Stroud Brewery’s founder, Greg Pillay, is a man after our own hearts - environmentally minded, believer in the value of a strong local community, and beer-lover.
With spring lambs frolicking in fields, daffodils in full bloom and an awakened birdsong in the trees above, it can only mean one thing. Easter is just around the corner.
We were lucky enough to spend time at Woodchester Valley sampling their distinctive wine and debating the best food parings; from what to eat with their 2018 Bacchus to what pairs best with the award-winning Baron Bigod.
The growth in letterbox deliveries of baked goods may be a response to our need to reach out and let our loved ones know we’re thinking of them while we’re apart, but we’re confident it’s a trend that will continue.
Here at Barbury Hill we’ve taken to making our own cocktails and we’ll admit to acquiring quite a taste for a freshly shaken Mojito or an elegant Old Fashioned.
When Graham Padfield’s grandmother first started making cheddar from her small herd of Shorthorn cows in 1914, we doubt she could have imagined the award-winning operation it would inspire, less than a hundred years later.
Is there anyone more difficult to buy for than your father, brother, boyfriend or husband? Power tools, book vouchers, a comedy beer mug… after a while you just want gift options with a little more imagination.
Penrhos Spirits was born in the rolling hills of Herefordshire, amongst the apple orchards and blueberry bushes of the family farm, and it’s these flavours that bring a deliciously distinct edge to their gins.
