Best described as short drinks served tall, Highballs are a type of simple cocktail, fundamentally consisting of a spirit and a carbonate (tonic or soda etc) served in a low capacity, tall, ice-filled glass (or Highball glass). Unlike a Collins or a Fizz, traditionally these didn’t contain fruit juice, although this rule has become increasingly diluted and we think that the addition of apple juice and a dash of lime sets this drink apart.
American whiskey (that’s right, with an ‘e’) appears a less explored avenue of the malted spirit, especially outside its native lands. Ask someone if they like whisky, and chances are they’ll swear fealtyto ScotchesorJapanese whiskies, even Irish if they’re serious connoisseurs, but rarely do you hear bourbons and ryes getting similar love.
Speyside Scotch whisky distillery Glenfarclas has completed its Pagoda Reserve Series with the addition of 63-year-old Glenfarclas Pagoda Sapphire Reserve.
The new Bombay Bramble gin is described as “bursting with natural berry flavours” and is said to “capture the essence of fresh blackberries and raspberries harvested at their ripest moment”.
A new record has been set for a bottle of Japanese whisky, with a 52 year-old Karuizawa ‘Zodiac Rat’ 1960 being sold for £363,000 by Sotheby’s in London this week.
Auctioneer Bonhams has celebrated encouraging results from its recent online whisky sale where almost 40% of the bidders were new clients and over 30% were young collectors under 40 years old.
London-based online gift retailer Firebox.com has launched a range of hybrid wine and cocktail-flavoured gin liqueurs, that it says will tap into the growing trend for hybrid drinks.
A spirit that uses the droppings from silkworms as one of its key ingredients has been launched in Japan.
Three Japanese drinks companies have joined forces to turn wasted beer into gin to support the local cultural and entertainment industries.
Illva Saronno-owned liqueur brand Tia Maria has entered the ready-to-drink (RTD) category with the launch of a canned iced coffee.
American whiskey (that’s right, with an ‘e’) appears a less explored avenue of the malted spirit, especially outside its native lands. Ask someone if they like whisky, and chances are they’ll swear fealty to Scotches or Japanese whiskies, even Irish if they’re serious connoisseurs, but rarely do you hear bourbons and ryes getting similar love.
Speyside Scotch whisky distillery Glenfarclas has completed its Pagoda Reserve Series with the addition of 63-year-old Glenfarclas Pagoda Sapphire Reserve.
The new Bombay Bramble gin is described as “bursting with natural berry flavours” and is said to “capture the essence of fresh blackberries and raspberries harvested at their ripest moment”.
A new record has been set for a bottle of Japanese whisky, with a 52 year-old Karuizawa ‘Zodiac Rat’ 1960 being sold for £363,000 by Sotheby’s in London this week.
Auctioneer Bonhams has celebrated encouraging results from its recent online whisky sale where almost 40% of the bidders were new clients and over 30% were young collectors under 40 years old.
London-based online gift retailer Firebox.com has launched a range of hybrid wine and cocktail-flavoured gin liqueurs, that it says will tap into the growing trend for hybrid drinks.
