Muddle Magazine April 2018

Sip a new spirit on St George’s Day

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Is sue No . 0 9 - Th e Tre n d s Ed i t i o n Editor: Claire White

Fancy playing Crazy Golf while sipping on a Pornstar Martini?

You’re in luck. It’s time to get trendy as we’re delving into the latest cocktail crazes with the Trends Edition of Muddle Magazine.

Contributors: Claire White Stephen Spiers Mixology Brothers Photography: Mixology Brothers Jennifer Mitchell Photography

For all editorial and advertising enquiries, please contact: inf o @ ti p p l e b ox .c o . uk

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From adult-only Crazy Golf courses where you can grab a tipple before you tee off to picnic perfect ready-to-drink cocktails, we’ve rounded up our top reccomendations from the latest tipple trends.

As the ‘Martini Revolution’ sweeps the country, we’re stepping behind the bar with the Mixology Brothers who delve into the details of the Espresso and Pornstar Martini and their rise to the top.

We love any excuse to raise a glass and this month is no different thanks to St George’s Day as we share new spirits from England including coffee vodka and pink gin.

Grab a drink, head outside and get into the swing of spring!

Cheers, Claire

INSIDE MONTH’S

THIS BOX

Cloven Hoof Rum

Using imported rum from Guyana’s Diamond Distillery and a lighter rum from Trinidad Distillers Limited, Cloven Hoof blends the rums with natural spices, cloves, star anise and cassia bark to create the spiced red rum.

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Friary Toffee Liqueur

Friary’s Toffee Liqueur combines grain vodka with sweet, smooth and creamy toffee.

Orange Liqueur

A cocktail essential, orange liqueur is made by the maceration and distillation of bitter and sweet oranges or tangerines.

Luscombe English Apple Juice Using organic apples from the orchards from Kent and Herefordshire, Luscombe presses the fruit into a classic blend to create its award-winning English Apple Juice.

Harry Bromptons Berries and Cucumber Iced Tea The newest addition to the Harry Brompton’s range, the Berries and Cucumber Iced Tea has a zesty aroma of ripe raspberry with undertones of green herbaceous cucumber.

Norfolk Cordial Redcurrant and Grapefruit Norfolk Cordial’s Redcurrant and Grapefruit uses only natural ingredients featuring ripe redcurrants with zesty grapefruit.

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TIPPLER’S TRENDS

D AT E S F O R Y O U R D I A R Y S T G E O R G E ’ S D AY

23rd April

St George’s Day is a celebration dedicated to the Patron Saint of England, commemorated on the anniversary of his death. According to legend, he was a soldier in the Roman army who saved the King’s Daughter by slaying a dragon that demanded human sacrifices. King Edward III made him Patron Saint of England in 1350, with the day now symbolised by the St George’s Cross.

G R A N D N AT I O N A L

12-14th April

Since its inaugural running at Aintree in 1839, the Grand national has become an iconic global horse racing event. At this time, a horse named Lottery won the ‘Grand Liverpool Steeplechase’ with a course involving horses jumping over a stone wall, crossing a stretch of ploughed land and finishing over two hurdles. The Grand National in its current format did not begin until 1839, with races over 30 conventional hurdles for the unpredictable sport.

C O M M O N W E A LT H G A M E S

4-15th April

With 70 participating nations set to compete, Gold Coast 2018 will see the international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth take place in Australia. Athletes will compete in the 22 sports and seven para-sports across the 11 day event.

L O N D O N M A R AT H O N

22nd April

One of the World Marathon Majors, London’s long-distance running event has been held for almost 40 years across the capital. Taking place around the River Thames, the 26 mile race consists mainly of amateur runners who make up the majority of the thirty thousand participants.

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TIPPLER’S TRENDS

TEE OFF FOR A TIPPLE Have you spotted the new bar trend swinging its way into the city?

Get ready to raise a glass to a hole in one as Crazy Golf themed bars have began popping up across the UK. Forget being the caddie and get ready for cocktails as we’ve scouted out the top tee-off locations, including two brand new bars set for London.

