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drinks

rock shandy with vodka, cucumber and mint

April 19, 2012

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Nothing beats a rock shandy to quench thirst and refresh. Add a splash of vodka, freshly sliced cucumber and mint, and you have a fabulous and easy cocktail that pretty much goes with anything.

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the perfect paloma cocktail

March 14, 2012

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The Paloma is the most popular tequila based cocktail in Mexico and if you struggle to drink tequila cocktails because they bring back too many dreadful memories of drunken student days and debauchery, this might just be the alternative.

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beetroot, carrot, apple and ginger juice

November 5, 2011

peaches, kiwi, cherries and coconut

So after a week of making a whole load of recipes with beetroot, I’m a bit ‘beetrooted’ out and wanted an easier way to digest them. One of my Twitter friends tweeted about this combo for a juice and I liked the sound of it.

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BOS goes BOS on cocktails

March 30, 2011

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I love everything about this brand.  From the moment I first saw the clean and edgy packaging, to the first drop that landed on my tongue, I knew this product was going to be a success. I have broken my ’style guide’ and give them the very special and unique honour of using capital letters for their brand name in my headline.  Its the only [...]

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Claudia by Marc van Halderen

August 30, 2010

Marc van Halderen with his delicious MCC: Claudia from Domaine des Dieux

Domaine des Dieux launches a delicious new bubbly: ‘Claudia’ MCC 2006 made by the uber talented wine maker, Marc van Halderen from La Vierge. This is Marc’s debut MCC made from 77% Chardonnay from Stanford and 23% Chardonnay from Hemel en Aarde. ‘The profile of this wine is based on the shy bearing coastal vines and using careful [...]

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