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Tel: 01792 644688 Email: support@ndjohn.co.uk www.ndjohn.co.ukWelcome to Cardi International Wine Fair 2023!ere really is no better way to explore the world of wine, cra beer and artisan spirits than by tasting and, with that in mind we have lined up an exciting range of wines, zz, fortieds, beers and spirits from all over the world for you to try!Grab a glass, move table to table, taste away, ask questions if you want to know more and most importantly, enjoy! Huge thanks must go to our suppliers for supporting this event, some of whom have travelled from countries across the world. Big thanks also to the wonderful team at e historic Coal Exchange Hotel for their help in organising what I’m sure will be a fantastic evening. But most importantly, thanks to you for attending!We are oering 10% o all orders placed tonight, so if you nd something you love, you can order it at the front desk for delivery or collection!Nick JohnManaging DirectorND John WinesPlease use the hashtag #ciwf when posting on social media!Our favourite post will win a prize!Nick
Understand Your Palate: A Guide to Navigating a Wine TastingLearning how to taste wine involves engaging the senses of sight, smell, taste, and touch, all with the goal of nding a wine to suit your palate.Wine has been a part of human civilization for thousands of years, but it didn’t always taste as good as what we drink today. Wine quality has improved exponentially over the past century as wine producers discover better techniques for grape growing and winemaking. Global commerce allows us to drink wines from all corners of the world, and the internet allows every drinker to share their opinion, which makes it all the more important to know how to taste wine so you can get to know what’s in your glass and nd wines you truly enjoy.What Is Wine Tasting?Wine tasting is the process of analysing the wine in your glass through the senses of sight, smell, taste, and touch. You can taste wine blind (where you don’t know what the wine is), or non-blind. e goal is the same: to examine the wine’s appearance, aroma, avours, and textures to understand how and where it was made, as well as its quality.Wine tasting experiences can happen in a winery’s tasting room, at a wine bar, at a tasting event like this one, or at a private tasting with a producer in their wine cellar. It can, of course, happen at home, where it is easiest to create a quiet, comfortable, and distraction-free environment. Wine events can be overwhelming and you’ll nd that wines show dierently depending on the circumstances in which you taste them.Elements of Tasting WineWhether you are tasting with a group or for your own enjoyment, it’s important to have a way to think about wine quality. You may judge wines on a scale from poor quality to outstanding, with stops along the way at acceptable, good, and very good. Or you may get more specic and assign points to the various elements of a wine to grade on a numeric scale, like James Suckling’s 100-point scale. Whatever you choose, write down your conclusions in the tasting book or a notebook at home, so you can remember what you tasted and see how your evaluations evolve over time. e best wine is not necessarily the most expensive, but rather the one you like the most based on your personal taste.
How to Taste Wine:Take short breaths through your nose and breathe out through your mouth to capture the most aroma.e rst sip of wine will give you the most information, so pay attention before your taste buds get fatigued. Don’t forget to spit rather than swallow your tastes if you want to keep your senses sharp.When tasting wine, take note of how the wine impacts each of your senses. How does it look? How does it smell? How does it taste? What is the texture of the wine in your mouth? What is your overall impression of the wine? If you are using a graded scale, assign numeric values for each of these categories, then add them up for your nal score.How to Evaluate Wine Based on Coloure depth of colour can give clues to the grape variety. Pinot noir will be lighter and more transparent than deep ruby cabernet sauvignon. Look at the wine against a white background.• Sediment may indicate an older wine.• Red wines are darker when they are young and lose colour as they age.• White wines start out lighter in colour and become more gold or brown as they get older.• Higher viscosity (indicated by thicker legs or tears on the sides of the glass) tells you that a wine has high alcohol or high sugar content.
