Every year as the weather gets warmer, barbecue season swiftly follows. Sat in your garden with friends and family, here are the top six things you need this Summer to make your barbecue the best one yet.
The Hot Sauce: Firelli Hot Sauce
All natural Firelli Hot Sauce is the world’s first global Italian hot sauce. Firelli is a low calorie, gluten free and vegan healthy alternative to drizzling chilli oil on food. Firelli is made from Calabrian Chilli Peppers, Roasted Red Peppers, Porcini Mushrooms, Balsamic Vinegar and a touch of Italian Sea Salt. Firelli is the perfect addition to your Summer barbecue to add a kick to your burger, sausages, halloumi and chicken wings.
The Beer: Lowlander Beer
Lowlander is a range of unique beers brewed with botanicals in The Netherlands. Lowlander’s new canned beers include a 0.00% Wit Beer, a 0.3% IPA brewed with mango, cardamon and orange peel and a 4% clean, hoppy Pilsner, Cool Earth Lager. Sustainability is at the heart of everything Lowlander do as the 0.00% Wit Beer is brewed with reclaimed orange and lemon peel from bars and restaurants in The Netherlands in partnership with Peel Pioneers. With every can of Cool Earth Lager sold, Lowlander adds another plant to a seagrass meadow in the Wadden Sea off the coast of The Netherlands, which captures carbon 35 times faster than a tropical rainforest protecting marine wildlife and helping to tackle global warming.
0 % WIT BEER RRP: £3.30 for 330ml. ABV: 0.0% | 0.3% I.P.A RRP: £1.50 for 330ml. ABV: 0.3% | Cool Earth Lager RRP: £2.00 for 330ml. ABV: 4.0%. Available from: Westons Cider and Wise Bartender
The Gin: Pinkster on Tap
The pioneers of pink gin have mastered the art of easy beach drinking with friends and family this summer. Pinkster Gin On Tap is a completely recyclable, three litre carton of delightfully refreshing raspberry infused gin, providing over 100 servings and containing the equivalent of over four bottles of gin. Hand-steeped in fresh raspberries grown in Cambridgeshire, Pinkster Gin, makes for a deliciously dry gin, with a hint of fruit and an exceptionally smooth finish.
Pinkster on Tap RRP: £99 for 3 litres with FREE Delivery. ABV: 37.5%. Available from: pinkstergin.com
The Low Alcohol Alternative: Perthyn Low Alcohol Spirit
Four Welsh Rugby icons, Shane Williams, James Hook, Lee Byrne, and Mike Phillips have united through friendship to launch Perthyn Low Alcohol Spirit: The Spirit of Belonging. Pronounced “Pear-thin” and taking its name from the Welsh meaning of belonging, Perthyn is a low alcohol spirit, full of flavour and perfect for mixing with tonic or in cocktails. Perthyn is a balance of 12 botanicals resulting in a zesty spirit with notes of citrus, cardamon and thyme. Perthyn is an excellent substitute for health conscious individuals who want a low calorie spirit without compromising on taste.
The Aperol Alternative: STARLINO Orange Spritz
Launched last summer, this refreshing Italian Apertivio is produced in North-Eastern Italy at Torino Distillati in Piedmont. The all natural STARLINO Orange is made by blending white wine, orange distillate – distilled from IGP certified Sicilian Blood Oranges, Lemon Peel plus seven other herbs and botanicals. Low in ABV (17%) it offers consumers a healthier drinks alternative and not only tastes good but looks beautiful. STARLINO orange is best served with tonic or as a spritz when topped top with sparkling wine and soda.
The Rosé: Domaine du Météore Le Météore Rosé
Domaine du Météore Le Météore Rosé is a pale, organic AOP Faugères rosé with a peach tinge, made from grapes grown within and around a 10,000 year old meteorite crater. Dry and delicate, the nose is fresh with notes of pineapple, yuzu and pomelo. Beautifully balanced on the palate, both tender and fresh. Finishing with a classy saline character. Le Météore Rosé makes for a delicious replacement for white wine with fish and shellfish such as oysters for a decadent treat.
