We’re in for a heatwave and no doubt you have at least one BBQ planned! Well take a look at these fabulous drink options that will compliment your BBQ food perfectly.
We have everything from whiskey to rum and gin to cocktails and punch! Having tried most of these, we can highly recommend them for your BBQ guests.
Burnt Ends Blended Whiskey
A whiskey blended with BBQ in mind. Inspired by the BBQ joints of America, this rich, meaty expression brings together Tennessee Rye Whiskey and sherry-cask finished peated, Single Malt Scotch Whisky. All served up in a bottle that could easily be holding your favourite BBQ sauce!
Perfect for sipping neat and mixing, or how about using in your cooking – makes a fantastic addition to any BBQ sauce recipe!
Tasting Notes
Nose: Deliciously rich and spicy with rye notes prominent. Massive hit of peat quickly overtakes the proceedings, with more than a touch of apple juice in the background.
Palate: Epic. Barbecue sauce and smoky sausage all the way. The marriage of rye and peat hangs together perfectly.
Finish: Long, smoky, lingering.
Overall: A spectacularly put-together, highly unconventional whiskey which holds its own when sipped, but cries out for mixing.
Product Name – Burnt Ends Blended Whiskey
Price – RRP: £29.95
Available from masterofmalt.com
Hello Summer…Hello ZING!
A Lighter and Lower Botanical Spirit
Not content with launching a multi-award-winning Hard Seltzer, Lilo has now launched Lilo Zing, an exciting new botanical spirit. Light, fragrant and zesty, it is the perfect base spirit for almost any classic summer serve…and at just 25% ABV and 35 calories per single-serve, it is bang on the ‘no-lo’ trend too.
Crafted by an award-winning Scottish Distiller, Lilo Zing is infused with lemon verbena and orange peel – imparting indulgent lychee, melon, and acacia-honey notes into an exceptionally versatile liquid with a subtle and pleasing alcoholic kick.
Think of it like a gin without the juniper – and Lilo Zing is perfect for any gin-based serve. A refreshingly light G&T or a less-punchy Martini. The botanicals also deliver fresh wine-like notes – making Lilo Zing the perfect base for an easy-to-make at home Wine Spritz with less alcohol and calories than many other spritz options.
Lilo Zing Botanical Spirit. Your perfect Summer in a glass.
Perfect Serve: Lilo Zing is great as a Thin & Tonic at only 35kcal. It equally works very well in any gin-based cocktail including a Midweek Martini given the lower abv at 25%.
Tasting Notes: Nose- Subtle citric notes of white grapefruit with the light sweetness of white peaches and green apple
- Palate – Light zesty notes with green grapes, light acacia honey and lemon curd, vanilla sweetness, Lychees and honeydew melon
- To Finish – The finish is gentle with lingering notes of tarte au citron
Product Name – Lilo Zing Botanical Spirit
Price – RRP £21.99
25% abv, 50cl bottle
Stockist – Lilodrinks.com, Amazon and Master of Malt
Aerolite Lyndsay
Aerolite Lyndsay is a 10-year-old single malt peated whisky. Sourced from an undisclosed distillery on Islay and rested in a mixture of bourbon barrels and Spanish oak sherry quarter casks.
The perfect whisky to enjoy alongside a BBQ, the peaty smoke matches the flavours of the BBQ, whilst the savoury salinity helps it stand out amongst those strong flavours. Ideal for the end of the night dram around the firepit.
Nose: Lots of maritime peat, with notes of iodine intertwined with honey sweetness, paprika, salted caramel and old bookshelves.
Palate: Smoke returns alongside mint dark chocolate, espresso and new leather, with honey and soy sauce mixed together.
Finish: Boiled mint sweeties, liquorice allsorts, bonfire smoke and toffee penny, with a pinch of salt.
Product Name – Aerolite Lyndsay
Price – RRP: £39.95
Available at masterofmalt.com
Aerolite Lyndsay Cocktail Recipe
The perfect summertime whisky serve. Long and refreshing with a delicious smokey hint, this take on a highball is sure to be a hit at your BBQ this year!
What You Need:
60ml Aerolite Lyndsay
10ml Honey Water 1:1
120ml Soda Water
Build in a Highball Glass with ice, then garnish with orange.
Rumbullion!
Discover the World’s Best Traditional Spiced Rum from the 2021 World Rum Awards!
