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Azaline Vermouth uses botanicals from the ancient Silk Road

Azaline Vermouth me

The secret of happiness is variety, but the secret of variety, like the secret of all spices, is knowing when to use it and Azaline Vermouth certainly knew how. Azaline Vermouth is married with a variety of spices taking your taste buds on a journey of sweet, spice delights from the ancient Silk Road.

I was given on a courtesy basis a PR sample of Azaline Vermouth to try at home and wow I was highly impressed.

Azaline Vermouth

Within France since 1874 Gabriel Boudier, and his family have been making premium vermouth using botanicals from the ancient Silk Road, including saffron from Persia which is worth more in weight than gold.

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Royal Chai taste of India in a cup

Royal Chai

Chai is like a cup of cocoa as it is comforting, warm and relaxing. Royal Chai provides a variety of rich and creamy Chai’s full of taste of tea, milk & spices. Each took me on a journey thinking about India in where Chai comes from.  

I was gifted a few PR samples on a complimentary basis to try at home all of which where Royal.

Royal Chai

Royal Chai is a UK based company, which has developed a unique concept in spiced and flavoured tea products. They produce a premium range of instant teas.

They pride themselves in selecting only the finest teas from remote Kenyan Tea Estates, together blended with 100% natural flavours and spices, the essence of which are captured and sealed for your convenience. It is this superior formulation which gives each sip a complete tea experience.

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Aloha 65 a taste of the Caribbean in a bottle

Aloha

Stuck at home surfing the net not being able to surf the waves or fly to exotic locations such as the Caribbean due to Covid 19? I discovered Aloha an exotic Caribbean drink to wash away my worries.

On a courtesy basis I was kindly gifted a bottle of Aloha botanical spirit and hot sauce to enjoy at home.

Aloha 65

Back in the 90’s Aloha 65 was born by British ex-pat Stephen Thorp’s whom run a popular U.S. surf bar which was vibrant, eclectic, and full of character. It became famous for Stephen’s hand-made signature sundowners which he would make and give away as a thank you to his loyal customers. He experimented with various fruit infusions, naming them after local surfers. One in particular proved very popular of a carefully balanced blend made from tropical fruits and a kick of spice. It became such a winner Stephen decided to bottle it. It took him 65 recipes to perfect, but here it is Aloha 65.

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Amala Chai taste of India in a cup

Amala Chai

I only recently discovered about Chai tea when I was on a cruise holiday and I instantly fell in love with it, from the creaminess and spices it produced. So when I heard about Amala Chai cardamon masala & black tea I just had to try it.

If you have not heard of Chai before it is a flavoured tea beverage which is made from black tea with a mixture of aromatic Indian spices and herbs. It originates from India and the beverage which has grown in popularity, becoming a feature in many coffee, tea houses and cruises.

Amala Chai given on a courtesy basis I was gifted a box to enjoy at home.

Amala Chai

Back in January 2019, Amala Chai founders Akhil and Archie opened up their first brewing station in Brick Lane, London giving people a taste of spicy fresh masala Chai.

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