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

2020 Over & Out

We’ve made it, well almost, and what a blooming year it’s been! Whilst we’d usually be out with clients, press and our team, raising some well-earned glasses to the end of the year, December has been a much quieter affair.

Firstly our hearts break for the UK bar and restaurant industry, who have taken the brunt of the pandemic and are in need of immense amounts of support to make it through to 2021.

Ways in which you can help involve signing the petition for a minister of hospitality to be created,  donating to The Drinks Trust and following the likes of Community Spirit and Our Future Proof on Instagram for more initiatives.

Our Future Proof is a new industry collective created to support hospitality in the wake of the pandemic.

The initiative seeks to capture the emotions connected with hospitality through a series of photographic images shot by creative drinks photographer Addie Chin, with Our Future Proof asking on Instagram, ‘what hospitality means to you’. All responses and images will then be sold as ‘A Shot In Time’ prints to pre-order from December, with all profits from sales being directly donated to The Drinks Trust, to generate essential funding to those needing critical social, medical and financial help in the hospitality sector.

Here’s what we’ve been up to in November:

We launched Corte Vetusto Ancestral, an ultra-rare, 100% agave spirit of exceptional rarity. An expression of decadence, rooted in dedicated hand-craftsmanship, by 4th generation Maestro Mezcalero Isidro Damian. ‘Joven’ (unaged) and distilled to proof, with notes of black pepper spice, wood, green peppers and subtle hints of grapefruit and green mango, and a gentle finish of wood-smoke and earthiness. With only 80 bottles produced, Corte Vetusto Ancestral is exclusively sold in Harrods, priced at £250.

Some positive news for team Skylark Spirits, as their 24 Days of Rum Advent Calendar sold out on Amazon!! Cheers to all those enjoying the Christmas count down, from the comfort of home, with a tot of rum from around the world! Don’t forget to check out their micro-site for the chance to rate the rums, and exclusive insight into the rums’ production.

Move over French 75, there’s a new champagne cocktail in town for Christmas – the Seignette Fizz! Made with the deliciously chic Seignette VS cognac, with notes of dried apricot, vanilla and honeysuckle. Check out the recipe below:

25ml Seignette VS Cognac

12.5ml Lemon Juice

12.5ml Sugar Syrup 

5 Raspberries 

Crémant (or sparkling wine alternative) to top

Combine all ingredients except the Crémant in a shaker with ice and shake well until chilled. Strain into a flute and top with Crémant. Garnish with a twist of lemon and a raspberry. 

Available from Waitrose, RRP: £32

Anyone else hear a faint wolf howl with the full moon…? It must have been the Rogue Wolf Negroni!  A fun and festive collaboration from BrewDog Distilling Co. and Regal Rogue Vermouth. Check out the recipe below:

25ml LoneWolf gin

25ml Regal Rogue Bold Red

25ml Campari

10ml Pomegranate juice

orange wedge studded with cloves

Fill a tumbler glass with ice, add the gin, vermouth and Campari and stir for 15 seconds, add a splash of pomegranate juice and stir. Garnish with an orange wedge studded with cloves

Wishing you all a safe and cosy Christmas, with a glass of something special, you’ve earnt it. See you on the other side!

Team Domino x