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Salcombe Gin
With a love and respect for the sea at the heart of
everything they do, multi-award winning Salcombe
Gin has partnered with the Royal National Lifeboat
Institution (RNLI) to launch Four Seas by Salcombe
Gin. Commemorating the charity's upcoming 200th
anniversary, the new classic London dry gin is a true
celebration of British and Irish coastal community spirit.
For the next two years every bottle of Four Seas by
Salcombe Gin will help save lives at sea, with 10% of the
net price of each bottle sold proudly donated to the vital
work of the RNLI.
The four seas that surround our island nation, the
Atlantic Ocean, Irish Sea, English Channel and North
Sea, all meet our shores - the same four seas served and
protected by the heroic RNLI. Beautifully balanced, Four
Seas by Salcombe Gin showcases four key botanicals
and is led by lemons smoked over Scottish whisky barrel
wood chips, tangy sea buckthorn from where the Atlantic
Ocean meets the Cornish coast, sugar kelp foraged from
the Irish sea providing a richness and hint of salinity and
elderberries from wildest Wales, giving an earthy floral
sweetness.
On the nose there's zesty fresh lemon, smoky
citrus and classic juniper, followed by a citrus tang and
sweetness from the sea buckthorn with underlying floral
and earthy layers on the palate. The finish is smooth, rich
and warming, with a slightly saline finish reminding you
of its coastal influence and origin. RRP £39.50 70cl.For
nearly 200 years, the RNLI has been saving lives at sea.
Founded upon and driven by their values of selflessness,
courage, dependability and trustworthiness, the RNLI
has volunteers at its heart. Values shared by generations
of supporters who have powered their lifesaving work
through their kindness and generosity since its inception.
Since the charity launched its first lifeboat in 1824, the
RNLI has saved more than 144,000 lives at sea.
www.salcombegin.com
Opies
Opies Fruits With Alcohol, a vital kitchen cupboard
ingredient, which pack a punch in home styled puddings.
For example, Opies Forest Fruits with Mulled Gin
provides next-level flavour to meringues, roulades,
sparkling cocktails and more. An abundance of forest
fruits preserved in syrup flavoured with delicately
spiced Mulled Gin. Whether you're a complete novice
in the kitchen or your culinary efforts can rival those of
a MasterChef champ, ingredients that easily transform
home-styled dishes from zero to hero. With a host
of recipe ideas available on-line and on pack, these
flavoursome treats can be used in recipes to replace
canned or fresh fruits to significantly raise the flavour
intensity of a favourite fruity dish.
Opies Fruits with Alcohol collection includes whole
black cherries steeped in syrup infused with kirsch,
ideal for the iconic Black Forest Gateau, but are also
a surprisingly tasty accompaniment to goats' cheese.
Then there's succulent peaches steeped in syrup infused
with 12-year aged brandy, ideal for Peach Melba or a
lavish twist on a prawn salad. New for 2023 are forest
fruits steeped in syrup infused with mulled gin. A fine
mix of redcurrants, blackberries, blackcurrants and sour
cherries. With a sharpness from the fruit balanced with
the warming cinnamon, nutmeg, and notes of mulled gin,
they are ideal in an Eton mess or to add intensity to fruit
tart. Baby pears steeped in syrup infused with amaretto
will add a twist to a traditional Tarte Tartin or dazzle in
Chocolate Espresso Meringues. Available from Morrisons,
Booths, Nisa and independent retail stores. MRSP £7.50
Pineapple steeped in syrup infused with spiced
rum will boost Pineapple Upside Down cake and add a
refreshing twist to Tiramisu. Rich and opulent baby figs
steeped in syrup infused with 12-year aged brandy are
fantastic in Figgy Pudding and tantalising in truffles. RRP
£7.50. Available from Sainsbury's, Morrisons, Waitrose,
Booths, Nisa, and high-quality independent retail stores.
www.bennettopie.com