Drinks on a train

Seeing this delightful peach tea got me really excited. I love iced tea, it's delicious and makes me feel very European. So the idea of a boozy one had a lot of promise, especially since the Lemon flavour has been awarded a great taste award (not a guarantee of great taste but at least an indication that it won't be terrible). Sadly I was a little disappointed.  On the nose this gifts off a strong smell of artificial peach and artificial sweetener. There is a small hint of something else, like watermelon or some other tropical fruit, but it is sadly lacking any tea notes. The peach flavour is relatively light and the tea is somewhat weak as well. The overiding flavor is that of the sweetner, which matches with the bitter tanins of the tea in a way that creates a very odd aftertaste. It reminds me of a sugar free hubba bubba, very much artificial. If I was being objective I might give this a 3, since it isn't a bad drink and if you're used to sweetner then maybe y

My interest was peaked when I saw this low alcohol gin-in-a-tin, sometime you're looking for a refreshing beverage that doesn't get you completely sozzled and this might be it. I didn't realise at first that it's practically alcohol free, being below 0.5% - which could make it more of a tonic than a G&T really. But hey, with new alcohol free spirits like Seedlip appearing on the market maybe it would be a more adult and interesting drink than just a soda or mixer. The first thing you get when opening it is a strong juniper on the nose, making you realise straight off that this is more than just a tonic water. The taste is very refreshing, with a little citrus and a solid tonic bitterness at the end. The flavour continues to develop with some botanicals coming through at the end. This is certainly more interesting and adult than just a simple tonic water. That being said it doesn't get top marks because that tonic base that is used is still a standard

I love a margarita and was really hopeful when I looked at the ingredients of this drink, it had actual Cointreau and real lime juice, which was very promising.  On the nose you get a delicious lime zest hit, which got me excited as often you don't get real lime in these beverages (it doesn't stay fresh sadly). The taste is proper lime, with a refreshing sourness. Strangely enough it's a still drink, which most of these premixed cans aren't, which makes it feel more grown up. You also get a hint of orange, but sadly not much actual tequila.  This was going pretty good until the aftertaste, which is an incredible punch of artificial sweetener. It's overpowering and lingers on the tongue. I suppose this is what makes it skinny, but it's also what takes a pretty good drink and makes it average. Score: 3/5 Price: £

It had been a long time, I’d missed my flight due to snow and what do you want when you’re stressed and tired making your way back by train to home? You don’t want to experiment with crazy drinks or gamble with the unknown, no you want what’s secure and safe. Good old Gin in a Tin. Light and refreshing the M&S version still has enough booze to make you know that you’re definitely not drinking just tonic. It won’t blow your socks of but it is decent and you know what you’re getting. Score: 3.5 Price: £2.25

Gordons G&T I’ve been avoiding buying Gordons gin in a tin for a while.  Why?!? I hear you ask. Well when this pre-mixed drink thing started off I wasn’t really into it and the first G-inna-T I tried was cordons, I was somewhat dissapointed as it wasn’t as delicious as I remembered, but things have changed. I don’t know whether it’s my tastes or the recipe they are using but Gordons and Schweppes have teamed up to create a very decent gin and tonic. Crisp and fresh, sweet and satisfying, this is really the industry standard of Gin & Tonic. Sure cordons isn’t an amazing Gin, sure Schweppes have been left in the dust by the likes of fever tree. But there Gin in a Tin is solid, not amazing, but decent and better than the M&S version I’ve got to say. Until a premium beverage maker like fever tree teams up with a quality gin maker this will be what we measure other G&Ts against. It’s gin and tonic, it does what it says on the tin, what more is there to say? Score:

I’ve sung the praises of Long Flint before so I won’t go into it again, see my Paloma post to read a little more. The first thing that strikes you about this Negroni ASDFASDs is the depth of colour, it looks purple in a lively an evocative way that still evokes nature. This branding and vivid colour give you a feeling that this is a drink of class and you’re not dissapointed on opening it. On opening I got floral note on the nose with a smell of hibiscus and hints of cranberries. The taste starts with a light fruity sourness and ends with a nice balanced bitterness that lingers on the tongue. The length of the bitterness is what makes this a really interesting beverage: not the sudden and short punch of tonic, it evokes the negroni of it’s name, but as the bottle says a much lighter version, which is helped by the delicate carbonation. The bitterness lingers making this drink a more serious beverage - I can imagine myself drinking this as an aperatif, sitting in a sun soaked p