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Global Vodka brand Grey Goose is looking to help Vancouver residents set sail this summer as they host the intimate French Riviera yachting experience aboard a private Grey Goose Vodka yacht for only five days, August 3-7.

While on board this once-in-a-lifetime experience, guests can expect VIP service for themselves and up to seven friends. While taking in views of Vancouver’s enchanting nature and skylines, guests can get up close with the art of Grey Goose Vodka mixology, sample gourmet French hors d’oeuvres and petit fours.

Leaving from Granville Island Harbour, lavish in stunning coastal beauty, a personal host awaits to serve you and your guests three French-inspired food courses courtesy of Alouette Bistro, all while listening to a floating performance from DJ Elise Purdon. Additionally, guest will receive exclusive Grey Goose Vodka limited-edition gift bags.

So if you are in the Vancouver area and looking for the ideal city break or European-esque escape, then why not experience Le Voyage and wonderful Vancouver views with Grey Goose.

So, rally your seven closest friends and book GREY GOOSE Vodka’s Le Voyage as space is limited.

Global Tequila brand, 1800 Tequila, has announced its designation as the Official Tequila of the Chicago White Sox and the Official Margarita of the Chicago White Sox. The announcement marks 1800 Tequila’s first Major League Baseball endeavour and the brand’s continued support of professional sports teams.

On game days, fans can visit the new 1800 Tequila Bar to purchase 1800 cocktails, including the Official Margarita of the White Sox, the 1800 Blanco Margarita, the 1800 Reposado Paloma, the 1800 Blanco Mule and the 1800 Blanco Aguas Frescas.

Fans cheering on the White Sox at home can create the South Sider Margarita, a similar version to the Official Margarita of the White Sox by purchasing a bottle of 1800 Blanco, lime juice, agave syrup and fresh squeezed orange juice and by following the recipe at www.1800tequila.com.

“We’re thrilled to bring 1800 Tequila to Chicago White Sox fans on game days, and we look forward to creating unforgettable ballpark experiences for the fans,” says Lander Otegui, Chief Marketing Officer of Proximo Spirits. “We raise a South Siders Margarita to the team and wish them the best of luck for the rest of the season.”

In addition to the official designation and naming rights of the 100-level bar, the deal includes signage throughout the ballpark, including LED video boards, in-ballpark advertising and promotional features, as well as promotions in the market.

White Sox fans also can purchase the 1800 Tequila x White Sox value pack at select Chicago retailers, which includes a bottle of 1800 Blanco and two White Sox x 1800 Tequila shot glasses.

Additionally, 1800 Tequila is offering one lucky fan and three friends the chance to attend a White Sox game on September 3, 2022, against long-time division rival, the Minnesota Twins, at 6:10 pm CT, via the Game Ball Delivery Sweepstakes. The winner receives the exclusive opportunity to deliver the game ball to the pitcher’s mound to start the game. For more information, go to 1800whitesoxsweeps2022.com.

“Our organization is passionate about offering the best possible fan experience and our partnership with the world’s most awarded tequila strengthens our effort toward that commitment,” said Brooks Boyer, White Sox Chief Revenue and Marketing. “With a partner like 1800 Tequila, we are positioned to deliver not only best in class tequila drink options, but also a high energy and quality experience for all fans at the ballpark.”

For more information, go to 1800tequila.com.

To celebrate National Tequila Day (24th July) Franklin & Sons have joined forces with Patrón Tequila to give away £10K of free cocktail kits across the UK.

With the aim of spreading awareness of Mexico’s national cocktail, the tequila-based Paloma, both brands are hoping that you will join them in seeing the Paloma as the summer serve of the season. Across the UK, the drink has already started to grip the nation’s imagination with a 54% increase in interest this past year.

To further heighten enthusiasm, the brands are looking to distribute over 700 free tequila-based cocktail kits (worth £10,000) as part of their online giveaway.

Franklin & Sons, makers of premium mixers, and creators of the Pink Grapefruit Soda featured in the Paloma are giving visitors the chance to try this refreshing, fruity cocktail for National Tequila Day, in partnership with Patrón Tequila and Flight Club.

To try this trending cocktail for free, all that participants have to do is head to the Franklin and Sons website, and enter the giveaway using this form. Participants also have the chance to win 90 minutes of social darts for up to 12 guests plus a £300 bar tab to spend on food and drinks at Flight Club – simply upload a picture of your Paloma creation to Instagram, tag @franklinandsons and use the hashtag #remarkabledrinks to share your cocktail.

“It’s been fantastic to see the Paloma cocktail rise in popularity across the UK over the last year, as the serve has made its way out of city bars and becomes the up-and-coming drink to make at events and parties this summer,” said Sam Coles, Senior Brand Manager at Franklin & Sons.

“This refreshing cocktail, thought to be first created in the town of Tequila, is often seen as the most popular cocktail in Mexico, above the well-known Margarita, and is massively growing in popularity here in the UK as many discover its refreshing flavours.

