Foodie News

Englishness in a Bottle

Wimbledon Brewery has created a premium dry gin that embodies ‘Englishness’ in every single way: sweet but tart, smooth yet bold, a follower but 100% unique – ‘Wimbledon Garden Gin’. This quintessentially English gin is made in small batches, using botanicals that can be found from the hot spot that is Wimbledon Common. Not only does this Gin taste delicious and perfct for a garden party, it will also make a perfect gift, and is refillable at the brewery in its beautifully designed and hand finished 70cl stoneware bottle. Priced at £37.50 and available from www.wimbledonbrewery.com/gin there’s no excuse not to add this to your collection.

Subscribe to Spirits

This summer, Ellustria Beverages are launching a premium subscription box service aimed at spirit lovers, with 50% of the net profits going directly to The Drinks Trust. Each month, subscribers will receive a different full-size, super premium spirit bottle straight to their door, suitable to sip on ice or to mix into a delicious cocktail. The box will also contain a selection of cocktail recipe cards, premium mixers and sweet and savoury snacks. Subscribers can choose to receive their Ellustria Spirits Club box monthly, every 2 months or quarterly. Orders placed by the 20th day of the month will receive that month’s box. Boxes are £40 each. To order visit,

www.ellustria.com/spirits-club Sourdough Sensations

Inspired by exciting breads and flavours from across the globe, fourth generation master-baker and mastermind behind Jason’s Sourdough brand, Jason Geary, brings together his own personal favourite flavours with a unique Jason’s twist. His passion goes way beyond baking and he’s on a crusade to make proper bread, more accessible to more people. Breads include Olive & Basil Twisted Sourdough (This is one of our favourites), Breads of the World, Majestic Malted Sour Dough, White & Rye Sourdough and so much more. Available from selected supermarkets including Asda, M&S and Ocado.

Put a Duck on your BBQ!

Looking for a tasty alternative to beef burgers this summer? Then stock up on Gressingham’s new yummy duck burgers, perfect for every alfresco eating occasion. Offering a protein-rich choice, Gressingham’s new Duck Burgers with a hoisin and spring onion seasoning are a great alternative to traditional beef burgers and will help ramp up your barbecue spread with something delicious and different. Available in Sainsbury’s stores for RRP £2.95 for a pack of two.