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 Mothers, we love you!
Surprise your Mother on Mothering Sunday on 14th March this year by treating her to a present from Demijohn such as our newly created Mothers' Ruin set or by refilling her bottle. Not only will you get Brownie points for actually remembering (I struggle with this part...) but we are seriously popular with Mothers of all ages so you could double your Brownie points! Order online before Monday 8th March 2010 and we will deliver your order for free* if it is over £40. (*Please click for terms). Our Mothers' Ruin set is filled with our fantastically popular marmaladey tasting Seville Orange Gin 26% and our exciting new Black Cherry Liqueur 20% which is rich and punchy and designed for Mothers who like a little of something special. If this isn't the Mothers' Day present you are looking for, try our Gift Ideas page for more fabulous ideas. Alternatively be as cunning as a fox and borrow your Mother's empty Demijohn bottle, if she has one, and refill it for her. It will tickle  her pink and could save you a considerable amount of money if you are quick. Drop in to refill with us before the end of February 2010 and claim our offer of a 15% discount on all refills. Simply request your refill discount as offered in our Newsletter when you visit us. Don't forget we can write a free message on your bottles to make your gift really personal. What ever direction you decide to take, make your decision quickly lest you forget!
to order any of our products either visit our new Demijohn Online Shop or call us on +44 (0)141 3373600
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Demijohn News - February 2010
Our News: Its chilly up North again. Recently I seem always to be writing this  newsletter when there is snow falling. I hope there is no link, or at least as much linkage as a cold Britain and a warm Winter Olympics! Speaking of competitions I have a nice success story. I can now officially announce the winner (Gold Medal) of our very first British Liqueur Competition 2010. After much deliberation and tasting, a very proud Mrs Pate of Milngavie, Glasgow was awarded her £100 Demijohn Hamper for her creative entry, a deliciously fruity Raspberry Whisky Liqueur. We had an impressive array of entries to our very first official Liqueur Competition which ranged from clever cream liqueurs, rocket fuelled Limoncellos and even one using a mince pie! The competition standard was incredibly high and we were all mightily impressed  with the time and effort that those who entered put in to their entries. Well done to you all! In fact so good were the entries that we have decided to award 6 runners up a prize. The runners up will each receive a £20 Demijohn Gift Voucher shortly. The good news for those of you who missed your opportunity to shine in the home production department is that we will be running our liqueur competition again throughout 2010 with a deadline for entries in early 2011. We will be sending out details in our newsletters over the coming months. February has brought us another small unexpected success, despite its cold weather. For five years or so we have received many great big hulking wooden pallets with our supplies on. Some we are able to re-pack with our goods and send on to others, but inevitably it  seems one ends up with an annoying surplus that nobody really wants. Well at last I had one of my eureka moments and found a use for these troublesome brutes while my children were on half term and we were thinking of the Olympic Bobsleigh championships and activities to amuse them. I sat them down at a table and together we designed the very first "Pallet Palace" with is own Olympic Bobsleigh run (or slide to you and I)! It took two days to make. After much hammering and sawing, I had cleverly recycled virtually all my ugly spare pallet materials into what resembles an Unidentified Feature Of the wood kind! With children amused and environmental conscience partly cleansed I was able to return to work .......
Product News
 We now have a new cask of Caol Ila on tap in the shops as well as our fabulous new Black Cherry Liqueur 20%. Our new Black Cherry is a gin based liqueur and made for us by Colin and Phyllis Hingston in Worcestershire. It has a strong rich taste with a subtle sweetness that allows all the flavour of the fruit to come through. We are still experimenting, but as a base for a kir with sparkling wine or Champagne it is first class. We have no doubt that there are some great cocktail recipes out there for it, so if you have any ideas you would like to share please send them in! If they are good, we will even credit them to you and publish them on our Cocktail Recipes pages. Now there is a challenge!
Coming soon: Another new cask of whisky, a new fruity vinegar to bring in the Spring.
Don't forget to sort out your Mothers' Day presents as soon as possible, good luck!
Angus Ferguson
Managing Director
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