THE ULTIMATE COTSWOLDS DRINKS GUIDE
Let's face it, this year has been a shocker!
Christmas gives us a chance to celebrate (in our bubbles) and enjoy some incredible liquors and brews created here in the Cotswolds.
Here is our guide to some our favourites.
GIN
BEAUFORT FIFTY-SEVEN SMOKED GINIn exploring the rich history of the British Navy, and guided by a desire to push the accepted limits of the gin category that little bit further, BeauFort Spirit has created its flagship product; a ‘gunpowder proof’ Smoked Sipping Gin.
50cl / 57% £39 |
WOOD BROTHERS SINGLE ESTATE GINFollowing the age-old route of the one shot distilling technique, the Wood Brothers Single Estate Gin combines home-grown herbs, lavender, rosemary and dill, with traditional gin botanicals, such as juniper berries, angelica root and citrus peels.
70cl / 44% £35 |
CAPREOLUS GARDEN SWIFT DRY GINWinner of the hugely prestigious The Whisky Exchange Spirit of the Year 2017.
Organic blood orange, flowers, spice, berries, pine, drying resins and sweetness fill the mouth. Rich and unbelievably complex, it transcends expectations of a gin. 50cl / 47% £36 |
COTSWOLDS DRY GINThe Cotswolds Dry Gin is a delectable blend of nine carefully-considered botanicals, including local lavender from nearby Snowshill and freshly-peeled pink grapefruit and lime zest. Due to the unusually high volume of botanicals they use, the gin causes a beautiful pearlescent cloud to appear when ice or tonic is added.
70cl / 46% £34.95 |
TIVOLIS LONDON DRY GINTivoli’s Gin is a fun, playful and frivolous spirit inspired by the exuberant nature of the roaring 1920’s. It's a subtle but complex London Dry Gin expertly balanced with the finest botanicals. It is still the only gin to be uniquely distilled with the same Cheltenham spa water that King George III and wife Queen Charlotte came to drink in 1788, renowned for its healing properties.
50cl / 41% £37.50 |
KING STONE DRY GINA classic London Dry style with Juniper and Corriander at the forefront of the palate. A celebration of citrus with Orange Peel leading the charge. The spice from the Angelica and Orris Root is abundant but not overbearing. Lastly, Liquorish root gives the gin natural sweetness and a silky smooth finish.
70cl / 43% £35 |
FLAVOURED GIN
COTSWOLDS BARREL-AGED HEDGEROW GIN
The Cotswolds Distillery Hedgerow Gin is made from the finest local fruit and berries, macerated slowly in their award-winning Cotswolds Dry Gin before being barrel-aged in ex-red wine casks.
50cl / 37.5% £39.95 |
COTSWOLDS PINK RASPBERRY & HIBISCUSThe Boutique Distillery’s Pink Raspberry & Hibiscus Cotswold Gin is made wholly by them in our small craft distillery using Organic grain spirit infused with 14 of our sustainably sourced botanicals, including fresh English raspberries from the farm down the road and pure Malvern Spring water.
50cl / 45% £39.95 |
SIBLING NEGRONI GINFirst mixed for Count Camillo Negroni in Florence in 1919, the Negroni is a classic aperitivo cocktail, famous for its bitter but balanced flavour.
Sibling have taken inspiration from the cocktail to create a gin that mixes with tonic to make a fresh and herbal G&T, best served with tonic, a slice of orange and ice. 70cl / 38% £40 |
WHISKY & RUM
COTSWOLDS SINGLE MALT WHISKYThe Cotswolds Distillery Single Malt Whisky is the first whisky ever distilled in the Cotswolds. We use 100% locally grown, floor-malted barley and mature the whisky in first-fill ex-Bourbon barrels and reconditioned red wine casks. Rich, fruity and sippable with notes of honey, Seville orange marmalade and dark red fruits.
70cl / 46% £39 |
BEAUFORT SMOKED DEMERARA RUMFine Demerara rum with an oak-smoked cacao heart and a honeyed tobacco soul. Elegantly finished with scorched gorse, wild elderflower and oats hand sourced from the British Isles. A complex spiced rum, to be savoured over ice or mixed with ginger or smoked tea as a sophisticated long drink.
70cl / 40% £30 |
NO.3 DOUBLE SPICED RUMReleased from the same stable as their multi award winning British Polo Gin, this ground-breaking 100% organic double spiced rum is the first of its kind in the world and has been three years in the making.
70cl / 40% £39.95 |
BEER & CIDER
DEYA BREWERY 6 PACKDEYA beers are carefully considered and the result of thoughtful attention to detail. Freshness and clarity of flavour and aroma are the key parameters to our beers and their focus throughout the process.
