Already Ready for 2021? It Must Be Time for Pre-Dinner Drinks

Coole Swan Irish Cream Liqueur – £25 (75cl)
Alcohol content: 16% ABV
The only Irish Cream Liqueur that combines single malt Irish whiskey, Belgian white chocolate, and fresh Irish cream, the multi-award-winning Coole Swan delivers a fresh, smooth, velvety, and creamy taste experience that is perfect for pre-drinks.

CUCIELO Rosso Vermouth di Torino – £22.75 (75cl)
Alcohol content: 16.8% ABV
A wonderfully complex Italian vermouth, CUCIELO Rosso di Torino boasts a deep festive red hue and warming winter spices; making it absolutely apt to serve as a seasonal aperitif.

Quinta da Pedra Alta ‘No. 10’ Tawny Port – £24.95 (50cl)
Alcohol content: 19.5% ABV
Surprisingly refreshing as an aperitif, this 10-year-old tawny port has complex characteristics and a velvety texture. Quinta da Pedra Alta’s ‘No 10’ aroma is one of pure indulgence, with delicious notes of dried fruits, toffee, caramel, and cask.

Gun Dog Damson Gin Liqueur – £24.50 (50cl)
Alcohol content: 20% ABV
Containing only natural fruit, British gin, and a minimal amount of sugar, Gun Dog’s Damson Gin Liqueur uses home-grown damsons and a generations-old recipe. A conversation-starting aperitif that will leave you wanting more.

Alcohol content: 20% ABV
Handmade, with all-natural ingredients, Bottle Bar and Shop’s Christmas in a Bottle vodka cocktail is infused with festive spices for over eight weeks; a first in the drinks’ world. Enjoy it neat as an aperitif and taste the flavours burst.

Amaro Montenegro – £18.95 (70cl)
Alcohol content: 23% ABV
This classic Italian liqueur has a recipe that includes 40 different botanicals, and that has remained unchanged since its inception in 1885. Served solo, it makes for a deliciously bittersweet aperitif.

Primo Aperitivo Negroni – £25.74 (50cl)
Alcohol content: 26% ABV
A bespoke blend of dry gin, vermouth, and bitter make for a wonderfully balanced authentic Italian Negroni that is perfect for sipping around the Christmas tree. A bittersweet tipple, Primo Aperitivo Negroni is best served over ice.

Sipsmith Gin Crackers – £15 (4 x 5cl)
Alcohol content: from 29% ABV
Make your aperitifs memorable with Sipsmith’s genius gin crackers. The set of four includes Sipsmith London Dry Gin (41.6%), Sipsmith Lemon Drizzle Gin (40.4%), Sipsmith Zesty Orange Gin (40%), and Sipsmith Slow Gin (29%). A super fun way to serve your pre-drinks.

Hepple Juniper Aged Martini – £32 (500ml)
Alcohol content: 32.1% ABV
Using the pioneering technology of ultrasonic infusion, Hepple Spirits distillery has created this exciting version of the gin martini by rapidly ageing it over juniper wood. The result is an Aged Martini with an almost three-dimensional taste of juniper. Hepple Spirits recommend putting the bottle in the freezer for one or two hours before serving (they also warn that it shouldn’t be left in the freezer for any longer than this).

Lanique Spirit of Rose – £29 (70cl)
Alcohol content: 39% ABV
Staying true to its original 1785 recipe, Lanique is made from all-natural ingredients and is carefully distilled and bottled in the UK. A popular drink during the roaring twenties, Lanique then disappeared from our shores during the Secord World War. Rediscovered five years ago, it’s a formidable choice as a pre-dinner pink.

Rosemullion Distillery’s Christmas Spirit – £16 (25cl)
Alcohol content: 40% ABV
Its name gives it an awful lot to live up to, but, thankfully, Christmas Spirit doesn’t disappoint. A blend of traditional Christmas herbs and spices are infused with Rosemullion Distillery’s own fermented alcohol to produce a gloriously yummy Yuletide spirit, that is a warming festive aperitif.

Foxhole Spirits Mad City Botanical Rum – £30 (70cl)
Alcohol content: 40% ABV
On a mission to utilise surplus, Foxhole Spirits’ Mad City Botanical Rum is made from sugar cane molasses; a natural by-product of the sugar industry. The 100% Fairtrade certified rum is distilled in England with 25 botanicals. An invigorating aperitif.

The GlenDronach 15 Years Old Revival – £62 (70cl)
Alcohol content: 46% ABV
Crowned the best whisky in the world at the prestigious San Francisco World Spirits Competition, The GlenDronach 15-year-old Revival is a full-bodied single malt which has notes of treacle toffee and chocolate orange. If you want your aperitif to have body, go for this dynamic dram.

Glen Scotia Limited Edition Sherry Double Cask Finish – £59.95 (70cl)
Alcohol content: 54.1% ABV
Only 15,000 bottles of edition Glen Scotia Sherry Double Cask Finish are available worldwide, making it the ultimate aperitif is you like a touch of exclusive. The 11-year-old single malt smells and tastes just like Christmas with its warming flavours and subtly spicy notes.

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