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NEW IN STORE
LINDT LAUNCHES CREAMY
VEGAN RANGE
Lindt has released its first vegan range with Classic Vegan Smooth and Classic Vegan Hazelnut chocolate blocks. The plant-based blocks are made with cocoa blended with oat and smooth almond to recreate the creaminess consumers love about milk chocolate.
Lindt Australia Master Chocolatier Thomas Schnetzler says the Lindt Classic Vegan range is the ultimate vegan chocolate indulgence that delivers a decadent taste sensation and quality seen throughout their entire range.
“People love the creaminess and velvety rich flavour of
COCKTAILS IN A CAN
Premium ready-to-drink alcohol brand Batch & Co has launched its cocktail collection.
Using all-natural ingredients, the cocktails include a zesty G&P (Gin & Prosecco) with mandarin juice and finger lime. The Strawberry Daiquiri is a balancing act of sweet and sour, made with rum, strawberry, lime, and sugar. A classic margarita with tequila, citrus and sweetness from the agave is the ultimate refreshment, while we swing back to the 90s with a Cosmo. The blend of vodka, cranberry juice, orange liqueur, and lime will take you straight back to OG Sex and the City days.
And what the Cosmo was to the 90s, the espresso martini is to the 20s. Batch & Co’s Espresso Martini is a blend of made-in-Melbourne cold drip coffee, vodka and chocolate. A twenty second shake of the can will deliver a cocktail with crema.
Its Italian aperitif Negroni is made from gin, sweet vermouth and bitter orange to awaken the senses.
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The collection is available from Batch & Co’s website, Dan Murphy’s online and selected retailers. Each 230ml can is 2 drinks and has a RRP of $14 or $55 for a four pack.
milk chocolate, and now vegans can enjoy that premium full sensory, creamy chocolate experience whilst not compromising on quality or taste,” Schnetzler said.
The vegan range is available at Lindt Chocolate shops and through its website, independent grocers and from May, Coles nationally for RRP $6.
LIFE SAVERS GET A WHOLE NEW LIFE
Darrell Lea has launched a comeback of the lolly range loved by so many, Life Savers, with a whole new range showcasing all the old favourites.
Life Savers STIX Sherbert Fizz are a fizzy celebration for your tastebuds with a sherbert centre
AWAKEN YOUR SENSES WITH TWENTY THIRD ST.
Adelaide-based distillery Twenty Third St. Distillery has launched its latest variety,
wrapped inside a soft and tangy flavoured tube. The Life Savers 5 Flavours Jelly Beans come with
classic flavours that have stood the test of time: juicy raspberry, pineapple, orange, watermelon, and blackcurrant.
The age-old favourite Fruit Tingles now come in a bag, with Lime, Orange, Raspberry, and Lemon flavours. Just to mix things up, there is also the Life Savers Fruit Tingles & Raspberry Jellies Milk Chocolate Block and Fruit Tingles Chocolate Balls.
For those more partial to the old school pastille there are Life Savers Fruit Pastilles and Life Savers Blackcurrant Pastilles available in 180g packs. The Fruit Pastilles have five flavours: Raspberry, Blackcurrant, Lemon, Lime, and Orange.
The entire range can be found on supermarket shelves with a RRP from $4-$4.90.
Yuzu Gin. It is a well-balanced fruity gin with candied orange and lemon peel notes, pepper, and pine undertones, rounded out with juniper, chamomile and coriander, plus Australian natives cinnamon myrtle, pink peppercorn and strawberry gum.
Brand manager Amelia Wright said it was a sense-awakening postcard from the Riverland. Highly fragrant yuzu and Buddha’s Hand fruit, sourced from a single Riverland orchard, are incorporated whole, along with hand-peeled rind from Cara Cara and blood oranges in Twenty Third St. Distillery’s Copper Pot No. 3.
“It combines traditional citrus and botanicals with heightening native spices and, of course, the Riverland yuzu and Buddha’s Hand,” Wright said.
“The result is a refreshing, juicy sweetness with lingering zest and warmth, partnered with soft floral citrus aromas. It’s best served as a thirst-quenching G&T which will reveal the natural ‘cloudy’ mixing effect.”
Each bottle is adorned with custom artwork created by South Australian artist Claire Ishino, inspired by Japanese sunsets blending with the Australian climate and the Riverland yuzu fruit that flavours the spirit.
Twenty Third St. Distillery Yuzu Gin is available form Dan Murphy’s and the distillery in Renmark, South Australia.
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