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SEAFOOD DEMO W FINE FOOD DINING SOCIETY

4/4/2019

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ON WEDNESDAY 3RD APRIL WE HOSTED THE FINE FOOD DINING SOCIETY OF ST ANDREWS FOR AN EVENING OF GIN, SEAFOOD AND EDUCATION IN OUR PRIVATE CONSERVATORY SPACE! OUR TALENTED HEAD CHEF FROM DUNDEE, MATTHEW, SHOWCASED MANY SKILLS THAT THEY COULD LEARN TO DO AT HOME LIKE MAKING PATE, PICKLING VEG, PREPPING LANGOUSTINES & MAKING A SUPER LIGHT & CRISPY TEMPURA BATTER!  ALL OF THIS WAS PAIRED ALONGSIDE SOME DELICIOUS GINS FROM DARNLEY'S AND OUR RESTAURANT MANAGER FROM DUNDEE, GILLIAN, EXPLAINED TO OUR GUESTS ALL ABOUT DARNLEY'S & THE GARNISHES WE USED. SEE THE MENU BELOW!

SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM TO WATCH OUR CHEF, MATTHEW, IN ACTION ON THE NIGHT :) 

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DARNLEY'S GIN & MOTHER'S DAY @ TAILEND

3/7/2019

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WIN A MERRY FISH-MAS ON US!

12/8/2018

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For your chance to win a three course dinner for two off our DUNDEE stores festive Christmas menu, all you have to do is like and share our christmas menu Facebook post and tag a friend you'd like to bring along with you! Simple!

*Competition ends 15/12/18* *Prize valid from 16/12/18 - 21/12/18* T&C APPLY.
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EDEN MILL & DARNLEY'S GIN TASTING MENUS 
OCTOBER, NOVEMBER & DECEMBER

What a year of GIN TASTING EVENINGS it has been! We've had such a delight hosting lots of wonderful gin distilleries and serving up some delicious dishes as well. Here's a recap of our most recent Gin Tasting events we've hosted in our St Andrews store.
If you'd like to join us for one of our GIN TASTING EVENINGS, we host them on the 1st SATURDAY OF THE MONTH. Tickets are £65 per person for FIVE delicious courses & FIVE tasty gins! Tickets on sale in store or online! Click the link below to find out more!
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CHAMPAGNE & LOBSTER EVENING W TAITTINGER & LUVIANS BOTTLE SHOP AT TAILEND ST ANDREWS

On Wednesday 26th September we hosted a night to remember w Taittinger Champagne, Luvians Bottle Shop & featured local delicious Arbroath Lobster on our menu for the evening! A fun-filled night with our guests from Taittinger & Archie from Luvians educating our diners on the delicious Champagne on offer! We were very lucky to also have Kate & Andy from Tablaro who took some amazing pictures of the event and wrote a lovely review as well! All photo credit to them both! 
Clink the link below to see Kate's glowing review! ​
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KATIE Q FOODIE INFLUENCER TRIP TO FIFE FEAT. TAILEND! 

In October we were lucky enough to host Katie Q for dinner at TAILEND ST ANDREWS. Katie is a You Tube star as well as being a cookbook author & foodie lover!  Thanks for visiting Katie!

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Tailend St Andrews - Best Scottish Seafood Restaurant 2018

10/2/2018

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Thanks to everyone that voted for Tailend St Andrews in this incredible category! What a fantastic award to have won; well chuffed!


Tailend Dundee - Olive Magazine & Virgin Australia Magazine mentions

​Incredible to be named as one of Dundee’s great restaurants by Olive-Magazine. Brilliant wee write up on Dundee’s growing foodie scene and fantastic to be included! Click the link below to read the article! 
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Fantastic mention in Virgin Australia in-flight magazine article on "Discovering Dundee" - amazing recognition from the other side of the world!  Click the link below to read the article:
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Tailend Dundee - Scotland's Business Awards - Dundee Best Eatery 2018

We Won! Another amazing award for us! Thanks to everyone that voted - it means so much to be recognised and awarded against so many other fantastic restaurants & cafes in Dundee's growing foodie scene! 
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Darnley's Gin Night - 01/09/18