How to Evaluate Wine Based on AromaUse your sense of smell to tell if the wine is sound (not awed). If the wine smells musty, like wet cardboard, it is corked. is aw does not make the wine unsafe to drink, merely unpleasant.Note the intensity of the wine aromas. Some wines smell shy, like pinot grigio, while others, like Sau-vignon Blanc, seem to jump out of the glass.Smell for fruit aromas rst:For white wines, think of citrus fruits (lemon, lime, tangerine); orchard fruits (apple, pear); stone fruits (peach, apricot, nectarine); and tropical fruits (mango, passionfruit, pineapple, melon, etc.)For red wines, think in terms of red fruits (red cherry, raspberry, strawberry, cranberry, pomegran-ate, etc.); black fruits (black cherry, blackberry, black plum, blackcurrant, etc.); and blue fruit (blue-berry)Next, identify other aromas. Highly complex wines are those with aromas from multiple categories.• Herbs and owers: grass, black pepper, rosemary, thyme, liquorice, honeysuckle, rose, violet, etc.• Earthiness: wet stones, chalk, damp leaves, dry soil, barnyard aromas, etc.Winemaking techniques: spicy notes like cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove can indicate aging in oak barrels. In white wines, there can be notes of caramel or brioche. In reds, coee or cocoa. In white wines, creamy or buttery brioche notes indicate malolactic fermentation.
How to Evaluate Wine Based on TasteWine’s avours and aromas are linked, so check for similar and dierent avours on the palate compared to the nose.Sugar, alcohol, tannin, and acidity contribute to a wine’s body, from light to full. ese elements make up a wine’s structure. A balanced wine has these elements in proportion:• Dryness: Is there any residual sugar le in the wine, or is it completely dry?• Alcohol: A warming sensation from elevated alcohol indicates a warm climate.• Tannin: Relevant for red wines. Some grapes, like cabernet sauvignon, have more of this astringent, bitter quality. Pinot noir is naturally lower in tannin.• Acidity: High acid wines make your mouth water. Lower acidity gives the wine a rounder feeling.e quality of the wine is usually indicated by how long the avours last in your mouth, called the nish. A wine’s complexity can also help you determine its age and quality level. Older wines and higher quality wines tend to have more layers of avour.If you are tasting to hone your deductive tasting skills, have someone else pour the wine out of your view and then try to use your observations to guess what grapes or wine regions the wine could be from. If you are tasting to determine quality, pay close attention to the wine’s aromas and structural elements, and see if they come together in harmony. is is the mark of a good wine, one worthy of your money and appreciation. Last, but most importantly: Do you like the wine? Cheers!
