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DRINKS CABINET
The latest tipples to tempt your taste buds By ABBIE SCHOFIELD
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THAT ’S THE SPIRIT D I C TA D O R R U M The Parra family in Colombia have distilled Dictador Rum for three generations, and their new collaboration with Lalique houses a unique blend of 1976 vintages in spectacular crystal carafes. Just 300 uniquely designed bottles are available worldwide.
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Tropical TIPPLE SPIRITED COCONUT The Spirited Union Distillery in Amsterdam is the world’s first botanical rum distillery. Its new release, Spirited Coconut, unites tropical Belizean rum with sun-dried organic coconut flakes infused with Madagascan vanilla and Peruvian cacao. £27.50, spirited-union.com
MULTIPLE CHOICE BEERGINVINO BeerGinVino are a family-owned shop and online retailer in Haddenham that brings together the finest local and provincial producers. Expect 100-plus craft beers, 100-plus artisan gins, and 80-plus English wines and emerging global wines.
Picnic Wines
The best summer wines to enjoy outdoors this month By SHOP CUVÈE
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pecialising in natural wine, Shop Cuvée in north London will be delivering drinks to picnickers in Clissold Park and Highbury Fields, with more locations announced soon. Here are co-owner Brodie Meah's favourite wines for a picnic in the park. Le Coste, Pizzicante Bianco, Procanico, Moscato (£23.50) is a Pet Nat built for summer. It has sherbet acidity with a huge aroma of pithy citrus, perfect to pop in the garden with friends. Cantina Giardino, Volpe Rosa, Coda di Volpe (£30.50) is an elegant rosato that has had a facelift this year with a fancy new label, making it the perfect gift. It also fits the bill as something to drink before heading out for a summer evening. Weingut Pitneur, Perfect Day, Chardonnay Blend (£22.50) is an orange wine that maintains freshness and acidity, perfect for a day of drinking wine (the clue is in the name!). It’s made with a blend of local varieties all macerated on the skins separately and blended together before bottling. The key is the chardonnay juice sees no skin contact, which adds a real vibrant, zippy acidity to the wine. Domaine Durrmann, Zegwur, Gewurztraminer (£22.50) takes all the floral aromatics of Gewurztraminer, but ferments it to dryness while maintaining a wicked acidity. It's an ultra lively, energetic wine that just jumps out of the glass. It has no sulfur additions, which really allows the wine to sing.
shopcuvee.com
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