El Dorado is here....

Just in time for summer we are delighted that El Dorado rum has arrived on our shores....

To add to the world famous 15 year old and versatile 5 year old we now have a white rum with an age statement of 3 years minimum for the first time...thats not to mention the 12, 21, 25 year olds and single barrels expressions!

Nigella loves Frangelico

Says the original domestic goddess in this month's Delicious magazine:

'it is the most divinely declasse hazelnut liqueur, its monkly derivation signalled by the rope around the waist of its holy-brother shaped bottle'.

As well as in Nigella's cheesecake receipe, Frangelico is great over ice cream and in coffee or hot chocolate.

Latest awards for our brands

This month, two of our favourite brands have been in the news for receiving acclaimed industry awards....

Partida was rated as the world's top Tequila by Wine Enthusiast Magazine.

Meanwhile Buffalo Trace scooped a further Distillery of the Year award (its fourth currently)at the SFWSC as well as individual awards for some of its famous whiskies such as Eagle Rare and Thomas Handy.

http://www.sfspiritscomp.com/pdfs/buffalo_pr.pdf.

OCHO party

Sorry its been a while..... but back with news of the recent launch of OCHO, our new 100% Agave Tequila from Tom Estes. Catch all the action from the launch party on You Tube or find OCHO on facebook....

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMaPJpvw-l8

OCHO is available now, online at www.thedrinkshop.com and stocked in bars such as Bungalow 8, Pacifico, La Perla, Gilgamesh and The Drunken Monkey.

Sagatiba is off shopping again...

This Saturday 8th Dec and next Saturday 15th Dec its off to Harvey Nichol's in Manchester for a Sagatiba tasting with Christmas shoppers looking to pick up some cocktail tips for entertaining at home this festive season.

The series continues at Selfridge's, Birmingham on Thurs 13th Dec - giving plenty of opportunity to squeeze in some last minute gifts!

Our new favourite cocktail....

Named after the stunning natural light show that can be seen in the far North and, staying with the Scottish connection, with a touch of Laphriog 10 year old, the Northern Light is a smoky take on the Ketel One martini.

We popped down to Oxo Tower to try one...or two...last night. Created by Ian Goodman of Oxo Tower, the drink is a great winter warmer - the smoky tones are married with hints of warm orange citrus, carried by the soft and rounded Ketel One vodka.

Ingredients:
50ml Ketel One
5ml Laphroig 10 year old
5ml Noilly Prat Ambre vermouth
2 sprays orange bitters

Method:
Stir all the ingredients in a mixing glass over ice. Strain into a frozen cocktail glass and decorate with a flamed orange twist.

GQ and Grazia love Sagatiba!

This week Sagatiba teams up with Grazia for an evening of Christmas shopping and caipirinhas on Carnaby Street....since the area has been a symbol of London-cool for nearly 40 years we've created a fashion inspired Carnaby Caipirinha especially for the event - adding blackberries, raspberries, strawberries and a pinch of all-spice to the classic recipe for winter time.

GQ has named it their cocktail of the month http://www.gqmagazine.co.uk/Going_Out/Cocktails/and we hope the thousands of shopped out Londoner's will love it at the Carnaby event this Thursday 29th.

You can register at http://www.carnaby.co.uk/.