Waterkloof, Circumstance Cape Coral Mourvèdre Rosé Stellenbosch, South Africa £12.95Waterkloof, Circumstance Sauvignon Blanc Stellenbosch, South Africa £12.95Waterkloof, Circle of Life White Stellenbosch, South Africa £12.50Waterkloof, Seriously Cool CinsaultStellenbosch, South Africa £12.95Waterkloof, Circle of Life Red Stellenbosch, South Africa £12.50Waterkloof, Circumstance Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch, South Africa £15.50Tel: 01792 644688 Email: support@ndjohn.co.uk www.ndjohn.co.ukLa Collection by Maison BoutinotCôtes de au Rosé Languedoc, France £10.95Déniché le Vouvray Loire, France £10.95Boutinot ‘La Fleur Solitaire’Côtes du Rhône Blanc Rhône, France £10.95Boutinot ‘Les Cerisiers’Côtes du Rhône Rosé Rhône, France £9.95Alo Jais Noir CarignanCôtes Catalanes Languedoc, France £10.50Boutinot ‘Les Coteaux’Côtes du Rhône Villages Rhône, France £10.95Boutinot ‘La Côte Sauvage’Cairanne AOC Rhône, France £15.50Boutinot ‘Les Coteaux Schisteux’ SéguretCôtes du Rhône Villages Rhône, France £15.50Table 1 | Domaine Boutinot | RhôneTable 2 | Waterkloof
Ferghettina Franciacorta Brut NV Lombardia, Italy £23.50Papagiannakos Savatiano Attika, Greece £12.50Papagiannakos Assyrtiko Attika, Greece £13.95Domaine de la Grande Courtade AlvarinhoLanguedoc, France £12.95Valenciso Rioja Blanco Rioja, Spain £19.95Avamposti Pinot Nero ‘Ventura’ Piemonte, Italy £10.95Domaine Fabien Duveau Saumur Champigny ‘Les Menais’ Loire, France £15.45CV-05 Cabernet Sauvignon Valencia, Spain £15.95Cadus Tupungato Appellation Malbec Uco Valley, Argentina £15.95Tel: 01792 644688 Email: support@ndjohn.co.uk www.ndjohn.co.ukTable 3 | 3rd Floor WinesTable 4Kardos Dry Furmint Tokaj, Hungary £11.95Kovács Nimród DixieChardonnay Pinot Gris Eger, Hungary £13.50Nachbil Organic RieslingCrisana & Maramures, Romania £18.50Kovács Nimród Monopole Blues Kékfrankos Eger, Hungary £16.95 Kovács NimródMonopole 777 Pinot Noir Eger, Hungary £20.50Schieber Pincészet Trilógia KadarkaSzekszárd, Hungary £10.95Schieber Pincészet Trilógia KékfrankosSzekszárd, Hungary £10.95Nachbil Fetească Neagră OrganicCrisana & Maramures, Romania £22.50
Tel: 01792 644688 Email: support@ndjohn.co.uk www.ndjohn.co.ukWillowglen Pinot Grigio Riverina £8.95Deen Vat 7 Chardonnay Riverina £10.95Regional Reserve Chardonnay Yarra Valley £11.95Block A5 Chardonnay Yarra Valley £21.95La Boheme Act 3 Pinot Gris Yarra Valley £14.50Regional Reserve Pinot Noir Yarra Valley £11.95Willowglen Shiraz Riverina £8.95Deen Vat 184 Master’s Blend Riverina £11.50La Boheme Act 4 Syrah Gamay Yarra Valley £14.50Deen Vat 5 Botrytis Semillon Riverina £8.95Table 5 | De Bortoli | AustraliaTable 6 | Walker & WodehouseCraggy Range Te Muna Sauvignon BlancMartinborough, New Zealand £18.95Life from Stone Sauvignon Blanc, Springeld EstateStellenbosch, South Africa £15.95Miss Lucy White Blend, Springeld EstateStellenbosch, South Africa £16.95Wild Yeast Chardonnay, Springeld EstateStellenbosch, South Africa £17.95Ultimate Provence Rosé AOP Cotes de Provence 2021Provence, France £17.50Craggy Range Te Muna Pinot NoirMartinborough, New Zealand £32.95Craggy Range Sophia Hawkes Bay, New Zealand £47.95Navajas Reserva Tinto 2015 Rioja, Spain £13.95Wholeberry Cabernet Sauvignon, Springeld EstateStellenbosch, South Africa £18.95e Work of Time, Springeld EstateStellenbosch, South Africa £26.95
Table 7 | Hatch ManseldIrroy Champagne Extra Brut NV France £32.95Esk Valley Sauvignon BlancMarlborough, New Zealand £11.50Esk Valley Seabed Chardonnay Hawkes Bay, New Zealand £11.95St Amour, Domaine de la Pirolette Cru Beaujolais, France £16.95Hancock and Hancock Shiraz GrenacheMcLaren Vale, Australia £13.50Bila-Haut Rouge, M. Chapoutier AOP Côtes-du-Roussillon Villages, France £10.50Tel: 01792 644688 Email: support@ndjohn.co.uk www.ndjohn.co.ukBico Amarelo Vinho Verde, Portugal £8.95Esk Valley Artisanal Collection AlbariñoHawkes Bay, New Zealand £11.95Marius Rosé, M. Chapoutier IGP Pays d’Oc, France £9.95Cune Gran Reserva Rioja, Spain £15.95Familia Zuccardi Valles Malbec Uco Valley, Argentina £12.95Monte Velho Red Organic Alentejo, Portugal £9.95Malamado Soleria Fortied Torrontés NV Mendoza, Argentina £15.95