Rumbullion! is created by carefully blending tinctures of Madagascan vanilla, orange peel, cinnamon, cloves and cardamom into a base of delicious Caribbean rum.
This blend of spices makes Rumbullion! a multi-award-winning spiced rum that stands proudly when mixed with cola but equally as delicious in all manner of cocktails, or neat with a squeeze of orange.
The perfect spirit for summer BBQs, the balance of sweetness and spice in Rumbullion! makes sure it will stand out in any drink you serve up to friends and family this year!
Tasting Notes: Rich sugars and spices, orange oil, clove, honey and cola cubes. Full of flavour.
Nose: Wonderfully sweet Madagascan vanilla with clove and cinnamon spices supported by intense orange peel. Extremely inviting.
Finish: Very long and spiced with creamy vanilla.
Product Name – Rumbullion!
Price – RRP: £38.95
Available from masterofmalt.com
Rumbullion Recipe
The recipe for Rumbullion! Started with this serve and discovering which flavours worked best to enhance the classic Rum & Cola.
Cinnamon, clove and Madagascan vanilla come to the fore here with a subtle orange lift in the finish.
An easy, any time any place serve – perfect for BBQs!
INGREDIENTS
50ml Rumbullion!
Cola
Orange slice
METHOD
Fill a highball glass with ice, pour over Rumbullion! and top with cola. Stir and garnish with an orange slice.
Bathtub Gin
This is an award-winning craft gin, double infused for extra flavour.
Hand crafted from start to finish; first an already delicious London Dry Gin is distilled in a copper-pot still, then they take an extra step. They infuse with orange peel and five other carefully selected botanicals over a further seven days, tasting regularly by hand to ensure that distinct Bathtub flavour!
Finally in homage to the passion they create the exceptional gin with every bottle is hand wrapped, strung and waxed in Kent!
A perfect gin to enjoy in the summer sun. The botanicals provide a lovely spicy note to your Gin & Tonic which perfectly complements the flavours and aromas associated with BBQs.
Tasting Notes: Juniper again leads, but there’s plenty more besides. The mouthfeel is thick and creamy whilst the cloves, coriander and cardamom offer depth.
Nose: Fresh and bold juniper leads the way with fragrant citrus and cardamom. Notes of fresh orange peel and cinnamon add to an enticing nose.
Finish: Here the supporting botanicals really shine with lingering cardamom and orange peel on the tail.
Product Name – Bathtub Gin
Price – RRP: £36.95
Available from masterofmalt.com
Bathtub Gin Peachy Punch Recipe
A perfect summer sharing serve, full of fresh flavours!
Ingredients
150ml Bathtub Gin
4 peaches
2 tbsp honey
75ml aperol
1 x 75cl bottle of prosecco
330ml soda water
Small handful thyme sprigs
Method
First, put 3x peaches in a small bowl with one tablespoon of water and cover. Microwave for around three minutes on high, then allow to cool. Remove the stones and purée the flesh, skin and any liquid with a blender, add honey to taste.
Slice remaining peach and add all ingredients to a large jug, add lots of ice and stir to combine.
Jaffa Cake Gin
Introducing an exotic passion fruit variation of the classic Jaffa Cake Gin distilled with fresh passion fruit, orange peel, cocoa powder, and real-life no-fooling Jaffa Cakes. Makes a superb Passionfruit Martini – the perfect summer tipple. Maybe garnished with a Jaffa cake on the rim? Too much?
Nose – Clementine flesh and vanilla cake leading into tanginess of passion fruit. Milk chocolate and vanilla remain and earthy juniper in the background.
Palate – Chocolate is prominent, swiftly followed by a heaping helping of passion fruit juiciness. More juniper notes offer a solid backbone, with citrus oils.
Finish: Bittersweet hints of passion fruit and orange peel, with cakey richness carrying it all.
Passionfruit Martini Recipe
You’ll Need (Serves 2):
- 2 ripe passion fruits, halved
- 60ml Passion Fruit Jaffa Cake Gin
- 30ml passoa
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1 tbsp sugar syrup
- Prosecco , to serve
Method:
Scoop out the centre of one of the passionfruit, add to a shaker filled with ice. Add all other ingredients to the shaker (excluding prosecco). Shake well and serve into two chilled martini glasses then top with prosecco. Place half a passionfruit on top for garnish.
Product Name – Jaffa Cake Gin – Passion Fruit
(42%abv, 70cl)
RRP: £27.95
Stockist – Masterofmalt.com
Enjoy!
