Gadget of The Month - iPhone 14

iPhone SE 64GB

Classic Apple style with a long battery life, a great camera and a great price. This budgetfriendly option is ideal for the Apple fan who doesn't need all the bells and whistles. From £12.SO per month.

Galaxy Z Flip4128GB

The Galaxy Z Flip4 builds on the success of Samsung's iconic form factor, adding key features, including an upgraded camera experience, a larger battery and expanded customisation, while maintaining its ultracompact design. Starting from £31.SO per month. iPhone 14

The latest from Apple with features galore including an enhanced camera and improved image processing letting you capture even more sensational shots in all kinds of light - especially that Christmas-tree-twinkle. Starting from £26.SO per month.

Xperia 1 IV

Shoot your family Christmas snaps on this Sony flagship mobile which has loads of manual controls on its camera app. Once you've done tinkering and got your pie, view it on an amazing 4K resolution screen. Starting at £41 per month. Samsung S22 128GB

Combining the power of Note and the performance of S Series in one premium device. The Galaxy S22 and Ultra are available in a variety of colours and sizes - something for everyone this festive season. Get yours now from £24 per month.

Xperia 10 IV

Pocket-sized perfection from Sony with a premium screen at a budget-friendly price. The generous battery will see you through from Christmas Eve drinks to Boxing Day leftovers. From £13.SO per month.

Galaxy watch5 44mm

A wide range of apps to keep you entertained but you won't lose track of time with this Android watch. With Google Pay built in you can be picking up Christmas sale bargains with JUSt a flick of the wrist. Starting at £9 per month. AirPods Pro

Need a bit of 'me-time' over the Christmas period7 Pop these in and avoid having to listen to the same Christmas songs on repeat by escaping into the highest-fidelity sound on any AirPods ever. From £7.SO per month. Galaxy Buds2 Pro

Wireless audio, seamless link-up. These earbuds will fit perfectly in any stocking this Christmas and are the ideal gift for the music lover or podcast addict in the family, especially when they start from £6.SO per month.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fo!d4

Four calling phones with Sure this Christmas

What are the hottest handsets this Christmas? Samsung and Apple have both brought out some new phones that are expected to be top of loads of Christmas lists, we take a quick look at what you might fmd under your tree on 25 December (if you've been good, of course!).

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4

Fold up this phone and it sits comfortably in the palm of your hand - a welcome change when phones just seem to have been getting bigger and bigger! But great things come in small packages, and this handset packs in the features.

The camera has been improved, so your snaps are better than ever, and the Quick Shot feature lets you shoot a selfie from the Cover Screen, s o n o need to even unfold the phone! FlexCam allows for different perspectives and hands-free group shots too - no more overextending your shoulder to get everyone in! It's available in a range of fabulous colours so offers flexibility whichever way you look at it.

iPhone 14

The Galaxy Z Flip4 is available at Sure from £31.50 per month.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4

Is that a 7.6" tablet in your pocket? It may not look like it, but when you've unfolded your Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4, that's exactly what you've got.

The software and hardware have been upgraded so a longer battery life accompanies apps built for multitasking and making the most of that huge screen - it's even got a taskbar for quick navigation and switching between windows.

So for everything that a phone does, coupled with loads of things a PC can do, the Galaxy Z Fold4 is the device for you.

Get the best of both worlds from Sure from £52 per month.

iPhone14

Hard to believe we're on version 14 of one of the world's most iconic pieces of design. Once again there are two size options to choose from - the iPhone 14 is 6.1" and the iPhone 14 Plus is 6.7'' - but whichever you go for you'll be getting Apple's longest-ever battery life.

Apple's cameras have always been near the top of the range and the main addition this time around is tech that enables you to capture awesome pictures even in low-light conditions; so make your night shots as clear as day!

All the latest features are powered by an A15 Bionic chip (the same processor in the standard 14 as was in the 13 Pro) so your graphics are fluid, and switching between apps is seamless.

At Sure we have the iPhone 14 from £26.50 per month.

iPhoneSE

For the more casual phone user, who doesn't

iPhoneSE

need quite so many bells and whistles, the iPhone SE makes a serious claim to be the best option on the market.

Once again, the A15 Bionic chip powers everything you'll ever need to do on the SE, from working on the go to accessing the latest entertainment.