P U T T S H A C K , LONDON

The owners of ping pong bar chain Bounce are set to launch new indoor mini golf bar and restaurant Puttshack. Set to open in Westfield London this month, the £15m venue will feature four nine-hole golf courses, alongside a rum-focussed cocktail bar and restaurant.

G H E T T O G O L F , BIRMINGHAM

Inside the Custard Factory, Ghetto Golf awaits with an 18-hole mini golf course. With art from over 130 street artists, the venue is a quirky colourful haven with holes inspired by Birmingham landmarks and all things retro, from gaming to Blockbuster.

S W I N G E R S W E S T E N D , LONDON

Located just off Oxford Circus, Swingers will open their second crazy golf bar this month. Themed on a 1920’s trip to the British seaside, the bar will feature two nine-hole courses and four cocktail bars including the world’s only Bandstand Bar.

J U N K YA R D G O L F C L U B , MANCHESTER

With three nine-hole golf courses made from pre-loved and reclaimed pieces, Manchester’s Junkyard will see you clamber through a UV garage and slip down a scrapyard slide. The Bunker Bar serves old school cocktails in red cups, garnished with childhood treats including Party Rings and fizzy laces.

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T I P P L E R ’ S TA L E S

Spirits of the South St George’s Day traditions may date back to the ninth century, but as we’re celebrating new tipple trends, it’s out with the old and in with the new as we raise a glass to the latest spirits from the south.

OLD VODKA Old Vodka launched two new flavours in 2018 with their coffee vodka and rhubarb vodka. Made in Hertfordshire using a family artisan recipe that has been handed down for over 200 years, the secret recipe vodka is triple filtered over charcoal to create its smooth taste. Launching with an original premium vodka, the coffee flavour has quickly become the brand’s best seller.

TOAD SPIRITS In July 2017, The Oxford Artisan Distillery opened its doors at South Park Depot, producing Oxford Dry Gin and Oxford Rye Vodka. The spirits are distilled using bespoke copper stills made by South Devon Railway engineers as a nod to the heritage of the city. TOAD makes its spirits from scratch, growing grain on farms within 50 miles of Oxford using ancient heritage varieties which were uncovered by their archeobotanist.

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WEETONS GIN In the winter of 2017, Weetons of Harrogate launched its own private label gin, infusing distinctive locally sourced ingredients from North Yorkshire. Handcrafted in small batches, the London Dry Gin is made at Yorkshire Dales Distillery using water sourced from the local River Swale and botanicals including redcurrants, heather flowers and honey.

ENGLISH DRINKS C O M PA N Y C L A S S I C P I N K GIN Launching in November 2017 The English Drinks Company released their Classic Pink Gin, blending together a traditional gin with subtle flavours of pomegranate and cinchona bark.

POTHECARY THAI BLEND Handcrafted in small batches in a micro-distillery in Dorset. Pothecary Gin launched a new limited edition Thai Blend in late 2017. The gin combines lime with hints of tropical fruit alongside turmeric, coriander leaf and juniper to create its Thai taste.

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T I P P L E R ’ S TA L E S

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KALOSA

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HappyDown has created three flavours of refreshing craft cocktails - lemon cucumber mint, lychee guava chilli and raspberry pomegranate basil. Based on fortified wine, the cocktails are gluten-free and amount to 4% ABV.

KOLD Cocktails have crafted low sugar RTDs with their gin and vodka mixes. The Kalosa Elderflower and Gin serves up spring in a bottle while the Kalosa Pink Grapefruit and Vodka offers an alternative refreshing and crisp sip.

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Me-Ups

As picnic season approaches, we’ve the perfect remedy with convenient sips to enjoy al fresco.

Forget packing clunky bottles and mixers, these Ready-to-Drink cocktails are set to grab and go. Requiring no preparation simply chill, open and enjoy!

WORLD OF ZING

PA G A N P O T I O N S

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World Of Zing handcraft cocktails in small batches using bespoke bitters, liqueurs and ageing processes. Available in 50ml mini bottles or 500ml sharers, you can sip on cocktails including the Persian Lime and Nori Margarita and a Bordeaux Cask Aged Negroni, ranging from 17-36% ABV.

