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TOP BEVERAGES GIN PART 3
TOP BEVERAGES – THE FUTURE
PART 3
Today I wish to focus on the last of the 3 collections, their Classic Collection and the aptly named Classic Gin. This is probably the gin which will appeal to most gin drinkers, as it contains your standard gin botanicals, some gorgeous citrus (lemon, lime and Valencian Oranges) and to add a little sweetness, elderflower. This is delicious with a plain tonic, but I’ve gone a bit “extra” again and made another super easy cocktail, leaning again towards something a bit healthy. I’ve cheated again and used a supermarket juice instead of juicing or smashing up some fruit and herbs, but why do the work when someone else has done it for you!
SUPER JUICE
25ml Classic Gin
15ml St Germain
50ml Moju Juice – the green one!
Shake it all up with some ice and strain into your glass over a sphere of ice. Add a squeeze of fresh lime and garnish with whatever you fancy!
So what plans do Top Beverages have for next year? Well it’s safe to say, they will not be resting on their laurels, despite having an amazing range of gin, rum and vodka already, and they are in the process of developing a few more products which will follow current trends in the beverage market. They are launching a range of CBD cocktails using their original spirits under a sub-brand in 1Q 2020. These RTDs will be a G&T, a rum and cola and a vodka, lime and soda. They are also planning a line of mocktails. These will have between 10-15 mg of CBD and will be around 100 calories with no added sugars, essences or artificial additives, as with their original spirits.
They also plan a Cloudy Tipple Tour of the UK, with big plans for events in London and Glasgow and will also pop up in Ibiza next year! They also have chocolate, although they plan to keep their business purely spirits based and will not be selling this from their website. So for all you chocolate lovers, if you would like some, then you can place an order via Top CBDChocolate on Instagram via a DM.
Top Beverages hopes to build from grassroots and create a firm base of followers who will help support and grow their brand. With the growing trend for health foods and supplements that have health benefits, their stance of quality over quantity is sure to stand them in good stead and I am now a firm member of their fan club. As society becomes more accepting and educated about CBD and its associated benefits, and governments start to legalise the use of medicinal cannabis, this is something I believe will continue to grow and buyers will become more discerning about what products they use and want more disclosure around ingredients used in so called health foods and supplements. Nick has an open door policy, so if you have any questions around their products, do get in touch with him.
At present, all Top Beverage products are produced and distilled in Scotland, although the founders live in Barcelona, so delivery to the UK is not an issue. With code TOP50FAN you get 50% off website prices and free delivery. Don’t delay – this offer is only around for a few more days.
My review of Top Beverages is totally unbiased and unpaid but I was gifted 3 sample products. I have purchased full size bottles since trying them as I genuinely love the gin and the CBD is just an added bonus.
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It's a bit early for clover but I did manage to find a few leaves poking out the ground and they were perfect to use for a post for St Patrick's Day. Other foliage or flowers work and even citrus peel, so if you aren't trying to theme your cocktails, then you can just pretty them up with something else. Sometimes condensation is enough to hold light objects onto the glass, but it wasn't working this time, so I had a trick up my sleeve!
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Given this week is National Storytelling Week, I thought I would expand on my Top 10 favourite Gin Stories and share them again with you all in more detail. They are not in any particular order and although they are all good gins, it's impossible to make a list of my 10 favourite gins, as I have too many! If you want to read more of my gin stories, they are part of my Virtual Gin Tours which are either on my Instagram account or filed here on my website too for easy reading. Hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoyed researching and writing them all. Allison As seen in The Daily Mail