from:

28% White - Sweet and creamy with natural vanilla overtones.

34% Milk - Our best seller. A balance of rich cocoa and milk, and notes of caramel.

54% Dark - A mild dark chocolate with well balanced rich cocoa taste.

70% Extra dark - Deep cocoa flavour for those who like a less sweet chocolate.

Price: £25.00

Online store: https://knoops.co.uk/collections/gifts/products/chocolate-shaker

Smeg Milk Frother

(+ Hot Chocolate Maker + free Knoops Chocolate flakes)

The Smeg milk frother + hot chocolate maker lets you make two cups of the very best, most velvety smooth Knoops hot chocolate at home.

The full range of Knoops chocolate flakes can be used in the Smeg, and you can choose a free tube of 34% milk, 54% dark or 70% extra dark chocolate with your Smeg purchase.

It's available in black and white and this smart, stainless steel Smeg machine offers six preset programmes, plus a manual function, too. 

All you need do is add your choice of milk and hot chocolate flakes that you have opted for and you can enjoy perfectly frothed hot chocolate at the touch of a button.

Price: £169.00

Online store: https://knoops.co.uk/collections/gifts/products/smeg-milk-frother-hot-chocolate-maker.

Chocolate recipes through the day - The Knoops book

Jens's pioneering new cookbook 'Knoops - Chocolate recipes through the day' features 40 drink and 20 food recipes, all created with Knoops hot chocolate flakes.

Celebrating the joy of chocolate and Jens’s adventurous approach to cooking, the book is full of chocolate-based sweet and savoury recipes that will take you from breakfast through to elevenses, lunch, tea-time, dinner and dessert. And of course, there are plenty of the all-important chocolate drinks. 

Discover recipes for sweet treats like a retro knickerbocker glory and a decadent party platter, savoury plates that include chilli con carne and salads, and many more. Jens also shares inspiration from his life and the Knoops philosophy to encourage you to experiment with even more Knoopology at home.

Start your Knoopology experiments as soon as your book arrives by adding a tube of 34% milk, 54% dark or 70% extra dark flakes for the special price of £5 (normally £9.25).

Price: £20.00

Online store: https://knoops.co.uk/collections/gifts/products/the-book-knoops-chocolate-recipes-through-the-day

Lotus Biscoff Partners With Cinnabon

What do you get when you combine the nation's favourite coffee biscuit with the world's most craveable cinnamon roll? Pure cinna-magic! Which will be ideal for Christmas.

Yep, it's happened! It's official! Lotus Biscoff and Cinnabon have joined forces to create three indulgent treats which are hitting 28 Cinnabon counters across the UK from now on.

With three mouth-watering bons to choose from, the iconic caramelised flavour of Lotus Biscoff perfectly pairs with Cinnabon's aromatic freshly baked dough to create the most decadent flavour combination that you do NOT want to miss!

Lotus Biscoff Bon

A delicious Cinnabon roll, topped with frosting and fused together with Lotus Biscoff topping sauce, Lotus Biscoff crumbs, and a Lotus Biscoff biscuit.

Lotus Biscoff MiniBon

The world-famous cinnamon roll, just slightly smaller. The MiniBon, topped with frosting and fused together with Lotus Biscoff topping sauce and Lotus Biscoff crumbs.

Lotus Biscoff BonBites x4

Adorably bite-sized Bons, drizzled with Lotus Biscoff topping sauce and finished with Lotus Biscoff crumbs.

The Lotus Biscoff Bons will be made fresh in stores each day and are available at Cinnabon counters across the country as well as delivery partners; Deliveroo, JustEat and UberEats from now on.

Where can you buy?

Cinnabon Aldersbrook

Beacon 62 - Cinnabon

Bedminster - ASDA Cinnabon

Corby - Cinnabon

Deansgate - Cinnabon

Deeside - Cinnabon

Discovery Park - Cinnabon

Dunningsbridge - Cinnabon

Eccleshall Road - Cinnabon

Elstree Cinnabon

Frontier Park - Cinnabon

Heathrow North - Cinnabon

Hogs Back - Cinnabon

Leyton - ASDA Cinnabon

Liverpool Central Station - Cinnabon

Milton Keynes - ASDA Cinnabon

Millfarm

Plantation - Cinnabon

Pride Park - Cinnabon

Rugby - ASDA Cinnabon

Snowhill - Cinnabon

South Shields - ASDA Cinnabon

St Matthews - ASDA Cinnabon

Thurmaston - ASDA Cinnabon

York - ASDA Cinnabon

https://www.cinnabon.com.