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Best pairings with sticky toffee pudding

Best pairings with sticky toffee pudding

Posted on January 13 2019 at 08:58

One of the all-time favourite British desserts sticky toffee pudding is super-sweet so will overwhelm most wines you might think of pairing with it so what should you choose?

Tags: ginger liqueur tawny port ginger wine ginger-flavoured beer ice-wine oloroso sherry cream sherry oloroso liqueur Muscat Australian liqueur Muscat drink:sweet & fortified wine pudding sticky toffee pudding food:desserts & cakes whisky liqueur Madeira Vin Santo
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What to drink with cake

What to drink with cake

Posted on September 5 2007 at 09:42

A recent email from a reader asked me to suggest a wine to go with “a triple coconut cake with a tangy pineapple icing served with fresh fruit salsa that has kiwi, strawberry, madarine oranges, blueberries and fresh pineapple in it”. Quite a challenge (I suggested demi-sec Champagne or a peach-flavoured liqueur topped up with fizz) but it got me thinking that there are many possible matches for cake beyond a cup of tea or coffee, particularly if you're serving it as a dessert.

Tags: double espresso coffee milky coffee latte cappuccino green tea Earl Grey chocolate beer drink:tea & coffee Darjeeling raspberry beer cherry beer frambozen kriek coffee beer porter passion fruit beer mango beer barley wine peach beer fruit beer drink:beer & cider Sailor Jerry Morgan's Spiced spiced rum rum Macallan malt whisky fruit liqueur peach schnapps Archers peach schnapps peach liqueur whisky whisky and ginger wine Whisky Mac ginger wine ginger liqueur Cointreau cherry brandy passion fruit liqueur orange liqueur Grand Marnier drink:spirits & cocktails rosé Champagne Prosecco demi-sec demi-sec Champagne Moscato d'Asti Moscato Champagne drink:champagne & sparkling Maury Vintage Character port Banyuls LBV Late Bottled Vintage vin doux naturel liqueur Muscat Bual Matusalem port sherry oloroso Madeira tawny port Pedro Ximenez cream sherry orange flavoured sherry liqueur sherry liqueur Moscatel de Valencia drink:sweet & fortified wine coconut cake coffee and walnut cake coffee cake chocolate roulade chocolate cake gingerbread fairy cakes cup cakes iced cakes ice cream gâteau creamy gâteau pastries mille feuille fruit cake lemon cake orange cake almond cake pound cake madeira cake gâteau cake cakes food:desserts & cakes espresso drink:alcohol-free drinks fruit juice tropical fruit juice
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Six of the best drinks to carry in a hipflask

Six of the best drinks to carry in a hipflask

Posted on January 7 2021 at 13:02

Since we’re incarcerated for the forseeable future with only a daily walk as light relief it struck me we need to go back to the days when people carried a hipflask of something warm and sustaining, particularly given the current icy conditions.

Tags: winter hiipflask brandy whisky damson gin sloe gin switchel ginger liqueur ginger wine drink:spirits & cocktails
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