Table 9 | Maisons Marques et DomainesChampagne Louis Roederer, Collection 243 Champagne, France £49.95Pascal Jolivet, Sancerre Blanc Loire, France £24.95Rapaura Springs Sauvignon BlancMarlborough, New Zealand £13.95Rapaura Springs Bouldevines ChardonnaySingle Vineyard Marlborough, New Zealand £23.95Pio Cesare Gavi Piemonte, Italy £19.95Domaines Ott*, Clos Mireille Rose Provence, France £33.95Chateau de Pez Bordeaux, France £44.95Marques de Murrieta Reserva Rioja, Spain £23.95Meerlust e Red Stellenbosch, South Africa £13.95Meerlust Rubicon Stellenbosch, South Africa £28.95Tel: 01792 644688 Email: support@ndjohn.co.uk www.ndjohn.co.ukOntañón Tempranillo Blanco Rioja, Spain £11.95Ontañón Vetiver Rioja Blanco Rioja, Spain £10.95Ontañón Ecológico Rioja [Organic] Rioja, Spain £10.50Ontañón Rioja Crianza Rioja, Spain £11.50Ontañón Rioja Reserva Rioja, Spain £15.50Queirón Mi Lugar Vino de Quel Rioja, Spain £24.50Queirón Reserva Viñedos Familiares Rioja, Spain £34.95Rippa Dorii Ribera del DueroTempranillo Roble Ribera del Duero, Spain £11.50Rippa Dorii Ribera del Duero CrianzaRibera del Duero, Spain £11.95Rippa Dorii Ribera del Duero SalomónRibera del Duero, Spain £22.95Table 8 | Bodgeas Ontanon
La Linda Torrontes Mendoza, Argentina £15.95De Sangre White Blend Mendoza, Argentina £23.95La Linda Malbec Mendoza, Argentina £15.95Luigi Bosca Pinot Noir Mendoza, Argentina £21.95Luigi Bosca Malbec Mendoza, Argentina £21.95De Sangre Cabernet Franc Mendoza, Argentina £26.95De Sangre Cabernet Sauvignon Mendoza, Argentina £26.95De Sangre Malbec D.O.C. Luján de Cuyo, Argentina £26.95Tel: 01792 644688 Email: support@ndjohn.co.uk www.ndjohn.co.ukTable 10 | Luigi BoscaTable 11 | Quinta da Pedra AltaPedra a Pedra Branco Douro, Portugal £16.95QPA Prova No. 5 Donzelinho BrancoDouro, Portugal £17.95Reserva Branco Douro, Portugal £29.95QPA Prova No. 6 Touriga Nacional RoséDouro, Portugal £16.95Pedra a Pedra Tinto Douro, Portugal £17.95Reserva Tinto Douro, Portugal £29.95Pedra Nº 03 White Port Douro, Portugal £22.95Alta Nº 10 Ten-Year-Old Tawny Port Douro, Portugal £27.95
L`Ormarins MCC Brut NVAnthonij Rupert Wyne Stellenbosch, South Africa £19.50Moscato d`Asti, Azienda VitivinicolaLuigi Tacchino Piemonte, Italy £16.95Côtes de Provence RoséDomaine Pinchinat Provence, France £18.95TOMH Rose MoscholeroTroupis Winery DO Mantinia, Greece £20.95Pinot Gris, Isabel Estate Marlborough, New Zealand £21.95Chardonnay Hartenberg Wine Estate Stellenbosch, South Africa £18.95Chapeau Melon Rouge, Jérémie HuchetLoire, France £14.95Vinhos Rochas, Baleia Wines Western Cape, South Africa £16.95Tel: 01792 644688 Email: support@ndjohn.co.uk www.ndjohn.co.ukTable 12 | Bancro WinesTable 13 | VinexusNicosia Grillo, Organic Sicily, Italy £12.50Nicosia Etna Bianco Contrada San NicolòOrganic Sicily, Italy £17.95Cantine Nicosia Frappato Sicily, Italy £12.50Nicosia Etna Rosso Contrada San NicolòOrganic Sicily, Italy £17.95Vallone Versante Primitivo, IGT Salento Puglia, Italy £10.95Vallone Campo Giardinelli Salice Salentino Puglia, Italy £11.50Tenuta Serranova Appassimento Puglia, Italy £12.50Tenuta Serranova Susumaniello Puglia, Italy £12.50
