10 Motives

 

Perfect for those who crave a cigarette when out socialising, or for those who worry about the effects on health, are newly launched 10 Motives - a new and different alternative for smokers which are 100% legal to smoke anywhere.

Check them out at  http://www.10motives.com/   RRP £6.99                   10Motives are electronic, battery powered disposable cigarettes that allow you to satisfy your nicotine cravings, while offering the flavour and physical sensation similar to that of inhaled tobacco smoke. 

Duvel’s iconic glass given an edgy makeover

Belgian speciality beer, Duvel, has embarked on a programme of collaborations with top international artists to launch a collection of limited edition Duvel glasses.The Duvel Collection, which already numbers three bespoke designs, harnesses the creativity of Dutch artist Parra, the typographer Denis Myers, and inspirational printers Eley Kishimoto. Using the iconic Duvel glass as their canvas, they have put their own individual stamp on its generous contours, creating a must-have gift and collectors’ item for those in love with art or with Duvel’s subtle charms.

The Eley Kishimoto Duvel glassware retails at £10 per glass and can be purchased from: www.duvelcollection.com, www.eleykishimoto.com or Taste of Christmas 2010, 3rd-5th December, at London’s EXCEL centre

Tasting notes: a strong golden ale, fruity and exceptionally aromatic using Saaz-Saaz and Styrian Golding hops. It is blond in appearance and best served at a temperature of 8°c. A 100% natural beer with no additives or preservatives, it has a huge creamy head, delicate effervescence and silky smooth mouth. Delightfully aromatic with a subtle bitter bite.

Chang Beer and Good Food Guide

Check out Chang's Thai Good Food Guide recipes, created by top chefs, they are wonderful to bring a bit of warm spice to those chilly evenings.  Great for a Thai feast to share with love ones or friends, they go perfectly with Chang.
Tasting notes
Chang Beer (5%): a full-bodied and well-balanced larger
Appearance: sparkling, golden, Chardonnay
Aroma: floral, fragrant, citrus, lemons, hoppy, spicy, butterscotch, toffee, malty, liquorice
Flavour: full-bodied, malty, citrus, butterscotch, toffee, bitter, drying

The recipes are easy to make with stunning results.It just goes to show that you don’t necessarily have to slave in the kitchen to create something delicious and authentically Thai.

Teacher’s Highland Cream

Teacher’s Highland Cream is a distinctive blended Scotch whisky with a style and flavour worth discovering. A quality blend, Teacher’s has a full flavour uncontested by any other Scotch whisky – it truly is in a class of its own.

 While all blends are made with both malt and grain whiskies, Teacher’s Highland Cream is unique, using an exceptionally high amount of malt whisky, over 45%, to give it a richer, full bodied flavour.

 Teacher’s contains over 30 malts, however it is the fingerprint malt whisky from Ardmore Highland Distillery which is key to the blend. Ardmore malt enhances and compliments the individual styles of each of the malts, creating the unmistakable Teacher’s nose and a taste of robust maltiness and Highland peat smoke.

 The Ardmore Highland Distillery, the only remaining highland distillery that still fully peats its standard malt, has been at the heart of the Teacher’s blend ever since it was built by the Teacher family in 1898. The master blender ensures that the malts that make up Teacher’s are balanced to deliver the same great taste that William Teacher created over 175 years ago.

available in 70cl and 1L formats from all good grocery stores RRP £13.49 for 70cl and £18.99 for 1L.

Nose               Oily, Fudge-like.
Palate             Big, rounded, smooth. Full of crunchy maltiness. To drink this whisky is like biting into peanut brittle. Then toffee. Then liquorice flavours.
Finish              Rooty, oaky, smoky, these dry flavours providing a perfect balance.
Comment       Malty, even creamy, but never cloying. Big and sustaining. The whisky world's answer to Kendal Mint Cake.

Freecom Data Bar XXS

New! Ultra small USB Stick. Waterproof and solid as a rock – this Freecom DataBar will keep your files safe.

Measuring in at just 3cm x 1.2cm, this ultra-compact USB stick is perfect for computer users who want to keep important documents, photos, music and even videos within arm's reach wherever they go.The DataBar XXS is waterproof and durable, and can easily be slipped into a wallet or onto a keyring to make carrying information around more convenient than ever before.

I've been testing the 8gb Data Bar XXS for the last few hours now, moving photos and files from my laptop to PC with ease, plug in and away you go!! Available in capacities from 2GB up to 32GB,  RRP starting at just £8.90 and can be purchased online from the Freecom website or retailers such as Amazon.

Brian Blessed does tomtom

Add some humor to your drive, Best known for his role as Prince Vultan in the film Flash Gordon, Drivers can now have the booming voice of Brian Blessed as their personal map reader.  After a Facebook campaign attracted 25,000 supporters, the king-sized Yorkshireman agreed to record driving instructions in his distinctive stentorian tones - and the Brian Blessed sat nav voice is officially released by TomTom today

His instructions include gems such as:
"Toll Charge.  Give them the exact money and tell them to keep the change"  and "You've reached your destination.  Congratulations.  Onwards and upwards!  To Everest next, and the North Pole...".

Download it today from  http://brianblessed.tomtom.com

Ardmore Traditional Cask

Award winning Ardmore™ Traditional Cask is a new generation Highland single malt Scotch whisky that is double-matured to create an extraordinary malt with a well-rounded, smooth flavour and a unique peat-smoke richness, softened by a delicate sweetness. 

Colour: Burnished Gold Nose At bottle strength the influence of the two styles of maturation casks compliment each other producing a full bodied smooth aroma. The maturity that shows through comes from the America barrels and the spicy creamy nose from the old style smaller casks. A touch of water allows the full complexity of the Highland Peated Malt to appear. The rich softness linked with smooth, slightly dry aroma is combined with just enough earthy peat smoke to avoid being overpowering.
Palate: At bottle strength the full rich flavours burst and fill the mouth with a creamy peat tang and a touch of vanilla’s soft gentleness. If a touch of water is added then the flavours increase with the addition of a sweet ripe fruit start followed by the tang of peat.
Nose: Full, succulent and quite long. The full bodied smoothness can be best appreciated at bottling strength but with a touch of water the full complexity can be recognized