It has arrived, the month where we start to enjoy heartier, warmer meals with family and friends. October is also Halloween so we see lots of food and drink products to support the fun of ghouls and witches, pumpkins and ghosts.
This food & drink round-up offers new launches, a couple of limited editions, and plenty of tasty treats for you to enjoy. We’ve got smoothies and broth, sausages and ice cream, soft drinks, rum and even a cook book.
Savoury
Freja, Instant Bone Broth Stock
High in protein, packed with collagen and nutrient-rich, the new delicious Instant Bone Broth, comes in both Beef and Chicken flavours. Ideal for cooking and can also be enjoyed as a hot drink. With stock cubes such an ultra-processed area of the supermarket, Freja now offer 100% natural ingredients bone broth sachets as a nourishing alternative. Plus, they are only 56 calories per serving. Visit Freja for pricing and delivery options
HECK!, Hallowiener Sausages
Back for spooky season, limited edition Hallowiener sausages from HECK! Squashing in the flavour, the delicious autumnal sausage recipe combines 80% lean British pork shoulder, pumpkin, black treacle and a touch of red chilli. Producing a wickedly sticky and slightly spicy sausage that’s perfect for hot dogs or serving as ‘sausage pops’ on toffee apple sticks. Both gluten free and dairy free, available from Heck Food, priced at £3.50 (6 x sausages). On sale until 24th October.
Sweet
Fearne & Rosie, Pudsey Limited Edition Strawberry Jam
The wonderful Fearne & Rosie have their annual Pudsey Limited Edition Strawberry Jam, with 10p from each jar being donated to Children in Need. Available to buy from Asda stores across the UK. Visit Fearne & Rosie for more info.
Häagen-Dazs, Limited Edition Ticked Pink Fruit Collection
This year, Häagen-Dazs has teamed up with Asda to launch limited edition Tickled Pink packaging on its Fruit Collection. With 10% of all of sales going directly towards funding essential breast cancer charities. This is the first occasion that Häagen-Dazs has gone fully pink, complete with clear back-of-pack messaging reminding shoppers to take a moment to check their chests, in the same amount of time it takes for a Häagen-Dazs ice cream to reach optimum temperature! Priced at £5.40 (4 x mini cups), from Asda.
Soft & Non Alcoholic Drinks
SENTIA Spirits, GABA Gold
Functional drinks producer SENTIA Spirits now has GABA Gold. Designed to enhance the brain’s natural GABA to elevate social experiences and open the door to greater human connection. GABA Gold features a meticulously crafted blend of botanicals known for their joy-invoking properties, including Vibrant Orange, Refreshing Lemongrass, Spicy Ginger, Schisandra, Hops and Chamomile. Priced at £32 (500ml) from Sentia Spirits
Mockingbird, Smoothies, Juices, and Shots
Mockingbird offers an award-winning range of deliciously fresh, fruit & veg packed smoothies, Juices and Shots that are full of vitamins. Thanks to the unique raw production process all the fruit and veg goodness is protected, setting these smoothies apart from many mainstream brands. Flavours include Raw Greens, Raw Defence, Raw Boost, Raw Glow, and Raw Vitalise. Available at Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Planet Organic, Whole Foods, Morrisons and more.
Luscombe Drinks, Organic Soft Drinks
Royal Warrant holder Luscombe Drinks just launched its delicious organic soft drinks into Waitrose & Partners stores across the UK. Shoppers can find 74cl bottles of the Elderflower Bubbly, Sicilian Lemonade and Rhubarb Crush in-store and online priced at just £3.95 each from Waitrose
Booze
CASA BARÚ, Rum
CASA BARÚ is a celebration of Panama’s unique terroir and a commitment to excellence. Produced in the heart of the Chiriqui Highlands from locally grown artisanal sugarcane syrup, distilled in traditional copper pot stills, and aged in carefully selected oak barrels. The Double Crop innovative expression marries Panamanian sugarcane with Geisha coffee fruit. It creates a complex and aromatic rum that is both bold and unexpected with a distinctive flavour profile. Visit Highball Brands on Instagram to find out more
LONKERO, Gin & Grapefruit Can
Lonkero is a brand of Finnish Long Drink, the national drink of Finland. Inspired by Finland’s eccentricity and the love of the outdoors, the brand’s name literally translates to ‘long drink’. At 5.5% ABV, it’s ideal as a one-off refresher, or for sipping during a session. A delightfully crisp & zingy draught of gin, grapefruit, soda, lime, a pinch of pine, and botanicals. Priced at £17.99 (6-pack) or £29.99 (12-pack), from Lonkero
Cook Book
The Italian Family Kitchen, by Eva Santaguida and Harper Alexander
Learn how to make favourite classics and discover new and surprising Italian dishes. Acquire hands-on kitchen skills and get actionable tips on how to source the right ingredients or find substitutes from this new cook book. Plus, learn how to put it all together into memorable, lifestyle-fitting meals.
Distilling the episodic knowledge Eva Santaguida and Harper Alexander share on their popular Italian cooking YouTube channel, Pasta Grammar The Italian Family Kitchen shares how to make 100 uncompromisingly authentic Italian recipes while also putting the food into the greater context of the Italian culinary landscape.
Priced at £23, available to buy now from Quarto
Exciting and Enticing October Food & Drink Round-Up – Words by Rachel McAlley / @LadyRach