Tel: 01792 644688 Email: support@ndjohn.co.uk www.ndjohn.co.ukTable 14 | Ventisquero | ChileFresita Sparkling Strawberry Wine NV Chile £9.95 Ventisquero Clasico Sauvignon Blanc Valle Central £8.95Ventisquero Grey Sauvignon Blanc Huasca Valley £16.95 Ventisquero Reserva Chardonnay Casablanca Valley £10.95 Ventisquero Grey Chardonnay Casablanca Valley £16.95 Ventisquero ClasicoCabernet Sauvignon Valle Central £8.95Ventisquero Reserva Merlot Maipo Valley £10.95 Ventisquero GreyCabernet Sauvignon Maipo Valley £16.95 Ventisquero Grey Carmenere Maipo Valley £16.95Langlois-ChateauCremant de Loire Brut NV Loire, France £15.95Langlois-ChateauCremant de Loire Rosé NV Loire, France £15.95Langlois Chateau Sancerre Loire, France £17.95e Crossings Sauvignon BlancMarlborough, New Zealand £11.95Southern Right Sauvignon Blanc Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, South Africa £10.95e Crossings Pinot Noir Marlborough, New Zealand £14.95Akitu A2 Pinot Noir Central Otago, New Zealand £29.95Turkey Flat Butchers Block Red BlendBarossa Valley, Australia £14.95Table 15 | Mentzendor
Tel: 01792 644688 Email: support@ndjohn.co.uk www.ndjohn.co.ukTable 16 | AIX | Coteaux d’Aix-en-ProvenceAIX Rosé Provence, France £15.50 Also available in Magnum £31.00e birthplace of rosé, for a reasonWith mineral rich soils, 300 days of sun a year and the cooling Mistral winds, the Provence oers the ideal growing conditions for Grenache, Syrah and Cinsault grapes, the classic blend used to make AIX Rosé. Maison Saint Aix is one of the largest domaines in the AOP Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence appellation. At 420m above sea level, it’s also one of the highest. And thanks to that elevation, we enjoy cooler nights and a greater Mistral eect, drying the vines on dewy mornings - making the fruit even better.Drawn from one of the Provence’s most celebrated terroirs, AIX is created to be the purest possible expression of what a rosé wine can be.High up in the hills just north of Aix-en-Provence, away from the heat of the coast, you’ll nd a set of ancient stone gates. Beyond them lies the Maison Saint Aix estate. Here, we dedicate ourselves to capturing the essence of this iconic terroir in a single premium rosé.Made for those who know how to appreciate wine. And for those who know how to appreciate life.AIX is a well-balanced premium Provence rosé with a typical hypnotising salmon pink colour. e nose is fresh and fragrant, delicate yet youthful with sophisticated notes of fresh red fruits, peach and subtle ower hints. It oers roundness on the palate and a beautiful aromatic depth, before nding freshness and some minerality in its long and precise nish. Made with love, passion and pride, AIX Rosé is elegant, generous and delicious - with the power to make any moment of the day feel eortless.e symbol of the vines meeting the sky captures both the magic of our land and the magic of the people we share it with. It reminds us of eortless days together in the sun. And of all the meals and moments and memories still to come. For us it’s a daily reminder of how easy life can feel, when you refuse to make it complicated. Which is why we set on every bottle of rosé we have the privilege to share.
