vegan cocktails

Vegan spirit drink with pineapple!

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I get quite a few gifts from PR people over here at FGV headquarters, but a particular item this week really got me excited.

Check out this fabulous drink called Aloha 65.

Aloha 65 is a spirit drink infused with pineapple, lemon, ginger, and scotch bonnet chilies. That sounds equally intense and delicious.

The product is vegan (labeled as vegan on the bottle), is 27% ABV, and can be ordered directly from the company online for UK delivery.

There is free delivery on orders £25 and over. The company has given me a special discount for FGV readers. Use code FGV20 to get 20% off when you shop directly for Aloha 65 online at their shop.

And what about that little bottle in the photo?

Aloha 65 also make a hot sauce and that is vegan, too!

I am super pumped to try the drink. I’m considering investing in an ice crusher just for this purpose.

Follow Aloha 65 on Instagram.

Döner Summer is open in Leeds

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Döner Summer started life with their decadent comfort food and cocktail menus in York, but have now branched out with a location in nearby Leeds.

Josh popped a long on the weekend and sent me these photos to share with you all.

Check out the gorgeous interiors and tasty-looking food below.

How great does this all look? And being on Call Lane is the icing on the cake. It’s a great part of the city centre.

If you love food, cocktails, and ice cream then you probably want to follow Döner Summer on Instagram and dine with them soon and often.

Vegan Quarantine: Day 14

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Hi all.

Welcome to Vegan Quarantine: Day 14. This daily video series is my way of keeping spirits high in the vegan community while also supporting independent business, charities, and musicians.

All links for everything mentioned are below.

Moo Free Chocolates is supporting the National Autistic Society AND they make amazing vegan chocolate that you can order online:
https://www.dairyfreechocolates.com/

Shop for vegan groceries in Mexico City.
VEGATTOS have details on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/vegattosmx/

Mr. Tofu Condesa is delivering via UberEats. Follow them on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/mrtofucondesa/

Considerit Chocolate is delivering vegan cream eggs! Order online:
https://www.consideritchocolate.com/shop-online

Read T.O.F.U. Magazine for free online (or pay if you can):
https://bit.ly/39jpgsR

Support London Wildlife Protection during the global crisis:
https://www.facebook.com/LondonWildlifeProtection/

Some gorgeous vegan cocktail recipes over at The Vegan Society:
https://www.vegansociety.com/…/top-ten-vegan-wonder-cocktai…

Order vegan skincare from Next of Kim in the USA: https://nextofkimbeauty.com/

Owner of Next of Kim used to sing with Black Eyed Peas. Watch a track from when she was in the group here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNtlq_Ps8ao

Watch this fascinating video feature on Kim as she talks about her decision to walk away from the band before their global success:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkSDNxM1w58

Follow Next of Kim on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/nextofkimbeauty/

New vegan joint in York

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How many reasons do you need to adore the northern English city of York?

There are pubs named after torture devices. They have haunted buildings all over the place. A cholera burial ground greets you as you exit the train station.

York is one of my favourite places on the planet!

If all of these glorious, creepy facts aren’t enough to get your rushing there, maybe this news of a new vegan döner and cocktail restaurant will have you making plans for a York visit.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B67yT8hnqC4/

Döner Summer is a vegan eatery and cocktail bar located in Spark:York creative and retail space in York city centre.

The restaurant has Berlin-inspired cuisine that will make your mouth water.

Take a look at some of this.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B65BhpsHRjN/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B6AjL8-HrvF/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B5hov2in8CA/

The exact location of Döner Summer can be seen online thanks to Google Maps. The restaurant/bar is open Tuesday until Sunday each week.

Follow Döner Summer on Instagram.

Coffee shop, cafe, and cocktail bar all-in-one

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Hey, London.

There is a new vegan cafe on Brick Lane called Beanuts.

Beanuts is unique to the UK in that all the fresh plant milks on site (16 kinds of milk rotating daily!) are made in-house and the menu is based around them as well as the milk by-products.

They have polish rye soup, mezze platters, sweet bites, and awesome cocktails (including vegan white Russian and whisky sour).

