New products, beverages special: Parsley in Time biodegradable straws, Black Chalk English sparkling wine, Tanqueray Lovage and more

A look at the latest beverages to hit the market.

 

Parsley in Time biodegradable straws

 

Supplier Parsley in Time has launched a range of oxo-biodegradable plastic straws in a wide choice of sizes. The straws degrade in the presence of oxygen, into carbon dioxide, water and biomass.

 

Price In packs of 250, from £1.35 per pack, in black or clear colourways

 

www.parsleyintime.co.uk

 

Tanqueray Lovage

 

Aromatic, distinct and herbaceous, Tanqueray Lovage (ABV 47.5%) is the new limited-edition gin in the award-winning Tanqueray portfolio, inspired by an original recipe by founder Charles Tanqueray.

 

Price From £44 for 1 litre

 

www.diageo.com

 

Drury Tea & Coffee

 

The Drury Tea & Coffee Company has a new hot drinks selection that includes pyramid teabags in a choice of eight infusions, ground coffee bags and hot chocolate. The products can be displayed in the Drury-branded wooden tray.

 

Price Wooden tray, £5; teabags (case of 50), £10; hot chocolate (case of 100), £19.70; and coffee bags (case of 100), from £24 for the Colombian blend

 

www.drurycoffee.com

 

Black Chalk English sparkling wine

 

Black Chalk is a new English sparkling wine created by award-winning winemaker Jacob Leadley. Hampshire grapes grown on chalk soil produce Black Chalk Classic and Black Chalk Wild Rose, both a blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir.

 

Price Black Chalk Classic, £21.60; Black Chalk Wild Rose, £24.35

 

www.redsquirrelwine.com

 

Along Came Jones wines

 

‘Along Came Jones' is a range of limited-production wines by Domaine Jones, which has vineyards in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. The bottles have cartoon strip labels, each sharing an episode of founder Katie Jones' story, on the challenges of becoming a winemaker in the depths of rural France.

 

Price £6.50 to £19

 

www.gonzalezbyassuk.com

 

Chateau Léobe wine

 

Chateau Léoube is the award-winning, organic and biodynamic Provence producer from the people behind farmshop Daylesford Organic. Love by Léoube is a blend of Grenache and Cinsault produced by winemaker Romain Ott. The brand is the newest addition to Waddesdon Wine, the distributor trading from Waddesdon Manorin Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.

 

Price £9-£10

 

www.waddesdon.org.uk/about-us/waddesdon-wine-ltd

 

Alcohol-free Ghost Ship Pale Ale

 

Suffolk Based brewer and distiller Adnams has launched an alcohol-free version of its best-selling beer, Ghost Ship Pale Ale, at only 0.5% ABV. The ale is brewed with Rye Crystal and Cara malts and Citra American hops to create bold malty flavours with a lemon and lime aroma.

 

Price Four-pack 330ml cans, £4.50; 12-pack 330ml cans, £12.99; 500ml bottle, £1.59; case of eight 500ml bottles, £11.99

 

www.adnams.co.uk