Draynes Farm and Shortcross collaborate on unique gin and tonic sorbet
Draynes Farm in Lisburn has teamed up with Rademon Estate Craft Distillery in Crossgar to create a delicious dessert flavour.
A new gin and tonic sorbet has been launched by Draynes Farm using award-winning Shortcross Gin from Rademon Estate Craft Distillery.
Phillip Sanaghan, commercial manager at Draynes Farm, commenting on the new sorbet describes it as “a new twist on the gin revolution currently sweeping Northern Ireland”.
The new sorbet, he says, has” an aromatic, fragrant, juniper hit”.
“Draynes Farm Gin and Tonic Sorbet doesn’t just use any old gin. In a perfect partnership between two renowned local producers, our sorbet features the floral-meadow notes of Shortcross Gin, from Rademon. We carefullly blend this exquisite spirit with premier tonic, sugar and our own crystal-clear water in an entirely new and fascinating way.
“The resulting sorbet is full of character. The sugar serves to boost the flavours and enhance the texture, so Draynes Farm Gin and Tonic Sorbet is not overly sweet and retains its crisp, clean-cut bitterness and grassy notes.
“Whether as an intriguing amuse-bouche, the perfect aperitif before a meal or a citrusy palate-cleanser between courses, Draynes Farm Gin and Tonic Sorbet is sure to set those taste buds tingling,” he adds.
Fiona Boyd-Armstrong, managing director of Rademon Estate Craft Distillery, producer of the acclaimed and award-winning Shortcross, Northern Ireland’s original craft gin, which now exported to over 30 countries, says: “We were delighted when Draynes approached us about collaborating in the production of a unique sorbet featuring Shortcross.
“They’ve produced a really delicious sorbet to complement any meal or just to be enjoyed on its own. It has carried the distinctive flavours of the juniper and botanicals which make Shortcross such a unique tasting product,” she adds.
For more than 80 years, Draynes Farm, a family farm business, has been producing and delivering fresh milk and cream of the highest quality. They operate one of the most technology advanced dairy operations in Ireland and now use their milk to produce a successful range of ice cream flavours which have won national awards for quality and outstanding taste.
Draynes Farm, for instance, won 2 gold stars in the 2016 Great Taste Awards for its vanilla ice cream. The new sorbet joins an established portfolio of three and 10 ice cream flavours.
