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MEMBER’S AREA

ASTERLEY BROS COCKTAIL CLUB

Firstly, thank you so much for being a part of the Club! Each month we post exclusive content and discount codes in the Member’s Area, so please ensure you check back each time you receive the monthly box.

We wanted to create a unique Cocktail Club, different from the standard offerings out there, and so we decided to take a new approach:

• We release a new cocktail every month. It must be seasonally focussed and delicious

• We only use premium spirits in our cocktails, no cheap products to bulk up margins

• We want to champion and showcase Independent British brands in our drinks and will be highlighting products we truly believe in each month

Joe Schofield, our Creative Director, will be designing the cocktail recipes each month and Joe has won many awards over his career working in bars. Having worked at The Savoy in London, and The Tippling Club in Singapore, in July 2018, Joe was awarded one of the most prestigious honours an individual can receive in the industry; 'International Bartender of The Year' in the Tales of The Cocktail Spirited Awards. This was shortly followed by the equally as prestigious title, 'Bartender’s Bartender' at The World’s 50 Best Bars 2018. He is the first person in history to have won both awards. He is also an author, having written the definitive classic cocktail recipe book, ‘Fine & Classic Cocktails’, available on Amazon.

Naturally all these cocktails will contain our Asterley Bros products, so each drink will veer towards being either an Aperitivo (Pre-dinner / Primer) or a Digestivo (After-dinner / Finisher) drink.

Each month we release a unique cocktail with an intensely seasonal focus, to be part of our Spring, Summer, Autumn & Winter collections. We want to take you on a journey through the world of seasons, flavours, spirits and serves that we love, and we want to share them with you all!

Next up…

SUMMER COLLECTION: EPISODE 3

the SUMMER FRUIT COLLINS

Ah, it really is a sad sight, to see the end of the Summer and the slow decay into Autumn…but we say farewell with the most delicious of long drinks!

A punch of juniper, a whack of Earl Grey, a dusting of English plum…superb.

TO SERVE:

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Keep your cocktail pouch in the fridge and then transfer to the freezer 30 mins before you are ready to drink it.

2. Take a highball glass or tumbler and fill with ice

3. When ready, pour 100ml into your glass

4. Add a slice of orange…

5. DRINK!

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Cheers,

Rob, Jim & Joe.

the tom collins

The Tom Collins is an UBER CLASSIC cocktail made from gin, lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water. First noted in writing in 1876 by Jerry Thomas, "the father of American mixology", this "gin and sparkling lemonade" drink is typically served in a highball glass over ice. Clean, citrus and balanced this drink has simply never gone out of style. Pared back elegance at its finest

this month’s INDEPENDENT BRAND PARTNER

SUMMER COLLECTION, EPISODE 3: reverend hubert garden gin liqueur

Each month we aim to showcase one of the independent brands that we love and have used to create the cocktail of the month.

This month its the the turn of REVEREND HUBERT, and their new release the Garden Gin Liqueur!

While the first expression from the Reverend Hubert range was a wonderfully wintery treat, this one is much more of a splendid summer affair.

Based on a recipe made by the eponymous Reverend Hubert back in 1904 and recreated by his great-grandson, this Garden Gin Liqueur features a quartet of vibrant summer garden fruits – namely rhubarb, plum, pomegranate, and cranberry!

Alongside herbaceous hints of gin, the result is like a summer fête of flavour, perfect for enjoying with tonic or soda water with a few fresh berries thrown in as garnish.

perfect serve

REVEREND HUBERT GARDEN GIN LIQUEUR & PINK PEPPERCORN TONIC

50ml Rev Hubert

100ml Pink Peppercorn Tonic

Build over ice and garnish with a slice of orange

IT’S…*FAINT DRUMROLL*………MYSTERY AMARO TIME!

We at Asterley Bros absolutely love the mysterious world of Amaro. It’s a subject very close to our hearts and we have been making both Italian and English Amari* now for the next part of a decade. So we thought we would take the time to introduce some of our favourites to our Club Members!

BACKGROUND

Amaro is the Italian word for ‘bitter’ and Amaro is a hugely popular category of Italian Digestivo liqueurs, usually consumed after a meal to aid digestion. Bittersweet, with a heady mix of herbaceous, medicinal, bitter, aromatic & floral notes, Amari are very much an expression of terroir. The botanicals and flavours found in Amari are hyper-reflective of the regions in which they are made, using locally grown fruits, herbs and botanicals to create complex and layered bitter liqueurs. Campari, Aperol, Cynar and Fernet Branca are all examples of types of Amaro.

*Amari is the plural of the singular Amaro…

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Our Mystery Amaro this month is:

mondino aperitivo - 18% ABV

THE HISTORY:

Mondino Amaro is a classically bitter German amaro made in the foothills of the Bavarian Alps using bitter orange, rhubarb and yellow gentian, among other locally sourced ingredients. Makes a mighty fine Spritz, and it wouldn't look out of place in a Negroni or served with tonic water and a slice of orange.

Combining Alpine briskness and a Mediterranean fruitiness - Mondino is a must have for Aperitif lovers and brings a unique twist to Negronis.

TO SERVE:

Very simply: pour 25ml over a couple of cubes of ice, swirl around the glass a couple of times, and sip slowly.

TASTING NOTES:

Expect fruity bitter oranges and a lively citrus, a pleasant sourness from fresh rhubarb while gentian gives it its tangy bittersweet flavour.

We hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

MEMBERS ONLY DISCOUNT CODE

As a member of the Asterley Bros Cocktail Club you also get 15% discount from any online purchase in our store - Use Code ABCC15 at checkout

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