March Flair

The end is in sight, freedom is incoming, roll on the 29th of March and seeing those 5 special people you have been missing, for park walks and Spring-time picnics! Why not pack a Clean & Press hard seltzer or two, they’re almost pocket-sized!

Here’s a snap shot of what Domino has in store this month:

Ahead of International Women’s Day 2021 on 8th March, we’re delighted to be supporting Celebrate Her, to raise a virtual glass in solidarity to #ChooseToChallenge calling people to collectively choose to call out gender bias and inequality in our lives. Join us @Celebrate_her at 5pm on 8th March.

Celebrate Her, a non-profit organisation, founded by Anna Sebastian (Artesian Bar).  Supporting gender parity, diversity and inclusion in the UK hospitality, providing financial support towards educational causes for womxn in the industry who aim to elevate and progress their careers.

Speaking of amazing women, it’s Mother’s Day on 14th March, and whilst treating her to a Sunday roast is unfortunately still not on the cards, sharing a virtual drink most certainly is! So why not gift her with a luxury spirit to spruce up the home bar? Our suggestions:

Crystal Head Vodka Aurora

Created in celebration of the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) the most vivid aerial phenomenon on earth. Aurora is crafted using English wheat from North Yorkshire and distilled five times. The result, a crisp vodka, with delicate floral aromas, strong peppercorn notes, with a touch of sweetness on the palate and a dry, clean finished.

RRP: from £54.99 from Selfridges and 31 Dover

LoneWolf Cloudy Lemon gin

The perfect gift for the G&T loving mum with a zest for life! An authentic, handmade ‘grain to glass’ gin from Aberdeen, Scotland. A delicious play on Limoncello, with zesty citrus notes, macerated in fresh Sicilian lemon peel with intense notes of lemon and Tuscan juniper. The gin is infused with rich botanicals of Scots pine, grapefruit peel and pink peppercorn

RRP: £26 from BrewDog.com

March 21st marks the first ever International Vermouth Day and we’re choosing to mark it with Australia’s finest export and most quaffable vermouth Regal Rogue!

Let the vermouth be the star of the show with Lively White Reverse Martini!

Ingredients: 45ml Regal Rogue Lively White, 15ml gin, 2 dashes of grapefruit bitters

Method: Stir all ingredients together over ice and strain into a chilled Martini glass, garnish with grapefruit zest

If you’re looking for a way to liven up this month’s Friday Night Zoom drinks, Craft Rum Club’s March Subscription Box is available now, which includes either Pusser’s Gun Powder Proof Spiced Rum or Chairman’s Legacy, alongside bespoke cocktail ingredients, artisan snacks and Rumspiration Magazine. The box can be purchased directly from the Craft Rum Club website, £39.95 with Free UK delivery

Finally, the next time you’re doing the weekly shop, check out the latest issue of Esquire, you might recognise some exceptional vodka brands gracing the Market Pages! Hello Rogue Wave and Kavka 😉   

Team Domino x

We've Come A Long Long Way Together

And there might be a while to go but the start of the year has been, well.. good; loaded with all the digital strategy planning, plenty of Zooms and a few virtual team drinks, we’ve made it to February guys!

We’re delighted to have some fantastic new clients on-board including Crystal Head Vodka, Egan’s Whiskey and Craft Rum Club.

CRYSTAL HEAD VODKA

Created by the legendary actor Dan Aykroyd (Blues Brothers, Ghostbusters), Crystal Head Vodka continues to showcase incredible innovation with their portfolio of one of a kind, iconic skull shaped bottles, designed by American artist, John Alexander. ‘Vodka for the creative spirit’ which runs strong for 2021 with a series of new launches and host of events in the planning stages.

EGAN’S WHISKEY

From the heart of Ireland, Egan’s Whiskey is an exceptional portfolio that’s 6 generations in the making. Founded in 1852 by Patrick Egan, 2021 sees Egan’s continue to be an outstanding family-owned Irish Whiskey and produces some of the finest Irish Whiskey around.

Egan’s Whiskey is available in Vintage Grain; Egan’s Fortitude; Egan’s Ten Year Old; Egan’s Centenary and Egan’s Legacy Reserve III

CRAFT RUM CLUB

The UK’s leading rum subscription service, Craft Rum Club delivers an expertly chosen selection of premium rums from across the world to customers all over the UK. Available monthly, bi-monthly and quarterly each box comes with a full-sized bottle of rum, mixers, cocktail ingredients, snacks, Rumspiration, the devoted magazine and the only rum magazine in the UK.

We’re delighted to be working these stellar brands and will be sharing all their news very soon…

Here’s a little snap shot of what February has in store:

WORK HARD AND PLAY HARD(ER)

BrewDog Distilling Co.’s Clean & Press Hard Seltzers have teamed up with FRAME bringing a new, online fitness class for those who like to work hard and play hard(er). Focusing on arms, core and glutes galore, to leave you feeling epic and deserving of a hard seltzer refresher!

