Nearlywed The latest news from both counties BAR BUOY LAUNCHES BOTTLED ESPRESSO MARTINI The team behind Bar Buoy premium bottled cocktails has teamed up with fellow Devon businesses, Owens Coffee and TORS vodka to reveal its deliciously decadent Espresso Martini (15% ABV). Bar Buoy’s Espresso Martini is expertly crafted with Dartmoor-based TORS vodka, coffee liqueur, Owens organic cold brew espresso and sugar syrup. The tasty rich aroma captures the heady scent of freshly roasted coffee. To serve, chill the Bar Buoy Espresso Martini in the fridge, give it a good shake in a cocktail shaker with plenty of ice to achieve a thick foam, strain into a martini glass and garnish with three coffee beans – which are said to represent health, wealth and happiness. Ria Ball, co-founder of Bar Buoy Cocktails, said: “All of our cocktails are made with premium spirits and high-quality ingredients. We have carefully chosen the businesses we’ve partnered with to create our range. They are all local producers from our home county of Devon as we believe their products are some of the best available anywhere, and we all share the same important values around sustainability.” Owens’ Roastery is based in South Devon in Ivybridge where customers can visit for a takeaway coffee or shop its range of whole bean or ground coffee, along with home brewing equipment. Liz Orgill, marketing director of Owens Coffee, said: “We have been roasting Owens 100% Fairtrade and organic coffee since 2010. We are constantly looking for new opportunities to partner with local producers. We met Tim and Ria last summer whilst accepting our Muddy Stilettos Devon Sustainable Business Award and started to talk about how we could work together. We are delighted that Bar Buoy’s Espresso Martini now includes Owens Coffee’s fabulous cold brew, which you can make at home.” Liz adds, “For this particular cold brew we’ve used our Baya blend, a darker roasted blend of our Arabica organic and Fairtrade coffee beans from Indonesia and Central America.” Bar Buoy has a range of 12 delicious cocktails available in four different bottle sizes and with 100% plastic-free and recyclable packaging. The cocktails are Bramble, Cosmopolitan, Devon Stormy, Espresso Martini, Mai Tai, Margarita, Mojito, Negroni, Old Fashioned, Passion Fruit Martini, Raspberry Daiquiri and Seabird. The bottles are priced at £4.95 for a 10cl single serve; £7.95 for a 20cl bottle (serves two), £18.95 for a 50cl bottle (serves five) and £32.95 for a one-litre bottle (serves 10). The cocktails are available from www.barbuoy.co.uk with free delivery over £40. The company donates 1% of all its sales to Project Seagrass, a marine charity devoted to the conservation of seagrass ecosystems through education, influence, research and action. To find out more about Owens Coffee, visit owenscoffee.com and to find out more about TORS Vodka, visit www.torsvodka.co.uk NEWS CREATE BESPOKE WEDDING DAY SPIRITS WITH SALCOMBE DISTILLING CO. Salcombe Distilling Co., through their award-winning Salcombe Gin School and newly launched Salcombe Rum School, offer the opportunity for engaged couples to craft their very own unique spirit during a Salcombe Gin or Rum School lesson. From seasonal flavours to clever naming conventions, the chosen drink adds personalisation to the wedding day. Guests to Salcombe Gin School or Salcombe Rum School take charge of a mini copper pot to develop and distil their very own 70cl bottle of gin or rum at Salcombe Distilling Co.’s award-winning waterside distillery in Salcombe. They can create their own recipe by choosing from an extensive range of botanicals supplied, or get imaginative and experiment by bringing their own. During distillation, visitors will sample and name their creations before bottling their chosen drink and placing it in a presentation box with a personalised bottle label. A Gin School lesson is three hours long and is available from Tuesday to Saturday afternoons at 2 pm and Saturday mornings at 10 am. Salcombe Rum School runs every Thursday from 2 pm until 5 pm. A Gin or Rum School lesson for two people sharing a still is £160. Salcombe Distilling Co. offers a service to distil more of the couple’s bespoke gin or rum. They visit www.salcombegin.com and fill out an online form listing their chosen botanicals and quantities noted from their previous Salcombe School visit. Salcombe Distilling Co.’s team of expert distillers then re-create two 70cl bottles of gin or rum (from £95). Higher quantities are available upon request. MAINBRACE BAR OPENS AT THE ROYAL CORNWALL YACHT CLUB IN FALMOUTH Mainbrace, the premium spirits brand, has unveiled the grand opening of the branded hatch bar at the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club in Falmouth. Designed and produced by the teams behind Mainbrace including Autograffiti, a local Cornish graphic and sign company and the RCYC team, guests can sample the unique taste of Mainbrace Premium Golden Rum or Navy Strength Rum, made from a blend of two to five-year-old rums from three different stills in Guyana and un-aged Rhum Agricole from Martinique, as well as Cornish Dry Gin which is made from coastal botanicals with notes of umami and citrus. Co-founder David Haigh commented: “This is the perfect venue for us to showcase our unique range of Mainbrace products and thank our loyal customers for their support.” To find out more, visit https://mainbracerum.com 9 LOCAL NEWS
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