Pagan Potions crafted two RTD Bloody Marys with varying spice strengths. From the strongest Bloody Marvellous to the more-balanced Magnificent, the cocktails are made using fresh Italian tomatoes and ingredients including vodka, balsamic vinegar and worcestershire sauce.

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TIPPLER’S TIME

Sipping Soundtrack Cloven Hoof pride themselves on their rock relations as the brand was born out of a passion for the rock and metal scene.

Regularly attending music festivals and a fan of heavy music, Cloven Hoof regularly endorses rock and metal bands by sending them rum for the road and the brand also became the official drink’s partner of the Heavy Music Awards 2017.

With the rum ready to rock, we asked the team to share their top tunes for your cocktail sipping soundtrack.

RAISE THE HOOF - RYDERS CREED SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL - THE ROLLING STONES RUNNIN’ WITH THE DEVIL - VAN HALEN DANCIN’ DOWN BELOW - AARON BUCHANAN & THE CULT CLASSICS HELLS BELLS - AC/DC

Cloven Hoof began life behind the bar in 2016.

Landlord of the George and Dragon pub, and founder of Cloven Hoof Rum, Paul Stanley became tired of the typical tipples behind the bar with their synthetic flavourings and mythological stories.

From kitchen top experimentation to blending sessions, Paul decided to launch his own authentic deep red rum.

Using imported rum from Guyana’s Diamond Distillery and a lighter rum from Trinidad Distillers Limited, the rums are blended with a mysterious concoction of natural spices, cloves, star anise and cassia bark to create Cloven Hoof.

With the spirit ready for launch, friends thought up the Cloven Hoof name because “the Devil made them do it”, a sentiment reflected in the deep red label and devil imagery.

As the spirit stood on the shelves, punters developed a taste for the rum and it quickly gained traction across its origins of Brighton and Hove.

Now, Cloven Hoof has found its way from behind the bar on to shop shelves including Majestic Wines and Hartleys Wines, as well as being poured from selected pubs across the UK.

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TIPPLER’S TIME

London life is ever-changing, but some things remain constant. Like the city’s love of tea.

Brewing up in the capital started over 300 years ago and hasn’t stopped since. While they didn’t know about caffeine, polyphenols and antioxidants back then, they certainly appreciated a strong cuppa to keep them going.

Launched in 2013, Harry Brompton takes the capital’s tea traditions in a new direction.

With the finest teas sourced from the Great Rift Valley in Kenya to juice from South American Limes and Spanish Lemons, Harry Brompton developed an all-natural, low calorie British Ice Tea to keep the modern Londoner onthe-go. Each bottle has a revitalising blend of tea, a little juice and minimal sugar, with their non-alcoholic ice tea containing only 80 calories or less.

Not satisfied with tea being just a day time drink, Harry Brompton added vodka to the mix to create an awardwinning alcoholic ice tea range, including the Berries and Cucumber Tea which has won a Great Taste Award.

As featured in this month’s box, the Berries and Cucumber Ice Tea combines sweet juice raspberries, tart cranberries and cucumber with Kenyan teas for a refreshing twist.

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TIPPLER’S TIME

The story of Friary Liqueur dates back over 20 years to the heart of the Somerset countryside.

With a secret recipe passed down the family, each generation continues to develop a new range of liqueurs, ensuring each batch is produced using the finest ingredients.

Handcrafted in small batches, producing less than 100 litres of liqueur each time, Friary continue to approach production by hand with each bottle crafted with care.

Featured in this month’s box, Friary’s toffee liqueur is made from a blend of sweet toffee flavour with grain vodka creating a smooth and creamy toffee drink.

DELICIOUS ENOUGH FOR DOWNTON In 2015, Friary Liqueurs received a call from from the producers of Downton Abbey enquiring about their liqueur range.

The producers were enquiring if Friary would be apply to supply liqueurs in specially designed Downton bottles to celebrate the cast and crew’s very last day of filming at the nearby Highclere Castle.

