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Ring in the New Year - bottoms up!

four friends at night holding 2022 balloons and sparklers

If you had a festival proposal last weekend - lucky you - and it means this New Year there will be double celebrations now you're embarking on your wedding planning journey and entering 2022 as an engaged couple!

These delightful gin cocktails are the perfect way to celebrate and bring in the New Year, restrictions maybe looming once again, but gin can travel! Pinkster is locally grown and distilled in Cambridgeshire, Mermaid is crafted in the sea air of the Isle of Wight, Aviation American Gin is produced under Ryan Reynolds' watchful eye in Portland, Oregon and Jaisalmer Gin, inspired by the imperial age of Maharajas and Maharanis has flown all the way from Jaisalmer, India!

bottle of Pinkster Gin with glass and tonic water

Pinkster Gin & Tonic
50ml Pinkster Gin | Premium Tonic

Method: Pour Pinkster Gin into a highball glass over ice. Top with premium tonic.Garnish with a slice of orange studded with cloves.

RRP: £36 for 70cl. ABV: 37.5%. Available to purchase from Majestic, Selfridges, Ocado, Master of Malt and www.pinkstergin.com

Bottle of Mermaid gin with two champagne flutes with lemon peel

Mermaid French
7550ml Mermaid Gin | 10ml Lemon Juice | 5ml Sugar Syrup or Agave | Champagne

Method: Shake over ice, strain and top with Champagne.Garnish with a twist of lemon.

RRP: From £38. ABV: 42%. Available to purchase from John Lewis, Tescos, Harvey Nichols, Fenwick and Isle of Wight Distillery.

a bottle of Aviation Gin Cosmo gin with a glass of cocktail

Aviation Gin Cosmo
45ml Aviation American Gin | 20ml Sweet Vermouth | 10ml Maraschino Liqueur | Dashes of Bitters

Method: Combine all ingredients into mixing glass with ice. Stir, then strain into chilled martini glass and top with dashes of bitters. Garnish with lemon peel and maraschino cherry.

RRP: £32 for 700ml. ABV: 42%. Available to purchase from Tesco, Waitrose, Amazon and Master of Malt.

Jaisalmer Indian Craft Gin with two baby sham glasses a xmas tree in the background and baubles

The Jaisalmer Peppertini
50ml Jaisalmer Indian Craft Gin | 20ml Pink Peppercorn Syrup | 20ml Fresh Lemon Juice | 40ml Pink Grapefruit Juice

Method: Pour Jaisalmer Gin, peppercorn syrup, fresh lemon juice and pink grapefruit juice into a shaker. Shake and double strain into a chilled coupe glass. (To make peppercorn syrup: add crushed pink peppercorns to a simple Monin sugar syrup to infuse.) Garnish with a wedge of pink grapefruit wedged on the lip of the glass.

RRP: £34.95 for 70cl. ABV: 43%. Available to purchase on Amazon, The Whisky Exchange and Master of Malt.

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Hardings Bar and Catering Services Ltd

Hardings Bar and Catering Services Ltd

FAS Weddings are a point of transition from the past to the future. They're gone in a moment, but remembered forever. Hardings Bar and Catering make that moment even more special.

As you would expect from a business with our experience and track record, Hardings has catered for Hundreds of weddings over the years, with each one being absolutely unique and just as important to us as they were to the bride, the groom and all their family and guests.

We all need a little help, support and advice at times, and Hardings can assist in almost every facet of the catering planning, menu development and service, helping create the perfect ambience for fine food at your wedding. Our chefs like nothing more than working with clients on developing new mouth-watering menus, whatever the style, from modern cuisine to traditional dishes, they can accommodate the widest possible range of tastes. We can also help develop bespoke menus, service delivery options and even organise special tasting sessions. In short, we can assist in every aspect of the event planning to make the demanding task of event management and organization just a little bit easier by knowing that Hardings are involved and supporting you. We'll also help you select the wines and we've got some great table decoration ideas to make just the right impression.

Whatever the size or style of your event, Hardings can enhance it with exquisite food, creative menus and outstanding service all delivered to our high standards. With over thirty years experience in Event catering, we've catered for some of the most prestigious events in the Southeast, at almost every kind of venue imaginable. Whether entertaining 20 or 2,000 guests, you can be confident that by choosing Hardings, each guest will enjoy an excellent fine food experience and superlative quality of service that will enhance any corporate event or function.

We are a bright, dynamic company, bringing a fresh, vibrant approach to catering and event management. We view every event with all the passion and enthusiasm we feel each client deserves. Take a look at our menus, and we guarantee they'll have your mouth watering. From Canapés to banquets, there's something to please all palates. We specialise in offering a bespoke service, whatever you want, we will do our utmost to ensure you can have it?
Create a truly memorable event with the help of our experienced team.

We specialise in:
* Corporate Hospitality
* Sports Events
* Conference & Banqueting
* Special Occasions
* Venue Hire
* Seminars
* Contract Catering
* Weddings

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