Oliver Walkey

Apple, Banana or Orange – Which Goes Best in a Champagne Cocktail?

By Oliver Walkey / 1st February 2021

Three highly liked fruits and a bottle of the good stuff, but how will they work together, will they combine into a masterpiece or tear each other apart on the palate? Fruit has been enjoyed in Cocktails for a long while now, but Champagne with fruit still has some uncharted territory, the Mimosa being one…

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Tasting Vintage Sparkling Wines From Around The World – 2016

By Oliver Walkey / 29th January 2021

With every great harvest, a vintage is sure to follow, welcome back to the third article of this exclusive series to Glass of Bubbly, which will take you around the world tasting the vintages of different years. We’ve already done two vintage years with 2014 and 2015 vintage sparkling wines, let’s now explore the tastes…

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Sparkling Mango Cocktail

By Oliver Walkey / 22nd January 2021

For you mango lovers out there, here is a cool way to enjoy a piece of mango with your next bottle of Sparkling Wine. The Fascinating Mango Story Where do we get the word mango from? It has a long history, we got the word from the Portuguese word ‘manga’ they got the word from…

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The Sparkling Wines of Villa Sandi

By Oliver Walkey / 6th January 2021

Villa Sandi produces what seems to be like an endless supply of Prosecco, but without ever compromising on quality, no matter what bottle you decide to pick up, you will get a worthy and enjoyable experience. Located in the picturesque region of Prosecco, with Villa Sandi having a foothold in the region since 1622, thanks…

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Sekt in the City Cocktail

Sekt in the City – Cocktail Recipe

By Oliver Walkey / 30th December 2020

I hold my hands up on this one, the title is a little bit misleading and I apologise – There is no City featured in this article, but the remaining words still feature heavily! Say it too quickly or once you may have had a few too many, then Sekt isn’t that far off another…

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Christmas Movie Inspired Cocktails – Merry Christmas Everyone

By Oliver Walkey / 24th December 2020

Merry Christmas Everybody On the lead up to Christmas, I have been sharing some delicious Christmas Movie Inspired Cocktails with you, I’ve compiled them all together to create this 2020 Christmas Cocktails List for you to enjoy on Christmas Day. Elf Ingredients Simple Syrup Green Juice (apple, kiwi and mango) Sparkling Wine Lemon Skin Green…

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Christmas Movie Cocktails – It’s a Wonderful Life

By Oliver Walkey / 24th December 2020

It’s a Wonderful Life released on January 7th, 1947 in the U.S. and the 5th of December 1997 in the UK, it had a budget of between $3-4 million, it made $6,130,720 in the box office worldwide. It is widely considered the most popular Christmas movie of all time with it taking 1st place on…

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Christmas Movie Cocktails – The Snowman

By Oliver Walkey / 23rd December 2020

The Snowman is a short animated Christmas story about a young boy and a snowman on a journey to visit Santa Claus. The mini film release on December 26th, 1982, it’s based on Raymond Briggs’ 1978 picture book ‘The Snowman’. It was directed by Dianne Jackson and was first shown in England on Boxing Day…

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Christmas Movie Cocktails – A Christmas Carol

By Oliver Walkey / 22nd December 2020

A Christmas Carol, the movie that teaches you about the joy of family, kindness and compassion, there have been multiple versions of the Christmas Carol, from the original, animated and even Bill Murry being taught the spirit of Christmas. The Christmas Carol was published by famous English writer, Charles Dickens on the 19th of December…

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