The freshly-made milks are squeezed from:

Grains – barley, oat, spelt, rice
Legumes – lupin, pea, peanut
Nuts – almond, cashew, hazelnut, walnut pistachio
Seeds – pumpkin, chia, sunflower, sesame, quinoa, hemp, flax

Beanuts will also sort you out with amazing breakfasts, a great lunchtime selection of delicious sharing platters, cakes, smoothies, and fabulous vegan cocktails or warmers for these cold evenings.

You can see the exact location of Beanuts thanks to Google Maps.

You can follow Beanuts on Instagram.

New vegan brunch spot for London

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This October Club Mexicana at The Spread Eagle, London’s first 100% vegan pub, will launch their brand new Mexican-Californian brunch, kicking off weekends with the likes of chilaquiles, chick’n & waffles, and brunch cocktails every Saturday and Sunday.

Inspired by founder Meriel’s travels through Mexico City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, and a stint living in Melbourne, where brunch is a formative part of the weekend, the menu will include dishes packed with flavours from the sunshine cities. Mains will feature: ‘Huevos Rancheros’ with scrambled ‘eggs’, Mexican ‘chorizo’, black beans, avocado and salsa verde on a grilled paprika tortilla; and – Mexico City favourite – chilaquiles: fried corn tortillas drenched in salsa roja, roasted pepper queso and sour cream, topped with pickled jalapenos. Club Mexicana’s infamous chick’n’ & waffles with chilli infused maple syrup are making a comeback, and signature tacos are getting a breakfast twist with combos including fried potato and ‘chorizo’ topped with avo and sour cream. Meriel has also created a host of snacks like the deep friend avocado with a miso lime dipping sauce, and those with a sweet tooth will not be left out with deep fried ice cream; warm chilli-chocolate brownie with peanut and caramel sauce and taco millefoglie with lemon curd, blueberries and vanilla whipped cream.

The Spread Eagle will be serving up brunch cocktails at the bar, including their famous Spread Eagle Bloody Mary made with horseradish infused vodka, the Avocado Colada, with pineapple, avocado, white rum, coconut milk and lime, and the Coconut Tequila Shrub with coconut tequila, grapefruit, cider vinegar and soda. Sherri has also devised a selection of Kombucha cocktails from the Passion Fruit Mimosa with passion fruit puree, Prosecco and passion fruit JARR Kombucha, to the Beetroot Punch; beetroot shrub, dark rum and ginger JARR Kombucha.

The Spread Eagle co-founder Luke says ‘We’ve been itching to get brunch off the ground since we opened – we’ve always wanted to pub to be a place for all occasions, so we cannot wait to open our doors and welcome those seeking refuge from a hangover with a taco or two, or those looking for a few drinks with friends to kick off their weekend!’

‘Our style of cooking lends itself to brunch and it’s been so much fun creating a whole new menu with lots of exciting dishes – chilaquiles are definitely a winner! Pull up a stool at the bar and order them with a bloody mary I can’t think of a better way to spend a Saturday’, says Meriel.

Brunch will be available between 12pm-4pm on Saturdays and Sundays from the 6th of October, 2018. For reservations please visit https://www.thespreadeaglelondon.co.uk

The Spread Eagle Opening Hours:
Monday-Thursday, 4pm-11pm
Friday, 4pm-2am
Saturday,12pm-2am
Sunday, 12pm-10.30pm

Kitchen Opening Hours:
Wednesday – Friday: 6pm-10pm
Saturday: 12pm-10pm
Sunday: 12pm-9pm

M&S has vegan Xmas drinks

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I don’t personally celebrate Christmas, but I do drink trashy cocktails.

With that in mind, check out this camp range of ready to guzzle drinks being sold by Marks and Spencer.

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Top photo shows the Gold Crème Brulee Liqueur, described on the bottle as containing edible gold glitter.

Next up you can see No Big Dill made from gin, dill, elderflower and lemon juice. Pour over ice, apparently!

Finally you can take a look at the Christmas Cobbler Cocktail. Made from sherry, rum and apple brandy, this is surprisingly the one with the lowest alcohol content of the three.

I’m not sure if these are all seasonal, but if you like the look of them you should probably get along to your nearest M&S pretty quickly. I’ve heard rumours of a banana liqueur in this range but my local store didn’t have it.

Enjoy!