COCKTAIL KEG COMPANY

When they came up with the concept of Cocktail Keg Company back in 2017 with a wooden spoon and funnel, they had no idea it would become a national leading brand. A brand that would go on to work with the world’s leading drinks brands, Jose Cuervo, Gordon’s Gin, Black Bush Whiskey, Suki Tea, Roccwell water who are all now brand partners and go into their cocktails through every sku 750ml Bottle, 250ml Can and 18litre Keg format. Google, PWC and Bingo Loco are all international clients they have supplied cocktails for, that have been delivered everywhere from Donaghdee to Parma, Paris to Madrid. It’s been an incredible few years for the company.

Founded with 4 key foundation stones that they stick to as rigidly as the world lets them. Environment | Sustainability | Innovation | Quality

They created their own citrus program, which removed the millions of cubic tonnes of carbon that lemon and limes leave on the environment. It uses local fruit and is entirely sustainable, has almost zero carbon footprint and it is completely organic, live and unpasteurised.

They wanted to challenge the industry norms, and how high end cocktails should be made and presented. Be it a bar, restaurant, outdoor festival or a consumer at home, anyone can now have an award winning cocktail in their glass within 30 seconds. They do all the hard work to make sure you don’t have to. They guarantee a bespoke chef driven approach to handcrafting each cocktail and strive everyday to create new and world leading recipes, their summer range is an incredible array of creation, from no added sugar, to the worlds first CBD cocktail.

Imagine my delight to learn I was getting to review one of their cocktail party hampers! The hamper includes a short zoom cocktail making masterclass with Seamus the ultimate mixologist within the company. There was a knock at the door and there on my doorstep was a well presented black glossy box full of: • 2 x Bottled Cocktails (12 Servings) -

Margarita and Pina Colada • 3 x Canned Cocktails (6 Servings)) -

Bramble, Pornstar Martini and Espresso

Martini • 2 x Coupe Glasses • 2 x Rock Glasses • 1 x garnish pack • Shaker • 125ml Measure • Hawthorne Strainer

class and got onto Zoom, Seamus talked us through how to make each cocktail and which glass to use in a fun filled banter way that put us in the mood for a party, while making us feel like professional mixologists in less than 30minutes (move over Tom Cruise!).

From the first sip of each of the cocktails the first thing I realised from the taste was that these are proper cocktails with proper levels of alcohol with fresh and sharp ingredients, no added sugars, chemicals or watering down using silly amounts of fruit juices. (So sip slowly, drink responsibly and enjoy every last bit!)

Personally I would normally go straight for a bramble if out on a night out with friends, so this was a great opportunity to try others. Their bottles just needed a few tips upside down to freshen up the mix ready for preparations. To prepare the cocktails ready to serve all you have to do is: Prepare the glass rim a per Seamus instructions for the specific cocktail, use the 125ml measure (1 serving) pour into the shaker with ice, seal with the smaller shaker the way you are shown by Seamus and shake for 5-10 seconds (slightly longer for the martinis to get that perfect foam) until the shaker becomes really cold. Add a few fresh ice cubes to your prepared glass, use the strainer to pour your freshly shaken cocktail over the ice, add garnish and you’re good to go! It really is that simple…...now excuse me till I go book my flights to Ibiza and apply for a cocktail making bar job!

If you want to buy some to try these amazing cocktails for yourself all you need to do is visit:

REVIEWED BY: GARY CAMPION

P.S. don’t forget to invite us to your cocktail party!