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COOPERS ROLLS OUT VINTAGE BEER
Single-origin malt from barley grown on Kangaroo Island and a hop variety sourced from France are features of Coopers Brewery’s 2018 Vintage Ale.
This year’s Vintage Ale also has a different look, with new packaging and a revamped roundel label which brings it into line with Coopers’ other ales.
It was produced using malt sourced from Westminster barley grown by Kangaroo Island farmers and malted by Coopers in its new malting plant.
This has been blended with dark crystal malt, to provide a light, sweet malt character and a copper hue, according to the company.
It is the first time Coopers has used a single origin malt in the production of a seasonal beer and opens the door for the development of other provenance beers in the future. Coopers managing director and chief brewer Dr Tim Cooper said the hop variety Aramis from the
SINGLE ORIGIN FOR
THE DAILY GRIND
Grinders Coffee Roasters has launched a new Special Release Ethiopia Single Origin grocery offering.
The product has been launched in response to growing demand for single-origin coffee varieties. The new coffee has floral and honeyed aromas,
while offering a sweet, complex finish, according to the company.
It comes in a 250g, limited-edition, ground coffee pack from selected Coles stores nationwide.
The Grinders grocery range also includes 1kg
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Alsace region of France was chosen as the feature hop in this year’s Vintage Ale because of its aroma and moderate levels
of bitterness.
Crema and 1kg Espresso Coffee Beans, 200g Ground Crema and Espresso Fairtrade Organic, Caffitaly and Nespresso Compatible Capsules, each available in four flavours.
ETHICAL SRI LANKAN TEAS COME UP ROSES
Taprobane Tea Company has launched a rose
TAILOR-MADE FOR MODERN MEALS
Wine company Taylor Made has introduced two new red wines to its craft-focused range.
Taylor Made Wild Ferment Pinot Noir 2017 and Taylor Made BDX 2015 (Cabernet, Merlot, Malbec, and Cabernet Franc) have joined the new vintage releases of the Taylor Made Malbec 2016, Chardonnay 2017 and Pinot Noir Rosé 2017.
The Taylor Made range, launched last year, highlights the heritage behind the Taylor family’s first foray into the wine industry as publicans. The two new wines are designed to match Australia’s modern cuisine, according to MD Mitchell Taylor.
Demand for Pinot Noir on Australia’s wine lists is growing strongly across all price points, according to Wine Business Solutions’ latest Wine On-Premise Australia Report 2018. And, while smaller in share and value than Pinot, Australian Bordeaux blends have experienced some growth in the on premise space, up by a two per cent share in the last year.
Each of the new wines has an RRP of $25.
petal-based tea into the Australian market. Ceylon black tea, sourced from Sri
Lanka, is combined with actual rose petals, resulting in an aromatic product.
Taprobane also has a green tea with the flavour of pomegranate, which balances out the bitterness of the green tea, according to the company.
Taprobane teas are ethically sourced and manufactured, with the company supporting wildlife conservation in Sri Lanka.
Tea leaves are grown and hand-picked in the high-elevation tea gardens of Sri Lanka, and processed on site within a couple of hours of being picked.
Every part of the product, including packaging, is 100 per cent recyclable.
RRP is $7.00 per 20-bag pack.
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