Tel: 01792 644688 Email: support@ndjohn.co.uk www.ndjohn.co.ukTable 17Clwb Tropica Tropical IPA Newport, 5.5% £2.15Cwtch Newport, 4.6% £2.15Cali Pale Ale Newport, 5.0% £2.15Electric BoogalooPassion Fruit Lil’ NEIPA Newport, 4.5% £2.15Easy Livin’ Pale Ale Newport, 4.3% £2.15313 Cra Lager Newport, 4.6% £2.15
Penderyn Myth 41% £35.00Penderyn Madeira 46% £38.00Penderyn Rich Oak 46% £48.00Penderyn Sherrywood 46% £45.00Penderyn Portwood 46% £59.00Table 18Penderyn Peated 46% £42.00Brecon Botanicals Gin 43% £25.95Brecon Chocolate Orange Gin 37.5% £24.95Brecon Rhubarb & Cranberry Gin 37.5% £24.95Brecon Rose Petal Gin 37.5% £24.95Tel: 01792 644688 Email: support@ndjohn.co.uk www.ndjohn.co.uk
FAIR Café Coee Liqueur 22% France £21.00FAIR Kumquat Liqueur 22% France £21.00FAIR Triple Sec 22% France £21.00FAIR Passionfruit Liqueur 22% France £21.00VIVIR Blanco Tequila 40% Mexico £34.95Table 19 | MangroveTel: 01792 644688 Email: support@ndjohn.co.uk www.ndjohn.co.ukVIVIR Reposado Tequila 40% Mexico £38.00Pokeno Origin Single Malt 43% New Zealand £44.95Pokeno Discovery Single Malt 43% New Zealand £51.95Morris Single Malt Whisky 40% Rutherglen, Australia £51.95Spearhead Single Grain Whisky 43% Scotland £30.00
Hoolie Manx White Rum 41% £34.95Table 20 | Outlier Distillery | Isle of ManHurricane Overproof Manx White Rum 64% £44.95Tel: 01792 644688 Email: support@ndjohn.co.uk www.ndjohn.co.ukTel: 01792 644688 Email: support@ndjohn.co.uk www.ndjohn.co.ukOutlier is a cra distillery on the Isle of Man, a small and independent island nestled in the middle of the Irish Sea. As our name suggests, we’re looking to do things a little dierently from the mass market by producing a range of outstanding locally sourced spirits and helping to create meaningful moments through our drinks and events. We’re going to be sustainable and interesting, creating spirits of integrity using Manx ingredients whenever possible, including grain grown onsite at Ballakelly Farm where the Outlier Distilling Company is based… out of an old milking shed. We might not always get it right, but we’re going to have a damn good time trying things out.
Table 21 | Hensol Castle Distillery | Vale of Glamorgan Hensol Castle Welsh Dry Gin 41% £30.00Hensol Castle Wild Strawberry & Hibiscus Gin 40% £30.00Hensol Castle Blood Orange Gin 40% £30.00Benjamin Hall London Dry Gin 37.5% £22.00Benjamin Hall Sicilian Lemon Gin 37.5% £22.00Benjamin Hall Strawberry Gin 37.5% £22.00Benjamin Hall Blackberry Gin 37.5% £22.00Benjamin Hall Vodka 40% £22.00Tel: 01792 644688 Email: support@ndjohn.co.uk www.ndjohn.co.uk
Naked Pinkster 40% £34.95Pinkster Spritz – Elderower and Raspberry 26% £29.95Table 22 | Pinkster | EnglandPinkster Gin 37.5% £34.95Pinkster Spritz – Raspberry and Hibiscus 26% £29.95Tel: 01792 644688 Email: support@ndjohn.co.uk www.ndjohn.co.ukTel: 01792 644688 Email: support@ndjohn.co.uk www.ndjohn.co.ukAGREEABLY BRITISH GINFounder Stephen Marsh didn’t set out to make a pink drink. Whilst experimenting at home, he worked his way through an entire fruit bowl before discovering that raspberry delivered the best avour.Aer developing the recipe, he promptly quit his accountancy job, launching the business from his kitchen table in 2013.Fast forward a few years and avoured fruit gins are all the rage, but with its commitment to using fresh fruit, Pinkster remains the natural choice.
