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Water you playing at?
by 55 North
BEFORE YOU GO
Water you playing at?
As any right-minded Scotsman will tell you, the only thing you should put in a glass of whisky is more whisky. Connoisseurs insist, however, that adding a little touch of water helps to release the flavours of the whisky. But birch water? As in, water from birch trees.
Scottish firm Birkentree has launched a birch water it says “naturally complements single malts”.
Founded by husband and wife duo Rob, a professional forester, and Gabrielle, a herbalist, Birkentree is sustainably harvested in Highland Perthshire, hand-tapped from centuries-old birch trees.
It’s a snip at £5.95 for 100ml and Rob says the optimum ratio of whisky to birch water is 50:50.
A truffle excessive: £10 a bag crisps
If you fancy yourself as a bit of an upmarket retailer and you own, say a Budgens, in a nice corner of the world, you’re probably always on the lookout for new lines that help set you apart – or, rather, above – the rest of the hoi polloi and riff-raff. Well, we’ve found just what you need: genuine truffle crisps.
At £10 a bag, they’re reassuringly extortionate and should help sort the wheat from the chaff in your store. Made using real truffles by a company called TruffleHunter, they come in two suitably upmarket flavours: White Truffle & Lobster and Black Truffle.
We’re not talking Walkers Prawn Cocktail here. We’re talking the real deal. And they even come in compostable bags so your more sophisticated shoppers can feel smug about saving the world while they offer a glass of Dom Peringon and some truffle crisps out to their dinner guests before watching Love Island on the sofa.
