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A taste of Inca gold
The Incas might be more famous for inventing chocolate than coffee but now you can have a taste of Inca Gold at home with the new Booths own brand coffee, Caxarumi from Ecuador.
Nesfrappé – A little bottle of clarity
If you’re looking for a little something to help you stay at the top of your game throughout the day, why not take a moment to enjoy Nesfrappé, a new range of ready-to-drink chilled lattes arriving in store fridges this Spring. Available in two refreshing variants, Classic Chilled Latte and Mocha Chilled Latte, each one is made with a delicious blend of fresh semi-skimmed milk and 100% quality arabica coffee beans from Nescafé.
Luponde is Burlington Arcade’s cup of tea
Burlington Arcade is delighted to announce the arrival of Luponde Tea. A marriage of Britain’s first shopping arcade with the most quintessential English pastime! Luponde’s first independent establishment in the UK will sell an array of loose leaf teas sourced from their prestigious tea estate in Tanzania. The Luponde estate is one of the oldest organic tea estates in the world and has been certified Fairtrade since 1994. Its altitude of 7,000 ft provides ideal weather conditions, allowing the leaves to grow slowly producing a full flavoured taste.
Drink pretty this summer
Sabai Pomegranate, the light, exotic wine spritzer drink from Thailand, is the perfect accompaniment to the long, lazy summer evenings that lay ahead. Literally translated from its Thai origin to mean ‘Chill’, Sabai Pomegranate is a delicious blend of the popular super fruit with a premium quality Thai wine, creating a light, refreshing beverage; perfect for the discerning drinker this summer and a fantastic alternative to beer or cider.
Celebrities celebrate brewery relaunch
Last week saw the re-launch of WEST brewery, bar and restaurant at Glasgow Green. German brewery owner Petra Wetzel and Curry King Charan Gill, have rescued the brewery from the brink of administration.
Ministry of Sound launches Vodka
After 18 months of planning and careful refining with the best ingredients, the wait is finally over as Ministry of Sound Vodka goes into stores this week. The stylish bottles with distinctive yellow and black chevrons have been designed to be consumed when partying with others, and will be available to buy from 240 Sainsbury’s stores throughout the UK.
Boost Juice Bars celebrate their first anniversary
Boost Juice Bars have exceeded expectations after bursting into the UK a year ago, opening 8 bars since their launch in April 2007. The Australian retail phenomenon is enjoying huge success in the UK market and is taking the country by storm, with the bar in Manchester’s Trafford Centre proving to be their most popular juice bar in the world!
The rarest coffee in the world?
Those with a taste for a high-class product and an indulgent experience will be thrilled to hear about this month’s launch of the world’s rarest and most premium coffee - at £50 per cup.
Costa Coffee goes sustainable
Costa Coffee, the UK’s largest and fastest growing coffee shop, plans to convert its entire coffee supply to sustainably grown beans sourced from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms by 2010.
A new breed of beer
Beer is back! Whilst we’ve been cooly sipping cocktails, and learning to tell the difference between a shiraz and a merlot, beer has taken a backseat, with its reputation tarnished by drunken loutish behaviour. But now there’s a new breed of beer! Not only does it taste great, but it’s ethical, biodynamic and set to make waves in the drinks industry.
Indulge this Easter with an Amarula cocktail
This Easter, why not treat you and your friends to a grown up treat? Amarula Cream, the liqueur from South Africa, has developed a selection of delicious chocolate cocktails and dessert recipes, sure to provide utmost indulgence. Full of delicious flavours, each recipe provides the perfect accompaniment to your Easter celebration.
70 years of coffee at its best
Like Terry Wogan, a pair of Nylons and the Bic pen, 2008 marks the 70th Birthday of the UK’s favourite, and first, instant coffee brand, NESCAFÉ. The colourful history of the famous “richer, smoother, tasting cup” starts in 1930 when Food & Beverage Company, Nestlé, was challenged by the Brazilian government to create a coffee product that had all the rich flavour and aroma of ground fresh coffee, but that could be made by simply adding hot water.
Time for tea – With a difference
A new range of tea juice drinks from M&S is set to tantalise your taste buds. These drinks are made with a delicious mix of fruit juices and exotic flowers and each one contains a hint of speciality tea selected to complement the fruit flavours.
Raise a glass to the beer capital of Britain
At around 28,000 pints this surely has to qualify as the world’s largest round. But for the beer buffs at Cask Marque this wasn’t about drinking but rather quality checking traditional, hand pulled ale in thousands of pubs and bars throughout the country to see who is best.
TV Nutritionist backs Edinburgh juice bars
Two of the capital’s healthy living experts have teamed up to offer a full life detox programme to the people of Edinburgh, launching on Monday 28th January.