Perthyn Low Alcohol Spirit 10% 70cl £19.95Lady Sophia 40% 70cl £29.95Litty Liquor Spiced Rum 4Realli 37.5% 70cl £29.95Table 23 | Cardi Distillery | CardiTel: 01792 644688 Email: support@ndjohn.co.uk www.ndjohn.co.ukAs the rst and only distillery in cardi we wanted to take the past and inject our own modern approach by mixing the use of copper stills and state of the art new equipment. Our distillery team has a wealth of experience in distilling which is underpinned by a scientic approach, our head distiller Ben combines his masters in biology with an exceptional palate to create the most exquisite spirits. e combination of the two have led to us winning multiple awards with both our own range, and spirits craed for our customers.Jin Caerdydd 43% 70cl £29.95St. Clements 43% 70cl £29.95Mimosa Rwm Espiritu 29% 70cl £27.95
Tel: 01792 644688 Email: support@ndjohn.co.uk www.ndjohn.co.ukSand Bunny Welsh Gin 40% £34.95Table 24 | Bunny Spirits | Port TalbotBunny Spirits are a new range of premium spirits from Wales international rugby player Richard Hibbard. South Wales has beaches covered with grassy sand dunes set against a contrasting industrial back drop of steel works & world renowned fabrication. Sand Rabbit® Welsh gin is a celebration of these proud roots and reect this heritage of cramanship.Mortal Bunny Spiced Rum is a triple distilled Caribbean rum which takes it’s 4th distillation in Richard Hibbards home country, Wales. Enthused with all spiced berries, cinnamon sticks, black pepper, nutmeg, sweet orange peel, persian lime & vanilla pods in this expertly craed, small batch elixir. Bottled and blended in Wales, with the purest Welsh water which has gravitated from the Brecon Beacons.Mortal Bunny Black Cherry Spiced Rum has sweet red cherry & nished with the orality of cherry blossom. is cherry avoured spiced rum is original, complex and insanely special.Mortal Bunny Spiced Rum 40% £34.95Mortal Bunny Black Cherry Spiced Rum 40% £34.95
Table 25 | Toca Vida | Vale of GlamorganTel: 01792 644688 Email: support@ndjohn.co.uk www.ndjohn.co.ukToca Vida Gin takes a bold twist on tradition. is hand-craed, citrusforward gin features mouth-watering botanicals, fresh Cuban pink grapefruit, and juicy Sicilian lemon and lime notes that deliver a refreshing, unique nish. Toca Vida Gin pays homage to the founder’s American and Welsh roots in the pursuit to inspire cultures to collide through conversation and connection. Discover what life can be if only you dare to grasp it. Touch, taste, and live it – just like your favorite gin. Toca Vida Gin 40% 70cl £36.00
Table 26 | Barti Rum | PembrokeshireTel: 01792 644688 Email: support@ndjohn.co.uk www.ndjohn.co.ukSpiced spirit drink with Caribbean rum, infused with Pembrokeshire seaweed.Barti Spiced is our prized, most treasured creation. We wanted to make a drink more smooth, more full of avour and more memorable than any other. Quite simply to create the best spiced rum in the world.It took a year to perfect the balance between vibrant vanilla, clove, cinnamon and sweet citrus. en came the infusion of wild hand-picked laver seaweed from the Pembrokeshire coast introducing umami undertones which soen and enhance the taste. All of the elements are married together within the nest, most expertly made Caribbean rum, to create an undeniably smooth yet perfectly punchy drink suitable for sipping or mixing.We believe we have a drink so avourful when mixed, and so pure and sippable when neat, that when you try it for the rst time it feels like you’ve found the one.At 35% ABV, Barti is about as mellow as a Sunday morning. Suitable for vegans.Barti Spiced Rum 35% £31.95