Classes starting Tuesday 2nd February and running until 12th February and a chance to win 1 in 5 great prizes including cases of Clean & Press Hard Seltzers, Clean & Press goody bags and a year’s FRAME on-demand membership, check the Frame Instagram for more details.  Classes cost £7, which participants can sign up to via moveyourframe.com.

A ROGUEISH VALENTINE’S

Fancy channelling your inner-Rogue this Valentine’s Day? Let’s be honest, we’ll take any deviation we can have right now!

One of Australia’s finest exports, Regal Rogue Vermouth, has the ultimate bittersweet symphony that encapsulates all things Valentine’s - Regal Rogue Wild Rosé.

A delicate and delicious blend of Australian tropical fruits and aboriginal spices, balanced with a crisp 100% organic Cabernet Rosé wine from a multi-award winning winemaker in Orange, New South Wales.

Wild Rosé Spritz with Regal Rogue Wild Rosé Vermouth

Whisk them away with a Bondi Beach inspired spritz. Made in 3 simple steps.

Ingredients: 50ml Regal Rogue Wild Rosé, FeverTree Sicilian Lemonade, strawberry and mint for garnish

Method: Add all ingredients into a wine or highball glass over ice and stir. Garnish with 2-3 strawberry slices and a mint sprig.

OUR FUTURE PROOF/A SHOT IN TIME

We also helped out Our Future Proof and ‘A Shot in Time’  the incredible photographic prints by Addie Chin to raise money for The Drinks Trust. Happily, the Happiness prints are now sold out, but the “Manhattan’ Family, Resilience, Shenanigans and Togetherness are still available for purchase at only £50. All profits go directly back to the hospitality industry, we are family and if this helps a tiny bit it was 110% worth it!

Team Domino x

New Dawn

Hello 2021, a slightly different start to the new annum but we hope you all managed to have a relaxing break over Christmas and the New Year.

Seeing lockdown 3 kicking in in the UK, times are seriously challenging but we’re determined to not let it get us down, here’s a few things that will help start the year off right:

Whether you’re taking on Dry January or need a little break from Christmas indulgences, Three Spirit drinks are the perfect alcohol alternatives to help. With three unique flavours that bring a whole lot of plant stimulants that will see you through to February and beyond.

·      Social Elixir; The Mood Booster, with lion’s mane, coconut vinegar and cacao, designed to elevate the mood and stimulate the mind

·      Livener; The Party Starter, powered by guayusa and the multidimensional flavours of schisandra, designed to get you energised, ease stress and invigorate the body

·      Nightcap; The Dream Maker,  with natural cleansing systems of valerian root, birch water and lemon balm, designed to naturally soothe, reduce anxiety and promote calmness

Available from Three Spirit

With another lockdown it’s fundamental to stay positive and keep our mind and bodies healthy as we start out the new year. That’s why we’re turning to leading healthy hedonist herself Camille Vidal, Channel 4 Sunday Brunch No and Low expert and founder of mindful drinking platform La Maison Wellness.

She’s all about bringing mindfulness to the glass and changing your drinking habits for the better. Have a drink but make it a GREAT one, check out her top tips for January here.

Why not try her Fresh Start cocktail, as seen on last week’s Sunday Brunch (which you can view here.)

Ingredients

• 60ml Everleaf Marine

• 15ml celery juice

• 5ml olive brine

• 15ml lemon juice

• 15ml birch syrup (or non-refined sugar syrup)

Pinch of salt

 Method

Add all ingredients into a shaker, and give a strong shake and pour into a rocks glass. Garnish with a celery stick et voilá

If you’re not wanting to cut alcohol out completely, why not try a Regal Rogue Winter Spritz. Championing low abv and lower sugar aperitifs, it’s super easy to enjoy a delicious and refreshing cocktail in 3 simple steps. Hey, it might even help bring us some much-needed Aussie sunshine.

Lively White:
Bursting with citrus and floral notes, marrying an Orange, NSW, Organic un-wooded Chardonnay with native lemon myrtle, desert limes, finger limes and native thyme withy elderflower, lemongrass, grapefruit and chamomile.

Serve over ice in a wine goblet with refreshingly light FeverTree Elderflower tonic and garnish with a lemon wedge and a sprig of rosemary

Burn’s Night is coming up on 25th January, why not celebrate the Scottish poet with a delicious Hot Toddy using Five Hundred Cuts rum from BrewDog Distilling Co. distilled grain to glass in the distillery in Aberdeenshire.

Ingredients

• 35ml Five Hundred Cuts

• 20ml lemon juice

• 30ml honey

• Cinnamon

• Nutmeg

Method

Pop the kettle on. Add Five Hundred Cuts, lemon juice and honey to a mug, and top with hot water to combine. Garnish with cinnamon and nutmeg for extra warmth

Please also find a list of charities helping those affected in the hospitality sector below:

The Drinks Trust – which you can support through Our Future Proof, the hospitality initiative selling a series of photographic images shot by Addie Chinn. Sold as ‘A Shot In Time’, commemorating moments of ‘what hospitality means to you’

Hospitality Health

Hospitality Action

Remember to stay safe and that we’ll get through this.

Team Domino x