FREE DESIGNER BAG WITH NEW BELVEDERE IX AT WWW.DRINKON.COM

Snap up your FREE designer bag with Belvedere IX, a luxury spirit from Belvedere Vodka that blends 9 natural, individually distilled ingredients with Belvedere Vodka to create a new and unique taste. We are giving away a FREE JONATHAN KELSEY BAG with every vodka in the Belvedere range, while stocks last! Belvedere IX represents a breakthrough in vodka innovation in the sense that it uses a similar methodology to that of gin. Its higher strength (50% abv) allows for the ingredients and botanical to be held at a specific concentration, which makes the flavours more pronounced. The bottle design is funky, having been created by graffiti artist Andre Saraiva, and the drink can be enjoyed frozen and neat, in longs drinks with mixers such as grapefruit juice or tonic and it can also be mixed with Coke or Red, without losing the aromatic quality of the vodka. View Belvedere Vodka

Still on the trail of the unusual this week, we’re showcasing Fernet Branca, iconic Italian bitters that’s been made to a secret family recipe since 1845. The drink contains 27 herbs from around the world, including saffron, gentian root, camomile and myrrh and is matured in oak barrels for 12 months. It is complex and intense, with rich notes of bitterness and a delicately spicy finish. Although Fernet Branca is generally enjoyed as a digestif, served at room temperature, it can also be mixed really effectively in cocktails, particulary this one, which is pretty damn good:

DR ZEUS

1 shot Fernet Branca

20 raisins2 shots cognac

¼ shot Gomme syrup

1/8 shot Kahlua coffee liqueur

1 dash Fee Brothers Orange Bitters

Method: Pour Fernet Branca into an ice-filled Old-fashioned glass (short tumbler). Top with chilled mineral water and leave to stand. Separately muddle raisins in the base of a shaker, add other ingredients and shake with ice. Discard the contents of the glass and strain the contents of the shaker into the Fernet Branca coated glass. (from Diffordsguide to Cocktails #7)

FOUR ROSES INGLE BARREL FOR FATHER'S DAY £16.99 AT www.drinkon.com

Our deal of the week comes in the form of Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon, at just £16.99 per bottle – this is a saving of over 50% on the original price of £36.25. This complex, full bodied and surprisingly smooth small batch bourbon would make a fantastic Father’s Day gift which we can gift wrap for you and send with a personalised message. Please note, there is limited stock of this item, so make haste!

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We’re giving away a FREE Blavod black zip-up cooler jacket when you buy a bottle of Blavod Black vodka, while stocks last! Blavod is triple-distilled to achieve a pure vodka coloured with black catechu to give its distinctive colour. Black catechu is a herb extract from a tree native to Burma and East India. The vodka is ‘outrageously smooth’ and floats on top of most mixers, giving a really impressive visual effect when creating cocktails.

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For whiskey aficionados we have some exciting new bottles listed this week. Firstly, Mackmyra Swedish Single Malt Whiskey, Sweden’s first ever single malt – lovely and spicy with lots of fruit. Then there’s Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey, a small batch specialty dram and also Corner Creek Kentucky Bourbon, a full-bodied selection from the distillery’s finest barrels. Not to be outdone, our vodka range has something new to offer in the form of Cold River Blueberry Vodka, which is an American potato vodka (and therefore gluten free) with the addition of 100% wild Maine blueberries. Sounds delicious – and just the ticket for summer!

We are currently offering £2 off any purchase of Stroh 80 Rum! Just type in the code STROH09 at checkout to receive your discount. Stroh is otherwise known as the ‘spirit of Austria’ and has a tradition stretching back to 1832. Its unique aroma and great flavour have made it a favourite among dark rums and it can be used in cocktails or enjoyed straight. * Please note that the voucher applies only to orders containing a purchase from the Stroh range, and is not available in conjunction with any other offers.*

At Drinkon, we can gift wrap single bottle orders in our gorgeous gold organza bottle bags and send a personal message from you. All you have to do is email us your address list, and we’ll take care of the rest. Please contact carolyn@drinkon.com or call 01334 477333 to discuss your requirements.

Go tell it on the mountain! Refer like-minded friends to us, and we’ll give each of your friends a £5 voucher to spend on their first order at Drinkon. For every friend who orders, we give you a £5 voucher too!