From £18 |
COTSWOLDS LAGERCotswold lagers are brewed at their brewery in Bourton-on-the-Water, following the techniques and traditions of the Bavarian lager brewers. Their lagers only contain four ingredients; water, hops, malt and yeast and are "lagered" (cold stored) for at least 4 weeks which gives them their natural carbonation. Their brews are all vegan and we do not use additives, preservatives or pasteurisation.
Various prices. |
DUNKERTONS ORGANIC CIDERFounded in 1980 with a pioneering spirit and vision, founders Susie and Ivor Dunkerton set about making deep flavoured organic ciders and perry without using any concentrates or chemicals, instead growing apples in harmony with the environment to help sustain the natural eco system. Today, this vision is still at the heart of Dunkertons and is in every drop of our Cider and Perry creating distinct flavours and aromas enjoyed around the world.
Various prices. |
HOOKY EIGHT BOTTLE BEER VARIETY PACK
Sitting in its beautiful, mellow Cotswold Hills landscape, Hook Norton is a proudly independent and passionate family business that takes the very best of its handcrafted brewing heritage and combines it with a thoroughly modern approach, to create a range of real ales for today’s drinkers to enjoy.
£20 |
COTSWOLD CIDER CO MIXED CASEApples are their passion and their calling is to craft full-flavoured cider with bags of character and spirited personality. Only ever fermented from 100% apple juice using English bittersweet cider apples for that true, honest, full-blooded real good cider, without compromise.
Various prices |
GOFFS BREWERY 12 BOTTLE MIXED CASEGoffs use only the best ingredients in its beers and source locally wherever possible. Their beers are made with local Cotswold water, finest malts, top quality hops, and traditional brewers yeast. They don’t add anything else!
£29 |
CHADLINGTON BREWERY CASE/MINI KEGChadlington Brewery take inspiration from the glorious Oxfordshire countryside to create great tasting beers that everyone can enjoy. Brewed using only natural ingredients including Oxfordshire spring water and the finest English hops and malt, we take our time to ensure each and every brew is the best it can be.
Various prices |
STROUD BREWERY GIFT PACKSStroud Brewery established in 2006, initially the brewery was a passion project for our founder Greg Pilley; an adventurer, environmentalist and beer lover. His purpose was simply to make great tasting beers for the local community whilst being the change he wanted to see in the business world. Today Stroud Brewery is a thriving enterprise and our tap room has become one of Stroud’s cherished local landmarks. We make great tasting, ethical and organic beer and we create welcoming, fun social spaces.
Various prices |
BROADWAY PRESS ICE CYDER GIFT PACKAll of the Broadway Press products are carefully handcrafted with rescued class 2 apples from Cotswold Orchards. These apples have been lovingly grown on a family farm through the year but don't quite make the supermarket grade. Our trademark process allows these apples to fulfil their full potential.
£12.95 |
WINE
THREE CHOIRSThe first vines were planted in 1973 in 1/2 an acre, Three Choirs is one of the oldest, and largest, vineyards in England, creating award-winning English wines to charm every palate.
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WOODCHESTER VALLEYWoodchester Valley is a family owned boutique vineyard and winery in the South Cotswolds. We have three vineyard sites in the Stroud valleys which produce a range of still white, rose and sparkling wines.
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POULTON HILL ESTATETheir 8,800 vines have been planted on the warm and sunny south-facing slopes of Poulton Hill Estate. These vines can produce up to 20,000 bottles of wine a year.
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THE BEST OF THE REST
COTSWOLDS CREAM LIQUEUR
Cotswolds Cream Liqueur is made by mixing our new-make single malt spirit (unaged whisky) with fresh Irish cream, creating a wonderfully rich liqueur with notes of vanilla and butterscotch.
70cl / 17% £24 |
DAYLESFORD COCKTAIL BOXThe perfect gift for the cocktail lover!
The box includes: Espresso Martini, Ginger Cosmopolitan, Margarita, Negroni, Old Fashioned, and Smoked Rum Sour. £100 |
THE REVEREND HUBERT WINTER LIQUORThe Reverend Hubert Bell Lester (1868 -1929) was a charming and caring man who also enjoyed a good party.
He created his winter liqueur recipe in 1904 for the joyful Christmas gathering of his army colleagues and congregation. Today, Thomas Lester, the Reverend’s great-grandson, has updated the original formula, recreating it entirely by hand. The result is balanced and smooth warming gin liqueur bursting with aromatic notes of dried fruit, winter spices and the freshest organic orange and lemon zest from Amalfi. To be enjoyed neat or as part of a cocktail. 50cl / 27% £35.99 |
