Booze

The characteristic sweetness of the liqueur makes it soft and pleasant on the palate, while the aromatic and persistent taste. With predominant notes of juniper, makes it suitable to be served smooth or mixed in trendy cocktails like the KranebeTonic.

Palate Very thick and rich. A massive mouthful of malt and Sherry with good fruity sweetness, but also a wonderful sweetness. Big, powerful peat and oak. Finish Long, spicy finish, figs, dates, peat smoke, vanilla.

Maturation takes place in oak casks and this delivers a treacle-deep flavour, pungent in molasses, toffee and nutmeg. The flavour is fruity with Christmas cake notes and espresso coffee intensity. Mild clove spice ensures a traditional rum complexity to Lambs, making it one of the most popular dark rums around.

This is not a Liqueur - it is a full strength spirit that tastes divine of roses and Turkish delight. It is sweet and needs to be balanced to be enjoyed at its best. Neat over ice with a squeeze of lime, or as a Laniquetini with gin, good mixers are tonic with cucumber, tonic with lime, or Fentimans jasmine.

An inviting mix of sweet floral and berry tones come through on the nose. They continue onto the palate, where sumptuous elderflower and rose come through. The finish is long and deep and complex.

On the nose a rich peaty smoke with slight saline seaweed. To taste the initial smoky nature is in the forefront with a seaweed undertone, a surprising sweetness that lingers in the finish. To some extent this is the quintessential Islay malt.

Darker, heavier and oilier than the nose, but every bit as balanced and dynamic with its delivery of smoky peat, spiced fruit cake, orchard fruit, honey, smoked meat, dried dark fruit, malt, cocoa, saline, iodine and dark sweets. Hints and bits of graham cracker, char, oak and alkaline minerality dance about and like the nose it goes on and on.

Leblon holds a tequila-like nose with transparent fruity and herbal notes, as well as undertones of vanilla. The full-bodied palate is smooth with complex layers of citrus, vanilla, pepper, and a very subtle oak.

This reserve grappa from Libarna has been distilled from fresh barbera and dolcetto grape pomace, after which it was matured for 18 months in French oak barriques. Fantastic stuff, with complex layers of woody spice, dried fruit, and nutty notes.

The subtle spiced touch of coriander. The sweet palate of mature fruit and nuances of vanilla. Soft notes of Mediterranean orange and lemon blossom, with a certain point of astringency derived from the peel of citrus fruits, smoothed with notes of mature fruits.

Light bodied. Oaky, diluted red wine, strawberry, pink grapefruit zest, green melon, peach and orange flower water with subtle sage. Sweetness balanced by gentle oaky tannins and acidity.

Herbal, fruity nose. Hints of parsley, red berries and cracked black pepper. Hints of port, white grapes and lemon on the palate. Cedar, zest, notes of pepper and a development of sage. Long finish with creaking oak notes.

Sharp, cleansing zesty lemon and citrus acidity with light balancing sweetness. Aftertaste: Lingering zesty lemon with accompanying lingering acidity.

Earthy rye kicks in right away, backed up by caramel, fig and flamed orange peel. Softly floral as it opens, leading into cardamom pod and peppery coriander. Crunchy brown sugar and fresh vanilla pod sweetness. Classic rye spiciness lingers.

Lucky Sod is a combination of dark Irish whiskey, smooth vanilla and silky toffee caramel flavours. Try it as a shot, mix it with cola or drop a shot into a pint of stout for the beery twist.

Lightly syrupy with macaroon, toasted bitter almond, black tea tannins, madeira, battenberg cake and zesty lemon.

Flavours of bittersweet orange, gentian root, rhubarb and some ripe strawberry with a balanced bitter sweet palate. Enjoy it with equal parts soda water and a squeeze of lime or add to your glass of Prosecco for added punch.

On the nose, you will smell zesty orange with complex herbal scents, harmonised with a touch of vanilla. At first taste, theres an intense orange top with herbal and woody body notes that round out to be pleasantly bittersweet and salty. Aperol feels velvety and rounded on the tongue, with lingering orange and woody notes. Theres a mild bitterness with a hint of sweetness and herbal aftertaste that lingers at the back of the mouth.

The predominant taste is star anise. However, it is combined with a new velvety sensation on the palate, with light spicy hints of cardamom and coriander, and an after-taste where the typical digestive aromas of liquorice predominate.

The original cherry spirit. Excellent for adding to sweet desserts - soaked into chocolate or vanilla sponge, or poured over fruit or icecream. Kirsch is a refreshing after dinner drink, serve lightly chilled.

Expect zesty lemon throughout and a fresh acidity. Not too sweet as far as Limoncellos go - Luxardo strikes the right balance between syrupy deliciousness and that citrus blast.

Luxardo Cherry Sangue Morlacco is a liqueur of marasca cherries (a sour cherry variety exclusively cultivated by Luxardo) - another version of cherry brandy. It is obtained by the infusion of marasca juice. Luxardo cherry liqueur was renamed with the curious name of Sangue Morlacco (Morlacco blood) by the poet Gabriele D Annunzio in 1919, at the time of the Fiume military expedition, due to its dark red colour (the word Morlacco derives from the name of a proud people of the Dalmatian hinterland who defended the borders of the Republic of Venice in the 17th and 18th centuries).

This clear liqueur is crafted from a green Sicilian aniseed macerated in alcohol to give a rich flavour. The Classic Sambuca is sweet and smooth, with the distinctive flavour of star anise. Bartenders number 1 Sambuca of choice, and achieves top score in blind tasting test and quality test.

Lyre s spirits have their own distinction as a premium, non-alcoholic beverage. Flavour profile: Generous flavours of vanilla and toasted nuts with herbal notes providing a complexity, offset by a long, mellow finish.