Gaming is smooth with a stellar graphics performance and an amazing screen quality. Battery life is high up the agenda for a lot of phone users, and Apple has addressed this in the latest SE with a highly efficient chip, an enhanced battery and iOS 16. Wireless charging is available; or connect a 20W or higher adapter to fast-charge your battery from zero to 50% in 30 minutes!

All of that is available from just £12.50 per month with Sure, making the SE a super smart option.

AUTUMN WINE TASTING AT THE WINE CELLAR

Paul and Tiffany in the Fynoderee Distillery.

Fynoderee launches inaugural Manx whiskey Club

There is much that makes the Isle of Man an enigmatic and unique place to live and visit.

Boasting outstanding natural beauty, fascinating Celtic and Viking history, and an agricultural heritage for producing fine Manx barley, it is also superbly suited to the production of ultra-premium Single Malt Whiskey.

This exciting provenance is to be channelled into the Single Malt whiskey that is being launched by The Fynoderee Distillery.

The distillery is known for its range of award-winning gins, rum and vodka many of which feature local botanicals, as well as for bringing fascinating elements of Manx folklore to life through its labels and brand story.

The grain to bottle whiskey programme will take this celebration of Manx provenance to a global audience.

Manx purity from grain to bottle

Earlier this year, The Fynoderee Distillery, founded by local couple Paul and Tiffany Kerruish in 2017, opened their first trial cask of a new whiskey which had reached the landmark age of 3 years, 3 months and 3 days — the minimum aging period they are adopting for their whiskey programme. This extra minimum time in the barrel is a homage to the Island’s ancient triskelion symbol, the Three Legs of Mann, and a nod towards the famous Manx Gaelic expression: ‘Traa dy Lioor’.

Following successful trials, resulting in what is believed to be the first legal whiskey ever produced on the Island, the couple have now started full-scale production of their Ushtey Bea Fynoderee – Isle of Man Single Malt. (Ushtey Bea is the Manx Gaelic expression for whiskey.)

In 2021, the distillery commissioned the Island’s first ever crop of Laureate Barley, a distiller’s grain with a proven track record for making high quality malt spirit. Grown on a coastal farm on the fossiliferous limestone peninsula of Scarlett in the south of the Island, the yield exceeded 50 tonnes.

With no malting house on the island, the grain was sent to Warminster Maltings on the mainland, who have specialised in malting grain for over 160 years. During Paul and Tiffany’s visit to see the progress of the grain, the couple were overjoyed to be told by owner Robin Appel that it was among the finest produced anywhere in the UK that year.

Tiffany Kerruish in Glen Auldyn with first Jourym of Ushtey Bea Fynoderee Isle of Man Single Malt Whiskey. Knock Rushen Farm, Scarlett, Isle of Man, Laureate Barley.

Mythic origins

Simultaneously, the Fynoderee team have been perfecting the design, build and installation of a dual copper pot still system, the only one of its kind in Europe, which will be used exclusively for producing the whiskey.

The dual copper pots are named ‘Huginn and Muninn’ after a pair of mythical ravens that sit on the Norse God Odin’s shoulders. They fly all over the world, returning to him with a wealth of information and insight. In old Norse these names translate to ‘Thought’ (Huginn) and ‘Memory and Emotion’ (Muninn).

The distillery is looking forward to releasing more information about their production, including a collaboration with the Island’s two largest breweries to assist them in the production of its Wort.

Spirit of the Island

For co-founder and Marketing Director Tiffany Kerruish, this has never been just about producing a whiskey:

“Our island family roots date back through the centuries and bringing the unique Isle of Man story to an international audience has always been uppermost in our thoughts, as well as using this as an opportunity to actively promote and uphold the strategic visions of our precious Biosphere. Our whiskey programme will enable us to further our contribution through community involvement activities that celebrate our culture, heritage, and unique sense of place.

Everything we do is inspired by the promotion of our Manx culture and widening appreciation of those aspects that make our Island and our community so special.”

The Fynoderee Founders Whiskey Club

The Fynoderee Distillery has now launched the Fynoderee Founders Whiskey Club, guaranteeing members access to the first release of Ushtey Bea Fynoderee – Isle of Man Single Malt (expected in 2026) alongside a range of further exclusive benefits.

Full details of the whiskey programme and the opportunity to join the Founders Whiskey Club can be found on their website at www.fynoderee.com/whiskey.