RAISE A GLASS

Published date11 June 2022
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
As a nod to World Gin Day, which is on Saturday June 11, I'll bring you a couple of gin liqueurs - and my first is spot on with the strawberry theme

British Strawberry Gin Liqueur (RRP £20, Marks & Spencer, Ocado) is ripe with our favourite summertime red fruit, and pops with aromas and flavours.

It's a delicious, candylike sip on its own with ice. Or do as I did; pour a little and top up with fizz. Then decadently drop in a strawberry to create June in a glass.

There's a summertime sip to be had with Aldi's Watermelon & Lime Gin Liqueur (£10.99).

It's one of the latest flavours in the retailer's popular The Infusionist range. It's a decent price for a gin liqueur which refreshes the parts that need refreshing when the clock strikes gin-o'clock.

I added a lime slice and a tonic water with a lime twist.

This time of year is brilliant for a sip of rosé wine.

There's nothing nicer when the sun glints and sparkles on a glass of pink in the garden.

I was wowed by a fizz from Asda: Extra Special Crémant de Loire Rosé Brut (£10.50). To be fair, I'm a pushover when it comes to most crémant wines, which are made in the same traditional way as champagne.

It bubbles with red berries which are embraced by a...

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