Friary quickly designed a label and produced 70 bottles of Sloe Gin which were gifted to the cast who raised a glass to the their Downton Days with a Friary in hand!

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TIPPLER’S TIPS & TRICKS

The Martini Revolution

The Mixology Brothers specialise in providing cocktail parties to corporate and private events and we thrive on the challenge of producing delicious drinks, no matter what the event space or environment, with each menu fully tailored to the client’s demands.

We have noticed an increase in requests for modern ‘Martinis’ which goes against our, “if it aint broke, dont fix it” rule! Don’t be fooled into thinking we are

stuck in our ways, we’re not, but the thought of mass producing a Pornstar Martini from a mobile bar fills us with dread.

Every drink has its day and we applaud that. The Pornstar Martini is enjoying its moment in the sun just as the Cosmopolitan, thanks to Sex and the City, did during the 00’s. Will these drinks stand the test of time? 100 years from now will people still be ordering them at the bar? We think not.

Pornstar Martini

37.5ml Vanilla Infused Vodka 25ml Passion Fruit Liqueur 25ml Passion Fruit Puree 12.5ml Vanilla Syrup Dash Lime Juice Garnish - Half a Passion Fruit

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Shake all ingredients together with ice then fine strain into a chilled Martini glass. Serve with a shot glass of Champagne (or Prosecco) on the side.

One modern Martini we can get on board with, however, is the Espresso Martini. On the face of it, this drink is a mobile bartenders nightmare.

Chilled glassware, coffee requirements and a double-strained drink, but we love it all the same.

It’s popular no doubt. Fresh coffee used to be an essential element to get the silky crema topping, but with a good cold press coffee the results are the same. Music to the ears of the mobile bartender!

You may believe that sipping a Pornstar Martini will elevate you to the levels of Kim Kardashian, but we venture you’ll be better off enjoying a well made Manhattan from a chilled Nick & Nora any day of the week! The classics stand the test of time for a reason.

Our clients and their wishes come first. With a Mixology Brothers party, you are in complete control of your menu and our top to tail service allows our professional and talented mixologists to host your party wherever, whenever you like, but we urge you to consider the classics.

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The Mixology Brothers - Cocktails wherever, whenever you like!

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Espresso Martini

50ml Vodka 25ml Coffee Liqueur 25ml Espresso 25ml Sugar Syrup Garnish - Coffee Beans

Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice, shake then strain into a chilled Martini glass.

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TIPPLER’S TREASURES ADVERTORIAL

Tales of the Cocktail® on Tour - Edinburgh is a fourday gathering of international specialists in the spirits industry, designed to educate, illuminate and entertain bartenders and cocktail enthusiasts from the city and beyond. The event will run from Saturday, April 7th to Tuesday, April 10th.

Seminars will dive deep into the techniques, history and business of making drinks and cover a variety of issues from the rising popularity of low-proof cocktails to an inside look at what goes on behind the scenes of some of the most innovative beverage programmes in the world.

Participants will be immersed in interactive, educational seminars like ‘Against the Grain’, led by a world expert in whisky distilling, flavour generation and blending, Davin de Kergommeaux.

Seminar tickets are available on the Tales of the Cocktail® website for $65. With the introduction of a per-seminar ticketing system this year, event attendees can curate an experience tailored to their interests. Edinburgh-based attendees receive a 15% discount.

“I’m excited to announce this selection of seminars from some of the most influential figures in the drinks industry,” says Philip Duff, Tales of the 1 5 - M U D D LE - THE TR E NDS E DITION

Cocktail® Director of Education. “We can’t wait to return to the beautiful city of Edinburgh.”