NEW LAMB'S SPICED RUM AVAILABLE ONLINE NOW AT WWW.DRINKON.COM

Brand new this week, and new to the UK market is Lamb’s Spiced Rum. A golden Caribbean rum, Lamb’s spiced is expertly blended with the natural flavours of vanilla, cinnamon and lime. It’s a perfect rum for summer drinking as it blends well in tall drinks, especially with cloudy apple juice which brings out the cinnamon notes, and it’s also great with ginger ale. Try sipping over ice too.

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Try out new Lamb’s Spiced Rum in this delicious summery drink:
CHILLED GECKO
2 shots Lamb’s Spiced

Cloudy apple juice

Dash of freshly squeezed lemon juice
Place all ingredients in an ice-filled shaker, shake and strain into an ice-filled highball glass. Garnish with a slice of apple.

DON'T WAIT FOR THE EASTER BUNNY!!

Don't wait for the Easter Bunny to bring you tasty delights, we have plenty of your favourite indulgences here at Drinkon. Why not try the Mozart range of chocolate liqueurs, with chocolate orange, white chocolate, milk chocolate and dark chocolate flavours there really is something to suit all tastes. If cocktails are more to your liking then why not try making your own Easter Bunny???


Easter Bunny
1 1/2 oz Marie Brizard Crème de Cacao Brown
1/2 oz Van Hoo vodka
1 shot Teisseire Chocolat Sirop
1 shot Peter Heering Cherry Brandy
Pour the creme de cacao and vodka into a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a glass with ice cubes. Float the chocolate sirop and cherry brandy on top. The best way to do this is to pour them into the glass over the back of a spoon.

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GREAT EASTER WINE DEALS!

If you’re entertaining family and friends over Easter, celebrate with a glass of our most popular Prosecco by Rocco. Prosecco is a creamy and refreshingly dry Italian sparkling wine from the Veneto, and is made from a white grape variety called Prosecco. It is believed to have been made since Roman times and if you add a dash of white peach puree, you have a gorgeous Bellini cocktail! Save £2 - £3 on every bottle of Rocco Prosecco this Easter, while stocks last!

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What could be more spring-like than a Mimosa cocktail? You will love this.
MIMOSA

½ shot Grand Marnier liqueur

1 ¾ shots freshly squeezed orange juiceTop up with Brut champagne (oh alright, you could use Prosecco – see above!)
Pour the ingredients into a chilled flute glass and stir gently. Garnish with an orange twist. This cocktail was created in 1925 at the Ritz Hotel in Paris and was named after the yellow flowering shrub of the same name. The mimosa is in blossom in Italy in particular in March and has become the symbol of the Festa de la Donna (Women’s Day). Traditionally, men buy sprigs of mimosa as gifts for the women in their lives.

TYRRELLS VODKA – SMOOTH, ARTISANAL, HOME GROWN!

Yes, we know it’s not pink and fluffy, but it’s very, very of-the-moment! And as we like to keep you au courant with all that’s new and wonderful in the world of drinks, we’d like to introduce you to Tyrrell’s Vodka. Made in Herefordshire in small batches, it’s a fantastic potato vodka, which makes it very smooth and creamy and quite special. The potatoes are traditional varieties grown in the fields around the distillery and Tyrrells also make crisps, with which you may be familiar.

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Now, who could possibly resist this tempting offer of a playful amorous cocktail:

KISS CHASE

1.5 shots Tyrrells vodka0.5 shot Chase elderflower liqueurDash orange bitters2 shots apple juice
Put all ingredients into an ice-filled shaker, shake well and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a thin slice of apple.
(recipe created for Ian Fleming Centenary and supplied by Chase Distillery, manufacturers of Tyrrells vodka)

FREE CUFFLINKS WITH MONKEY SHOULDER WHISKY!

It’s a two-in-one Christmas gift par excellence! Monkey Shoulder Triple Malt whisky comes with FREE pewter cufflinks, beautifully crafted and boxed very stylishly. Monkey Shoulder is a combination of single malts from the Balvenie, Glenfiddich and Kininvie distilleries, and is a particularly rounded and smooth whisky. Enjoy it on the rocks, with coke or ginger, and it’s extremely mixable in an incredible range of cocktails.

You can take advantage of this offer at www.drinkon.com