Monthly Archives: October 2011

For five months only from October, the eccentric bunch at Tyrrells will be encouraging you to dust off your sledge, wrap up warm and embrace the great English winter with the launch of its limited edition seasoning of potato crisps … Continue reading →

I must admit that with all the cooking I do, I probably don’t have the most stylish cooking utensils or scratch-proof pans which does prove a pain when you’ve made the nicest looking omelette but it’s slightly stuck at the … Continue reading →

The Glenrothes is an award winning Speyside Single Malt Whisky of exceptional quality. A combination of many factors including their unusually slow distillation process in tall copper pot stills which deliver their characteristic sweet, fruity and elegant spirit. Further flavours … Continue reading →

Green and blacks have come up with a great idea…with so much competition in the chocolate world, as I keep on mentioning, they have created some rather fantastic choc boxes which will entertain the family as well as tasting rather … Continue reading →

Codorníu, Spain’s favourite Cava producer has been around for five centuries.  The history of the Codorníu family goes back to the middle of the 16th century. A document of that period mentions Jaume Codorníu and confirms that at that time … Continue reading →

I’m a complete sucker for brand packaging, marketing and any type of advertising.  The nicer something looks, the more likely it is I’ll buy it, regardless whether it costs more than the packet sitting next to it with slightly less … Continue reading →

So, here is my confession..I’m a massive fan of Malibu – yup, you got it – that tacky white caribbean style bottle….it brings me back to my teenage years when there were no problems in the world and the most … Continue reading →

So, I’ve been asked to try this new drink called Pink Pigeon.  Apparently pink pigeons do exist, just keep that thought when you are in Trafalgar square and they all look like rats…but you have to go to Mauritius to … Continue reading →