Booze from December 2009

December 2009 Booze Archive from Foodepedia

  • Sweet thrill: new Harveys tipple has the px-factor

    Tuesday December 22nd, 2009

    Short of Christmas gift ideas and running out of time to find a present with the X-factor? Treat the gastronome in your family to the ultimate gourmet indulgence - a bottle of Harveys Pedro Ximénez, made exclusively from sun-drenched Spanish PX grapes. Smooth and velvety, this delectable dark mahogany-coloured dessert wine is bursting with aromas of raisins and dried figs.

  • Four Alternative Christmas Recipes from MasterChef Mat Follas, Courtesy of Russian Standard Vodka

    Monday December 21st, 2009

    Russian Standard Vodka has teamed up with MasterChef 2009 winner Mat Follas to bring you something different for your dining table this Christmas and has come up with four alternative recipes to serve your hungry guests. Instead of the traditional turkey and Brussle sprouts this year why not indulge in alternative high dining with some tantalising Russian Standard cocktails to celebrate in style!

  • Talisker Limited Edition Christmas Gift-Pack raise funds for the RNLI

    Thursday December 17th, 2009

    The RNLI Talisker gift pack is a great Christmas present for whisky connoisseurs and with one pound from every sale of the pack being donated to the RNLI, you and the loved one who receives it will know that you are helping support this incredibly worthwhile charity.

  • Queen Cristina Sparkling Chardonnay can rule your Christmas and New Year

    Tuesday December 15th, 2009

    Credit crunch eating into your champagne budget? Think the stuff is overpriced anyway? Then why not turn your gaze toward Spain where sparkiing wines may not have the snob appeal of Champagne, but in the glass and on the nose can often hold their own against fancier tipples. Reina Maria Cristina is a Chardonnay blended sparkling wine, full of fine persistent bubbles and fresh, intense aromas.

  • Smirnoff gift packs – something a little different this Christmas

    Tuesday December 8th, 2009

    Retailing exclusively at Selfridges, Smirnoff have introduced two gift packs that could be the answer to one or more of your Christmas present worries this year.

  • The whisky the angels drink

    Sunday December 6th, 2009

    Manager’s Choice is Diageo’s first complete collection of single-cast Scotch whiskies. Aimed at collectors and connoisseurs it’s been chosen over time, and by the expert managers, to represent each of the 27 distilleries authentic whisky signatures. Unique and delicious they make the perfect present for the man who has everything and a special date coming up.