{"id":319280,"date":"2017-05-10T09:13:37","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T08:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/?p=319280"},"modified":"2017-08-18T20:59:24","modified_gmt":"2017-08-18T19:59:24","slug":"time-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/time-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Down in one \u2026 Just in time for Fathers\u2019 Day, Fudge Kitchen has partnered with multi-award-winning, local micro-distilleries, brewers and producers, Anno, Nip from the Hip, Rubis and Biddenden, in a new Mixology Confection of handmade, booze-infused fudge bites"},"content":{"rendered":"

Down in one \u2026 Just in time for Fathers\u2019 Day, Fudge Kitchen has partnered with multi-award-winning, local micro-distilleries, brewers and producers, Anno, Nip from the Hip, Rubis and Biddenden, in a new Mixology Confection of handmade, booze-infused fudge bites\u00a0www.fudgekitchen.co.uk<\/a><\/h3>\n

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What\u2019s not to love \u2026? Plus the new Love Selection, assembling nine best-loved \ufb02avours, inspired by the theme of love, for the one that you love. And yes, that can be you<\/p>\n

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Fudge Kitchen has a 35-year history of trailblazing. Of proli\ufb01c, inspired product development and of partnering with likeminded artisan producers along the way, each as driven by quality, authenticity and innovation as they are.
\nWhether it is supplying their brittle to Kent neighbours, Simply Ice Cream, for their award-winning Peanut Brittle Ice Cream, or sourcing fresh whipping cream from a family dairy that hug their cows to keep them happy and enrich their cream, provenance, quality and integrity lies at the heart of every new Fudge Kitchen launch. And when that provenance, quality and integrity involves artisan-produced wines, ciders and spirits, they\u2019re all the more principled!<\/p>\n

Mixology Confection \u2026 Drawing on an embarrassment of award-winning products, innovative local producers, top notch ingredients, authentic production techniques (including a copper still called Patience), and some excitingly complex \ufb02avour combinations and subtle botanicals; all barely contained in rich, creamy fudge hand made by the doyens, what could go wrong?
\nEvidently nothing. As illustrated by the gorgeously boxed Mixology Confection launching for Summer 2017. Nine generous squares of fudge uncannily reproduce a confectionery cocktail cabinet ranging from the curious: Bitter Orange & Cubeb Gin, Juniper & Kaf\ufb01r Lime Dry Gin, Chocolate Wine & Cherry, Strawberry Vanilla Vodka with Black Pepper, to the classic: Brandy Alexander, Whisky Mac, Special Reserve Cider, Irish Cream and Rum & Raisin. A perfect foodie\u2019s Fathers\u2019 Day gift and a great taster talking-point. Weight: 190g<\/p>\n

RRP: \u00a310 (plus P&P) Availability: www.fudgekitchen.co.uk<\/a> (plus selected stockists) Gluten free and suitable for vegetarians.<\/p>\n

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“We’re delighted to be working with Fudge Kitchen, a brand that shares so many of our values of high quality, authentic products that have been lovingly crafted\u201d, says Andy Reason , co-founder of Anno Distillers, echoing the thoughts of all the producers involved, including Fudge Kitchen. \u201cWe love the blend of our gins with their delicious fudge, it certainly compliments our gin well.”<\/p>\n

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Anno Distillers, with the help of their beautiful copper still, Patience, \u201cpart of the Anno family,\u201d magic 16 botanicals into \ufb01ve distinctive, smooth gins. Kent based, they are the \ufb01rst micro-distillery to distil gin in the county for 200 years and were started by PhD research and development chemists, Andy Reason (pictured right, above) and Norman Lewis. You\u2019ll \ufb01nd their 60 Squared and London Dry gins making show-stopping guest appearances in Mixology\u2019s Bitter Orange & Cubeb Gin and Juniper & Kaf\ufb01r Lime Dry Gin .<\/p>\n

\nNip from the Hip is a Kentish family business set up by Alison and Paul Smith. It originated from the hip \ufb02asks of gin and vodka based liqueurs, made by Alison\u2019s mother Joy, that were given to their wedding guests to steady nerves. Their contribution to the sweetly spicy Strawberry Vanilla Vodka with Black Pepper fudge is another marriage made in heaven.<\/p>\n

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Rubis is an indulgent blend of forti\ufb01ed tempranillo wine with notes of rich cherry, red fruit underpinned by premium dark chocolate. Sample a snifter in the selection\u2019s Chocolate Wine & Cherry. Their production methods are a closely guarded secret, but, as Simon Davies, Rubis Head of Sales explains, \u201cWe take a high quality tempranillo wine from the La Mancha region of Spain, infuse it with Ghanaian cacao and fortify it with a neutral grain spirit.\u201d A glorious after dinner digestif or cocktail base.<\/p>\n

\nBiddenden Vineyard, Kent\u2019s original commercial vineyard, prides itself on being a family run vineyard with the second and third generation of the Barnes family managing the estate. Alongside an array of award-winning English wines and local fruit juices, Biddenden is home to the famous range of Strong Kentish Ciders. Crafted using the Barnes\u2019 family recipe, which has been perfected over the last 40 years, all its ciders are made from the juice of carefully selected culinary and dessert apples, giving the ciders a more wine like style. Biddenden Special Reserve cider is a dark, rich cider matured in an oak whisky cask for over 18 months, infusing the sneakily named Special Reserve Cider fudge with rich, appley notes..<\/p>\n

\u201cWorking with local producers is close to the heart of our business,\u201d says Julian Barnes, Managing Director of Biddenden Vineyards, \u201cAnd our collaboration with Fudge Kitchen for the Mixology Collection is a demonstration of how incredible Kent is when it comes to producing top quality, innovative and tasty produce.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nLove Fudge Selection \u2026 It\u2019ll be love at \ufb01rst bite with this lovely lot. And right the way through to the ninth, in fact, as you work your way through a Great Taste Award-bristling selection of Strawberries & Cream, Sea Salted Caramel, Chocolate Rose, Lime Cocoa, Stem Ginger, White Chocolate & Raspberry, Lavender Cream, Penuche and Double Trouble Chocolate.
\nAnd what\u2019s not to love? Every piece is made from original, degree speci\ufb01c recipes, using only the \ufb01nest, natural ingredients, locally sourced where possible – including lavender from Yorkshire Lavender, contacted through the York shop – and a skilled team of artisans has hand made and hand decorated each of these special little squares \u2026 whilst singing power ballads to them throughout, for that added injection of L-U-R-V-E. Weight: 190g RRP: \u00a310 (plus P&P) Availability: www.fudgekitchen.co.uk<\/a> (plus selected stockists) Gluten free and suitable for vegetarians<\/p>\n

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Down in one \u2026 Just in time for Fathers\u2019 Day, Fudge Kitchen has partnered with multi-award-winning, local micro-distilleries, brewers and producers, Anno, Nip from the Hip, Rubis and Biddenden, in a new Mixology Confection of handmade, booze-infused fudge bites\u00a0www.fudgekitchen.co.uk   FACEBOOK | TWITTER | GOOGLE+ | BLOG | YOUTUBE What\u2019s not to love \u2026? Plus […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[19316,5934,10618,22356,6444,22357],"class_list":["post-319280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-clubs","tag-brewers","tag-day","tag-fathers","tag-fudge","tag-kitchen","tag-micro-distilleries"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=319280"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319280\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=319280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=319280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=319280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}