“Even if you don’t win a cocktail kit, don’t miss out – the Paloma is easy to make at home,” continued Coles. “My personal preference is to use a reposado tequila for more complexity and colour in the drink. Top with Franklin & Sons Pink Grapefruit Soda and garnish with a wedge of pink grapefruit for the perfect serve.”

The competition is for over 18s only, with full terms and conditions at franklinandsons.co.uk

Add the first three ingredients and stir them into an ice-filled glass. Top with Franklin & Sons Pink Grapefruit Soda and garnish with a slice or wedge of grapefruit. As an optional extra you could first rim the glass with salt.

Global mixer brand, Fever-Tree have opened their first-ever bar and café at Edinburgh Airport and the brand reports the Fever-Tree infused food and signature cocktails have been ‘flying’…

creating a simple yet sophisticated space for travellers to relax and elevate their drinking and dining experience prior to their flight, the Fever-Tree bar and café provides 51 seats situated below and around a beautiful tree canopy.

The bar’s drinks menu has been designed to showcase the very best long mixed drinks pairing Fever-Tree’s award-winning range of mixers with expertly-selected spirits, alongside a selection of beer, wine and bubbles. It brings to life Fever-Tree’s mantra, “if ¾ of your drink is the mixer, mix with the best”, demonstrating the brand’s philosophy of never compromising when it comes to creating the best tasting mixers to enhance the world’s best spirits.

Hero dishes include gin and whisky-cured smoked Scottish salmon and chorizo cooked in Fever-Tree’s award-winning Ginger Ale, as well as Fever-Tree Mediterranean Tonic marinated olives, the ultimate bar snack.

Fever-Tree’s co-founder and CEO Tim Warrillow says:“Over a decade on from when we pioneered premium mixers, we continue to lead the way in elevating drinking experiences – this time at an international travel hub that is Edinburgh Airport, with our first-ever airport bar and café. We are looking forward to sharing more drinks with travellers from around the world as we embark on our journey to premiumise airport drinking and dining globally.”

Gordon Dewar, Chief Executive of Edinburgh Airport says:”Build back better they say. When our retailers had to close due to the pandemic, we focused on doing just that – and what’s better than welcoming new partners and new concepts to the airport to deliver a fantastic passenger experience? Adding Fever-Tree is the perfect tonic. Exciting? Of course. Better? Of course!”

Working with renowned designers Russell Sage Studio, the Fever-Tree Bar and Café has been designed to bring nature to an elegant bar space to welcome travellers far and wide to turn the lull of waiting for a flight into a relaxing moment with refreshing mixed drinks and sophisticated space to settle in. The lighting and furnishings have been selected to reflect the natural world that Fever-Tree has long worked with to source its ingredients for its mixers.

The Fever-Tree Bar and Café will be open daily at Edinburgh Airport airside from 4am-11pm.

Global gourmet syrup and sauce brand Monin is calling for the rising stars of the UK bartending and mixology world to gather after a four year hiatus that demonstrate their cocktail making prowess as it opens entries for the coveted MONIN Cup.

Open to those aged between 18 and 27, the MONIN Cup gives up-and-coming talent the opportunity to compete against the UK’s best in class. Before the UK champion heads to France for the international final and the chance to be crowned the coveted 2022 MONIN Cup winner.

As togetherness is back on the agenda once again, the MONIN Cup is reflecting this consumer move to spend time together by hero-ing the theme, ‘Sharing Memorable Moments’.

Lee Hyde, Senior Beverage Expert at MONIN, says “After almost two years of forced separation, creating moments of togetherness is more important than ever.

“So, this year we are challenging contestants to channel their creativity and skill through style, emotion and theatre to deliver a cocktail experience that can be enjoyed and even felt through a shared experience.

“We’re hoping that entrants will use their creativity to develop a drink that has something unique to offer and that will live on in the audience and judges’ thoughts, well beyond the end of the competition”.

The competition will kick off with two regional heats, the first in Manchester on 26th July 2022 followed by London on 9thAugust, culminating in the UK final on the 6th September.

The winner of the UK final will bag themselves an all-expenses paid trip to the Berlin Bar Convent in October 2022, including flights and a stay at a 4* hotel. So make sure you get your entry in before 17th July 2022. The winner of the international final will receive a global prize.

So, if you want to flex your cocktail making muscles and are in the UK, aged between 18 and 27, go to monin.com or to find out more, go to monin.com

If you’ve been trying to get your hands on the sold out limited-edition, Extreme Series V collection, that Plantation Rum released in April, then it seems you may have one more chance.

The #1 edition of each bottling in the trilogy will be auctioned with Rum Auctioneer, in their July Auction.

All proceeds from the sale (so the Rum Auctioneer will take no commission) will go to Barbados Community College’s (BCC) Fine Arts programme, an initiative that promotes arts and culture in Barbados.

Distilled in a Gregg pot, a direct flame still from the19th century, the liquid has spent 34 years in bourbon barrels before final maturation in Ferrand Cognac casks for a year. The resulting rum is powerful and intense on the nose, rich in tropical fruit aromas with touches of anise and peach. Black olive, ginger and cardamom open on the palate before a long finish of tea, papaya and mint.