Table 27 | ree Oaks Distillery | Amman ValleyPremium Welsh Vodka 40% £30.00 Premium Welsh Gin 40% £30.00Tel: 01792 644688 Email: support@ndjohn.co.uk www.ndjohn.co.ukPremium Welsh Dark Rum 40% £30.00Welcome to ree Oaksree Oaks distillery is located in Capel Hendre in the Amman valley, at the foot of the Brecon Beacons mountain range in south Wales. We pride ourselves in creating small batch hand craed spirits. When you taste one of our spirits you are getting a drink that has been created with thought, love and passion. We may be small, but we have big plans, and our aim is to distil spirits that will intrigue and delight.To make an artisan spirit we believe that we have to have full control of all aspects of the distilling process, from hand selecting the nest ingredients, to the nal ltration process, bringing science and nature together to create something very special. We create our own base spirits right here at the distillery and we see this part of the process as being key to our success. e perfect basis to create a range of spirits that we hope will excite the world. is inspired our motto ‘From Grain to Glass!’Let’s go NaturalOur company does not use any articial avours or colours in its craing processes. All our fruit avoured spirits use high-quality freeze-dried fruit, with nothing added, and we are proud to say that we source organic local produce wherever possible. Even the water used in the company’s products will soon come from a borehole, which draws water from deep below the Brecon Beacons, adding to the company’s product quality and Welsh provenance. We are continually on the lookout for new, local, seasonal, ingredients to develop new products.
History of e Coal ExchangeCommissioned in 1884 and completed in 1886 by the Cardi Exchange and Oce Co Ltd. e company was founded by Frederick de Courcy Hamilton who was a local solicitor who played a formative role in Cardi ’s development. e main purpose of the building was to provide a dedicated location for merchants and traders to sell coal, following the similar function of buildings in London, Liverpool, and Manchester.e building was built and opened in stages, the central trading hall and east block completed rst, comprising of the Trading Hall a large central space with suites and oces located o the balcony. e building played an important role in the industrial Cardi of the 19th century. Paired Corinthian columns, an oak balcony, and rich wood panelling adorn the trading hall. Once opened, coal owners, ship owners and their agents met daily on the oor of the trading hall where agreements were made by word of mouth and telephone. During the peak trading hour of midday to one o’clock, the trading oor was said to of had 200 men gesticulating and shouting. It was estimated that up to 10,000 people would pass in and out of the building each day. At one time the price of the world’s coal was determined within the building. e trading oor was the where the rst ever £1,000,000 deal was agreed. On one ordinary day, 15 August 1908, Andresen & Dahl dispatched 1,300 tons of coal from Cardi to Ghent, Belgium. Other shipments brokered at the Exchange that day included: 5,500 tons of coal from Ferndale, Rhondda, to Genoa, Italy: 4,500 tons to Port Said, Egypt; and 2,500 tons to Portsmouth for the Royal Navy.During 1915 the building underwent a lavish refurbishment by Edwin Seward and reopened as the ‘New Exchange Building’, during the refurbishment an extension was added to the south section of the building and connected to the trading hall. Following a long decline in coal exports, the New Exchange closed in 1958. e building was subsequently used for concerts, meetings, and other activities. In 1979, the Coal Exchange was earmarked as a future home of the proposed Welsh Assembly and a heavily reinforced underground car park was constructed but the plan for devolution was rejected by the Welsh people in a referendum. In 1983 the building was considered as a headquarters for the Welsh language television station S4C, though this also failed to take o. e Trading oor was used regularity as a lming location for various part of the entertainment industry, for example the Titanic in BBC’s Doctor Who starring Kylie Minogue.In 1988 the building was acquired and subsequently completely refurbished in 2002 to turn it into a major venue. During it’s time as a music venue it hosted acts such as the Arctic Monkeys, Manic Street Preachers, Ocean Colour Scene, Stereophonics and Biy Clyro before it’s eventual transformation into the hotel you see today.
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