As we approach the middle of summer, we figure you might like a roundup of new food and drink launches.
We’ve added a few of our favourite summer drinks. Look out for coffee, whiskey, wine, and non-alcoholic vodka. From a foodies perspective you’ll find luxury biscuits, cake & china hamper, vegan salted caramel wafers, and a liquorice treat.
Pour yourself a glass of something cold, dish up some nibbles, relax in the garden, and indulge in the below.
FOOD
Biscuit Boutique, from Selfridges, Harrods, Fenwick and online with Biscuit Boutique, priced from £28
Let us introduce you to Biscuit Boutique a premium confectionery brand combining intricate porcelain painting with delicious, gourmet vegan and gluten-free chocolate biscuit Bonbon. Charmingly wrapped and almost too beautiful to eat! Moreover, this gift truly is a definitive expression of style and elegance for any deserving recipient.
Charming Bakery Mini Hamper, priced from £21, available at Charming Bakery
Prized for its indulgent and beautifully packaged gift hampers, Charming Bakery has introduced mini hampers to its range. The new hampers include the brand’s fine bone china mug and either a panibois loaf cake or a box of brownies.
You simply choose the mug design and pair it with a cake from; Bakewell Cake, Dundee Cake, Tea Loaf, Lemon & Blueberry Cake, Ginger Cake, Chocolate or Vanilla sponge. Alternatively, pair the mug with a box of 12 decadent brownies. Equally, choose Bestsellers Brownie Box, Favourite Brownie Box, Gluten Free Choc Chip Brownies, or Mixed Vegan Brownie Box.
TEMPTING SUMMERTIME FOOD AND DRINK
LoveRaw Salted Caramel Cre&m Wafer Bar, from EatLoveRaw, The Vegan Kind, Holland & Barrett, priced at £1.69
LoveRaw, the decadently indulgent, plant-based brand on a mission to produce delicious vegan confectionary, has added a brand-new variety to its collection of famous vegan Cre&m Wafer Bars with the launch of the world’s first vegan Salted Caramel Cre&m Wafer Bar.
LoveRaw’s latest edition uses this most iconic of culinary combinations to create a product that smashes the tastebuds with flavour. Likewise, every pack contains two crisp wafers, filled with a salted caramel cre&m filling, generously smothered in a vegan caramel coating.
Lakrids by Bülow BÆRRIES collection, from Selfridges, priced between £9-£30
This summer, premium liquorice confectionery brand Lakrids by Bülow, encourage you to explore the wild Nordic nature, with the launch of their BÆRRIES collection. As a tribute to the taste of late summer and their Danish roots, Lakrids by Bülow introduce two new flavours, Sea Buckthorn and Wild Blueberry. Uniquely, both are inspired by the flavours of nature found deep within the forest and alongside the coasts of Denmark.
Sea Buckthorn – Named after the sparkling sea buckthorn berries, known as the lemon of the North, Sea Buckthorn provides a fresh distinctive acidity to the sweet liquorice and white chocolate, which is enclosed by a delicate, crispy sugar shell.
Wild Blueberry – Honouring the Scandinavian tradition, these wild blueberries are handpicked from deep within the forest. The blueberries are mild and delicately sweet, yet add a gentle spark of acidity, perfectly balancing the dulce chocolate surrounding the sweet liquorice centre.
DRINK
Black Tower Fruity White, priced at £5 (75cl), available from Tesco and Sainsbury’s
This season sees Black Tower’s Fruity White get a beautiful summer sleeve, resplendent with winding flowers in pretty pastel colours. The wine itself is a crisp and fresh tasting fruity white that sits well with most dishes, or simply as a drink to enjoy on its own. Not to mention, it has floral aromas that sit alongside zesty fruits like pineapple and lime plus the calming tasting notes of mango.
Along with the Fruity White wine bottle the Rosé bottle has also been given a stunning summer sleeve. So, whether you’re a white or a rosé fan, Black Tower has the perfect drink for you this summer.
Daioni Organic Coffee Drinks, from WHSmith, priced at £2.49 each
Daioni Organic has launched its ready-to-drink organic, Fairtrade coffee range, making it the first and only British and organic coffee range available, plus with no added sugar.
The company sourced 100% Fairtrade single-origin organic Arabica coffee beans from Mexico. These organic coffee beans are grown on small farms at high-altitude and are hand-picked before roasting. The naturally chocolatey overtones and nutty flavour of the beans make them an excellent companion for Daioni Organic milk. The new Daioni Organic Coffee range features 3 delicious varieties including; Skinny Latte, Caffe Latte, and Double Shot Coffee.
MORE FLAVOUR
STRYKK™ NOT VANILLA V*DKA, priced at £18, from STRYKK
Added to this tempting summertime food and drink is STRYKK Non-Alcoholic Spirits. They are proud to announce the launch of the first ever non-alcoholic vanilla vodka.
New to the UK, the v*dka is infused with Madagascan vanilla beans, and is the perfect component for a Passionfruit Martini! The carefully crafted STRYKK distillation process is 100% natural with no sugar, no fat, no carbs and no artificial flavouring. As with all other STRYKK spirits, this is vegan and gluten free. In light of this it remains one of the healthiest non-alcoholic alternatives currently available.
Glen Garioch 12-Year Old Whisky, from Cask 88, priced at £70 per bottle
Unfiltered, is the latest whisky series launch from independent whisky cask and bespoke bottle specialist, Cask 88. The Glen Garioch 12-year old whisky is unique – single cask, unblended that cannot be repeated once it’s been drunk. Furthermore it is ephemeral, presenting the individual cask as its own entity. The whisky will be bottled straight from the cask and will remain completely untampered with no colouring, no filtering and no dilution. A Honeyed and Heather-Rich Single Malt of the Highlands
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