The Bring a Bottle Podcast: Episode 68

This week’s podcast is focusing on the Belvedere Organic Infusions range, but it’s not just that, we have some BIG news to share, lots of new exciting drinks discoveries and a great mailbag question! Listen in via this player to hear all this and more.

What’s In Our Glass?

Episode 68 is a one-off special podcast focusing on Belvedere Organic Infusions. Belvedere vodka is Polish vodka made with 100% organic ingredients and the infusions range, consisting of Lemon & Basil, Blackberry & Lemongrass and Pear & Ginger Vodka is created by using these quality organic ingredients with an added twist of flavour. Some flavoured vodkas can be very synthetic but these vodkas have multi-layered flavours making for very complex interesting drinks. Listen in to hear which cocktail Aidy has whipped up with them.

ABV: 40%
Size: UK 700ml // US 750ml
Find here:
Lemon & Basil UK £39.95 // US $43.19
Blackberry & Lemongrass UK £39.95 // US $43.19
Pear and Ginger UK £39.95 // $43.19

BIG News

You may have already seen on our website but our brand new TV series The Three Drinkers in Ireland is now in production! Listen in to hear a few more cheeky teasers about what you can expect to see from February 2022!

Secret Santa

It’s nearly that time of year again and it’s always a struggle to know what to buy! Helena has discovered a brilliant drink that she reckons would do really well as a secret santa gift. Introducing, Wild Arbor, a clear cream liqueur that is free from dairy, gluten, has no artificial flavours or preservatives and tastes like an indulgent Irish cream – it is definitely a drink for all.

ABV: 19.8%
Size: UK 700ml // US 750ml
Find here: UK £19.95 // US $29.99

Drinkers Discovery

This week it’s all about X by Glenmorangie, a brand new single malt whisky designed to be used in cocktails! A sweeter, more luscious and rich whisky than Glenmorangie’s usual style, Helena thinks it works really well in taller drinks and mixers like a highball with ginger ale.

ABV: 40%
Size: UK 700ml // US 750ml
Find here: UK £29.95 // US $31.99

Mailbag

This week’s burning question is: ‘Should you drink alcohol in a certain order or avoid mixing certain types?’

You can listen to all this and more by tuning in now!

The Bring a Bottle Podcast: Episode 58

Welcome back to another episode of the Bring a Bottle Podcast by Aidy and Helena, and welcome to the first official podcast companion article. Here’s a quick rundown of some of the things we’re chatting about this week and some extra information for the curious among yourselves.

Make sure to listen to the full podcast so you can catch up on all this and more either via the player below or Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify!

What’s In The Glass?

This week, Helena and Aidy are enjoying a lovely bottle of Dark Horse Chardonnay 2018 (cue horse braying noises here)! This Chardonnay is tasted 100 times before being bottled so it’s refined down to a T. It hits three points especially: a butteriness (otherwise known as Diacetyl), a caramel mellowness, and a crisp nectarine finish. An affordable and incredibly tasty Californian Chardonnay, this rare occurrence is not to be missed!

Helena’s Infinity Bottle - Crime or Not?

What’s an Infinity Bottle we hear you cry! Well, in the whisky world an Infinity Bottle (also known as a living bottle or solera) is a personal blend of whisky made by YOU! It often begins with the stubborn dregs of unfinished whisky bottles that need somewhere to go, which it seems is what Helena has been using it for! But is this a crime? Check out the podcast to see how she has made hers!

Aidy’s Hard Shakes

Alcoholic versions of non-alcoholic beverages have been around for a long time now (Irish coffee anyone?), but have you ever heard of an alcoholic milkshake? Aidy treated us to a story about some ‘hard shakes’ he’s discovered recently - and we think they sound pretty good. 

Want to make your own? Here’s a quick recipe for your very own Hard Shake: 

Oreo Baileys Hard Milkshake:

Ingredients (for one)

280ml (half a pint) vanilla ice cream, slightly softened
3 Oreo cookies
25ml Baileys Irish cream 
25ml Vanilla vodka
whipped cream
crushed Oreo for garnish

Method

Add the ice cream, Oreos, Baileys, and vodka to a blender and blend until smooth and creamy. Pour into a glass and garnish with whipped cream and crushed Oreos.

KFC Has A Hotel Suite?

Aidy’s made another crazy discovery this week - a KFC hotel suite? KFC have teamed up with Hotels.com and House of Harland to create a completely KFC themed hotel suite. You’ll be picked up from Kings Cross Station in a classic black Cadillac and driven to the hotel where you’ll be met with a ‘chick-in’ clerk! In your suite you can find a multitude of ‘chick flicks’ and an ominous ‘PRESS FOR CHICKEN’ red button… We assume that it brings the button presser chicken…

In The Kitchen With Aidy

As we all know, Aidy loves his cooking adventures and loves his reductions. This week he’s made a reduction of raspberries and sauternes (French sweet wine)!

In a pan put one pack of raspberries and add 100ml sauternes. Reduce the sauce down and sieve it. This sauce goes perfectly with some chicken liver patê!

That’s just some of what’s in this week’s episode - so tune in to the podcast now!