Award-winning Leeds based craft beer brewery Northern Monk has entered the soft drinks category with an alcohol and calorie free sparkling water.

The name Valkyrie comes from Norse mythology, and these myths and legends have long-standing ties with military and naval traditions. We wanted to craft our rum to honour the men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice, marking the bravery and heroism of all those who answer the call of duty to serve." DECEM has been three years in the making, working tirelessly to find the most interesting combinations of fruits, herbs and botanicals to blend genuinely different liquids that hold complex flavours yet are easy to drink with the simplest mixers. We’re proud to launch the first three spirits in the DECEM range and give drinkers lighter alternatives to be enjoyed all day or all night.” Thanks to Accolade Wines’ significant investment in this innovative technology, we can now offer a superior tasting experience versus other non-alcoholic wines." Rounding off this weeks new products list is another gin, Edinburgh Gin's new flavour, Orange and Basil (40% ABV). Jo is a Local Democracy Reporter covering councils, the NHS and other local authorities in Manchester and Greater Manchester. He has previously covered local government in Bolton, Bury, Salford and Wigan.And now, they’ve launched a new drinks which sees Salford Honey Rum joining the brand’s original Spiced Rum and Dark Spice Rum. To coin a local phrase, we are absolutely “buzzing” to launch the Honey Rum to our product portfolio,” said Salford Rum co-founder James Harrison. The company has now teamed up with Salford Lads' Club and is working on 'something very special' aimed at raising money for the local organisation. Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. Edinburgh Gin's Orange and Basil variant joins the distillers other flavoured offerings including Classic Gin, Rhubarb & Ginger, Gooseberry & Elderflower and Lemon & Jasmine. Orange & Basil Gin Fizz​ Ingredients​

Each bottle contains a unique blend of 10 natural ingredients for a light alcohol drinking experience, ideal for day or night and available in three variants: London Dry, made with distilled botanicals with juniper and citrus with a spicy bitter undertone, sweet and savoury Spiced Blend made with Caribbean rum, and Aperitif, made with heritage botanicals mixed with strawberry and grape. The sooner we can open the doors and get people through to experience the brand," Tommy said, "the better."It’s great to partner with The Finest Honey, too – it’s a fantastic organisation that sells surplus honey from a range of regional producers, and the link-up is testimony to how we work in Manchester and Salford – collaboratively and for the greater good. Offering quality no-alcohol wines with lower sugar, Accolade Wines has first-to-market access to de-alcoholising technology, Zero Tech X, which heats the wine and provides a gentler process to remove alcohol, meaning Hardys Zero wines retain more of the aroma, body and flavour of full-strength wine.

Brož said: “Brewing Budvar Nefiltr takes skill and balance. It’s up to us to add just the right amount of fresh beer to a batch that’s finished maturing in our brewery cellars. Too much, and the second fermentation will be too fierce and will overpower the richness of the matured batch. Too little, and it won’t create the delicate carbonation we’re after.”

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I think when you have to pay a little bit more as a consumer for small batch stuff like ours," Tommy said, "I think you want to know someone's sat there and thought it through and made a real effort. So that's what we do." It’s been created in partnership with Manchester-based The Finest Honey, a beekeeper collective that sells surplus honey and sources honey from rescue bees. The floral honey sweetness, coupled with the deep intensity of Salford Rum’s golden spiced liquid, creates a well-balanced flavour with honeycomb, caramel and butterscotch http://affectivebrain.com/?attachment_id=5776 notes on the palate. Planning permission to convert Arch 33 in Viaduct Street into a drinking establishment was granted by Salford council on July 13 and the Dirty Old Town Distillery is due to open by the beginning of 2022, if not sooner.

A year after launching their first drink, the pair created a dark spiced rum – a blend of aged rums imported from the Caribbean with vanilla, coconut, burnt caramel and cloves, which makes 'the perfect pairing' with cola or ginger beer. Furthermore, the name Nefiltr also highlights the beer’s signature, unfiltered nature, which is key in creating its hazy, gold colour, and deep, crisp flavour. With so many of our community becoming more conscious of their nutrition, diet and alcohol intake, we’re incredibly excited to enter this new category. We’ve combined our love of (arguably) the best water in the world, fresh from Yorkshire with our love for hops to create this sparkling hop water. No alcohol, no sugar, no calories, with the many health benefits and world of flavours hops bring.” Yes! Think of it a bit like gin. You can add all kinds of botanicals to influence the flavour, and the same goes with spiced rum. Some will be all about the tropical fruit — think ripe pineapple, banana and orange — while others are sweeter specimens, with plenty of creamy vanilla, treacle, coffee and chocolate. Billy Wright has been heavily embedded in the food and drink industry for many years, having cooked all over the world, from supper clubs in Borough Market, to restaurant takeovers in Greece, to food demonstrations in the moat of the Tower of London, he now brings his passion for tastes and flavours to the reduced alcohol drinks market.Keen to keep their company community-focused, the pair created a Salford Pride edition of their product with all profits donated to the LGBT+ charity.