9/12/2018

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On Saturday 1st September we hosted another of our Gin Tasting Nights, this time featuring Darnley's GIn. The Darnley's Gin distillery is very local to us; just a 15 minute drive from our restaurant in St Andrews, based out at Kingsbarns. Their award-winning range of gins cover all bases for gin lovers with flavours and aromas of floral, citrus & spice and made a great match to the seasonal seafood menu we had created.
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The menu was totally delicious featuring lobster, not once, but TWICE - our diners were totally spoilt! The lobsters were Scottish, caught locally in Arbroath by our seafood suppliers (G & A Spink Fish Merchants) good friend, Neil Teviotdale, and were incredibly fresh & sweet tasting. Also featured on the menu were scallops, seabass and a decadent chocolate tart; a real feast!  As per usual, we looked at the ingredients in the dishes and the botanical in the gins and matched them up, bringing out their brightest notes with our gin garnishes. 
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Stand out dish of the night - Lobster salad with apple & truffle mayo! So fresh and zingy - went perfectly with Darnley's "In The Garden" cocktail. See the recipe from their website below:
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What we were most excited to try was Darnely's new release Very Berry Gin; a limited edition from their Cottage Series range. Its signature botanicals include sloe berry, rosehip & elderberry which grow close to the distillery at Kingsbarns and also sugar kelp which is sourced from the nearby coast line.  The result, a delicious, versatile gin with notes of sweet berry and a salty, floral aroma. We paired this with a honey and a rock salt rim to really enhance the botanicals inside the gin and served it alongside seared scallops, parsnip puree, bursts of boozy golden raisin puree & parsnip crisps - delightful! 
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If you would like to get your hands on this limited edition "Very Berry" gin, click the link below:
https://shop.darnleysgin.com/productdisplay/darnleys-very-berry-gin-cottage-series-50cl-415
One of our fantastic staff members, Shannon, hosted the evening for us and gave our diners an insight into each dish.  We were also very lucky to have Darnley's representative, Gordon Millar & his wife there to help us kick start the night too!
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If you would like to join us for our next gin tasting menu give us a call on 01334 474 070, email us at [email protected], ask in store or purchase your tickets on the website using the link below:
https://www.thetailend.co.uk/gin-tasting.html
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DUNDEE FLOWER AND FOOD FESTIVAL

9/2/2018

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On Sunday 2nd September we visited Dundee Flower & Food Festival at Camperdown Park. Our Head Chef, Matthew Hebdon did a demonstration in the main tent in front of hundreds of visitors where he prepared a Mackerel Tartare dish. See the delicious recipie below: 
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Edinburgh Gin Tasting Night

7/10/2018

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Gin Night - 7th July 2018

For our first course we served Scallops, Cucumber and Sauce Vierge 
paired with Edinburgh Gin and Juniper Berries & Lemongrass
For the first course of the night wanted to kick off with a fresh and light dish. This dish is so delicate and fresh there was only one gin for it....
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​The Edinburgh gin is a classic London Dry style gin. A clean, zesty, juniper-forward gin which balances softness with bright citrus. Launched in 2010, this is their modern London Dry gin, with a nod to Scotland in its recipe including native plants and botanicals.
A unique blend of fourteen botanicals includes lavender, pine buds, mulberries and cobnuts. Orange peel, lemongrass and lime peel contribute lively citrus notes. Created by hand in their West End and Leith distilleries, this is a delightfully crisp gin with a distinctively smooth finish. Garnished with lemongrass to bring forward the citrus elements, which work beautifully with the scallops. Juniper berries help to enhance the fresh clean flavours from the cucumber.​
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For our second course we served Mackerel, Herbs, Coconut & Lime 
Paired with Edinburgh Seaside Gin, Samphire and Anchovie
The seaside gin was inspired by East Coast beaches near Edinburgh. A unique London Dry style gin defined by juniper, soft salinity and sweet notes. Using sourced marine plants including scurvy grass, ground ivy and bladderwrack to create a gin with distinctive minerality. These are complemented with aromatic spice notes from grains of paradise, coriander and cardamom.