Attendees can expect to see and taste world-class brands such as Aperitivo Select, Bacardi, Havana Club, El Guapo Bitters, Libbey Glassware, Tipple Box, Dishoom, Cremór Irish Cream, Lanique, Bonac24 Gin, Peroni and Italicus, Martini Vermouth and Amaro Montenegro, Bombay Sapphire, ITALICUS Rosolio di Bergamotto, Edinburgh Gin, Southern Comfort, William Grant & Sons, Sipsmith Gin and Porter’s Gin. Tales of the Cocktail® on Tour events will be centered around The Principal Edinburgh Charlotte Square. A highlight this year will be Taste of Tales, which will pay homage to the people and spirits that make the world such an interesting place to drink. Stop by to sip some spirits, take bar tools for a test drive and share some spirited conversations. Tickets for Taste of Tales are $45.

This will be the second visit to Scotland’s capital for Tales of the Cocktail®. Rooms are now available at The Principal Edinburgh Charlotte Square at a special rate with promo code “TOTC.” Tickets are on sale now.

T H E TA L E S O F T H E C O C K TA I L ® O N T O U R 2018 SEMINARS: S P R I T Z E R : F R O M T H E I TA L I A N CL ASSIC APERITIVO TO LOW A B V C O C K TA I L S Giuseppe Gallo with Simone Caporale, Mia Johansson and Marc Alvarez.

Presented by Aperitivo Select

BREAKING THE MOULD Joseph Schofield with Vasilis Krystis, Max Venning & Mimi Lorandova Presented by Bombay Sapphire

AGAINST THE GRAIN Davin de Kergommeaux with Kevin Vollebregt Presented by Libbey Glassware

BALLIN’ ON A BUDGET Iain McPherson with Sullivan Doh, Mia Johansson, Vasilis Kyritsis & Boudewijn Mesritz Presented by Tales of the Cocktail Foundation

THE DOLLARS OF DIVERSITY Elayne Duff with Monica Berg, Hannah Lanfear & Sullivan Doh Presented by Tales of the Cocktail Foundation

SOUND ADVICE - BETTER BAR MUSIC Jacob Briars with Sly Augustin and Metinee Kongsrivali Presented by Bacardi 16 - M U D D LE - THE TREN D S ED I TI O N

TIPPLER’S TOAST

CO MPETI TI ON T IME Let’s get ready to rum-ble!

We’ve teamed up with this month’s featured distillery to give you the chance to win a full sized bottle of Cloven Hoof rum!

Using imported rum from Guyana’s Diamond Distillery and a lighter rum from Trinidad Distillers Limited, the rums are blended with a mysterious concoction of natural spices, cloves, star anise and cassia bark to create Cloven Hoof’s distinct spiced ruby rum.

Whether you’re sipping it with your favourite mixer or shaking it into a cocktail, it’s time to add some rock ‘n’ rum to your life.

For your chance to win, simply visit Tipple Box on Facebook and enter via our Giveaway section!

T&Cs apply.

NEXT MONTH

C E L E B R AT I O N E D I T I O N

It’s time to get ready for the Royal Wedding frenzy.

We’re celebrating all things regal with our fourpage feature, from Champagne Cocktails ready for toasting the newly-weds to warranted drinks fit for the Royal Family.

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Mexico is gearing up to celebrate Cinco De Mayo so we’re sharing some top tequila tips, showcasing that there’s far more to the spirit than its usual lime and salt counterparts.

Our May Tipple Box will feature two cocktails from Kokoro Gin, ready to raise a glass to the Royal couple!

Let us know what you think of this month’s edition on our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and don’t forget to #TagMyTipple to be in with the chance of winning a Tipple Box Barware set!

TIPPLER’S TOAST

# TAGMY TIPP L E Share to win!

Enjoying your Tipple Box? We want to see your cocktail creations!

By sharing a quick snap on social media, you can be in with the chance to win a Tipple Box Barware Set. Whether you’re addicted to Instagram, a talkative Tweeter or a fan of Facebook, simply share any of your cocktails with us using #TagMyTipple to enter our monthly competition.

Each month, one lucky winner will be selected to win a bespoke barware set and see their photo published in Muddle Magazine!

Our latest winner is subscriber Karen who shared her take on our Love Potion with the smooth and sweet Mudslide!

For more cocktail inspiration before you get snapping, check out our Instagram to see photos from cocktail lovers across the UK who have enjoyed a tipple or two!

@TippleBox #TagMyTipple

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