​Again, this is a beautiful clean course designed to let all the delicate flavours work together to create a delish unique flavour. This dish is basically the seaside on a plate. So of course, the seaside gin was the perfect accompaniment. Garnished with samphire and an anchovy we are keeping the salty/ saline flavour strong throughout. We know an anchovy is an unusual garnish but just think of it as a seafood equivalent to an olive. The coconut and lime stop this dish from becoming too salty and add a much-needed hit of sweet.  The limes acidity cuts through the salt and cleans the palette. 
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Third course was Seabass, Braised Lettuce & Pea Bisque 
paired to Edinburgh 1670 Gin, Mint, Fennel and Basil Leaf
A unique gin created in collaboration with Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and defined by complex herbaceous notes and spice. Bringing together the natural connection between botany and gin distilling, Edinburgh Gin 1670 is the result of an innovative partnership with Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RGBE). This gin draws inspiration from the gin unearthing of the ‘1670 Physic Garden’, originally created as a source of botanicals for use in medicinal remedies by two pioneering Edinburgh doctors, Robert Sibbald and Andrew Balfour. 
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We wanted to keep the herbaceous theme and used several different garnishes in this gin.  These really help to pull the aromatics through and give a beautiful fresh, floral nose. 
These notes complement the seabass dish beautifully. The light delicate fish picks up all these flavours perfectly, creating a bridge between the dish and the gin. 
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Our main dish for the evening was Duck, Pomme Puree, Cherries and Raspberries 
paired with Edinburgh Gins Raspberry Liquer, Raspberries and Thyme
For the ‘main’ course we served seared duck with potato and summer berries. The raspberry and cherries keep it very summery and served with the raspberry liqueur it’s a gorgeous summer dish. This is the first time we have used a meat dish in any Tailend event and we were curious to see how our customers would feel about a meat dish in a typically seafood establishment but, safe to say everyone loved it! The duck was cooked to perfection and went beautifully with the gin.  

Supporting local produce and businesses is a huge part of Tailend, and Edinburgh Gin share the same passion. Sourcing local as much as possible. Perthshire is celebrated for producing the most flavoursome soft fruit and use raspberries from a family-owned farm in Alyth, Blairgowrie. The fruit is picked at peak ripeness to ensure the perfect balance; promising just the right amount of sweetness to balance the fruit’s natural tartness. They then infuse the freshly-picked fruit into their classic Edinburgh Gin along with sugar, leaving the berries to macerate for a month to extract maximum flavour.
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For our final course we had Ginger Cake, Creme Anglaise, Rhubarb Compote
Paired with Edinburgh Rhubarb Gin, Ginger Beer, Lime and Cinnamon
Possibly Edinburgh Gins most well-loved product. We couldn’t do a tasting without including the Rhubarb gin. We specially created this dish to complement the gin. The ginger cake and rhubarb compote is Tailend’s foodie version of the gin. 

We used ginger beer instead of tonic in this gin for the acidity to cut through the sweetness of the cake. This means that the flavour is full with every bite. Using Freshly picked spring-crop rhubarb Edinburgh gin mix it with Oriental ginger and infuse with their classic Edinburgh Gin. The rhubarb and spice are left too steep for four weeks, allowing for the complex flavours to marry together.  
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​Tickets for our Gin Night on the 4th of August are on sale now!
Our next Gin Night is paired with Eden Mill and will be using the new Golf Gin and the Limited Edition Summer Punch!! 
Available to purchase in store or online. BUY TICKETS HERE 
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Crail Food Festival

6/21/2018

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On the 9th and 10th of June we attended Crail Food Festival. 
Crail Food Festival is a weekend event where lots of brilliant, independent food and drink businesses come together in the beautiful coastal village of Crail to showcase the best local products available. 
There was also a whole host of entertainment, including music events, activities for children, Indoor and outdoor markets. Guests enjoyed sampling lots of tasty samples, food demonstrations, talks from popular chefs, meeting producers and of course learning about new local products.  
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We were down at the harbour this year with the seafood speciality. We were in brilliant company with The Newport, Barnacles and Bones, Fish & Frites, Iain.R Spink Smokies, The Langoustine box and many more. 
Next to us we had East Neuk Orchards, a beautifully handcrafted apple juice. Using apples from local orchards and walled gardens of Fife. If you haven't tried them yet we would highly recommend it, the flavour is absolutely gorgeous!

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For the weekend we had made a delish seafood selection. Including hot smoked salmon salad with a dill creme fraiche, seared Tuna salad served with a beaut coconut milk dressing, Crayfish on homemade tortillas, served with guacamole and a tomato salsa, and we also had cajun spiced Salmon and Seabass tacos cooked to order, we served these with a delicious white cabbage slaw, guacamole and a sriracha mayo on a corn wrap.  
Our tacos are always a huge hit with our customers and Crail was no exception, We sold out of both options on both days of the weekend. 
If you would like to try our Tacos they will be coming back to our Dundee menu every Tuesday very soon!
It is such a great experience getting the one on one communication with our customers. We had the great opportunity to meet some new customers to Tailend and of course we seen many familiar faces too. 
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If you haven't attended the festival yet, you need to! Its on once a year and there is such a brilliant atmosphere. From vendors offering free tasters of their favourite products, live music, children playing games to guests sailing into the harbour; there is such a sense of fun in the village. Also the opportunity to see the level of high quality businesses that we have on our door step all in one place, helping and working together really is fantastic.
The staff at Crail Food Festival couldn't of been any more helpful and were always there to lend a hand if needed. 
Everyone involved in the organisation of the festival did and outstanding job! Everything went so well and I think everyone had a great time! We were also so lucky with the weather the Sunday was a beautiful sunny day and in the location we had down the harbour was just gorgeous. To learn about next years festival, just click here Crail Food Festival. 

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Balgove Night Market

5/24/2018

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OnTuesday 15th May, we attended Balgove's fantastic Night Market for the first time.
Balgove Night Market is an evening event, held in the Balgove Larders Steak Barn. Usually held once a month, you can come and try lots of local, independent vendors all under one roof.
There is plenty local beer flowing, unique shopping, lots of choices for tasty bites and live music playing in the gorgeous courtyard, the atmosphere here is great and makes for a brilliant night out. The Blagove has been running these night markets for 5 years now and they are a roaring success. 
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On our stall we brought a selection of our fresh fish; Haddock, Salmon, Lemon Sole, Tuna, Seabass, Halibut, Cod & Scallops. We also brought a range of our popular smoked fish, such as Arbroath Smokies, Smoked Trout and Hot Smoked Salmon. A range of our homemade deli goods; Basil Pesto, Sun-blushed Tomato Pesto, Hot Smoked Salmon Pate, Tartare sauce, Fishcakes and finally we brought along a selection of Anchovies, crayfish and Roll Mop Herring, which is also available on our deli counter in Tailend. 
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We handed out samples of our flaked Hot Smoked Salmon on mini oatcakes with a little bit of dill creme fraiche, which went down a storm! We also offered samples of the hot smoked salmon pate we had and a little of the roll mop herring, for the slightly more adventurous customers, again with the dill creme fraiche. We love when customers try something new and love it.  
View the band in the video below. Spot anyone you know..??

We also finally announced that, due to popular demand, our famous Gin Pairing Evening is back!! Our first night kicks off on the 2nd of June at 8pm. 5 delicious seafood courses all matched perfectly to Eden Mill Gin, sound like a bit of you? Our tickets are on sale now over on our website www.thetailend.co.uk £65pp or £45 if for some reason you don't want the gin.
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Back to the Night Market, we were joined by many other fabulous local vendors. Offering a wide variety of goods from fresh baked bread, artisan cheese, brownies, local breweries, freshly made crepes, homemade soaps, pet treats, beer, cured meats. The Steak barn served up some amazing burgers from the grill and there was wood fired pizza and fish and chip trucks parked outside if you fancied something a little different. The balgove also showcased their delicious homegrown bakery and they had a beautiful arrangement of fresh, seasonal flowers from their flower shed. 
All in all a fun filled night celebrating and making friends with all the incredible local suppliers we have right on our doorstep. We met lots of businesses we hadn't heard of before and got to try some delish samples from our stall neighbours (perks of the job).
The evening ended with this beautiful sunset, the band were still playing in the background and the last few sips of beer in the sun. 
We had such a great time at Balgove that we will be returning on June 12th for the next one!!
We hope to see you there.
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Food Safari

2/22/2018

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Food and Drink tour of St Andrews 'Big 5'

On Saturday 10th of February, Tailend St Andrews and Eden Mill hosted our first ever Food Safari. Taking a group of fabulous foodies around the best local independents in St Andrews. Of course every dish was washed down with an incredible Eden Mill Gin. 
Along with eating and drinking the very best in St Andrews produce, we supported local charity Toby's Magical Journey. Who support local children and young people with cancer. 
Toby himself was diagnosed with leukaemia in December 2014 aged 9, which was when he decided he wanted to help other children who were in the same position as him. Toby's Magical Journey provides practical and financial support to families to help improve their quality of life. 
Alison and Richie Etheridge directors and parents of Toby's Magical Journey, gave an insight into how the money raised will help their organisation and of the incredible work they have already done. 
Please click here if you would like to find out more about Tobys Magical Journey. 

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We kicked off at 4.45pm in the wonderful Playfair's restaurant on Playfair's Terrace. This is a gorgeous rustic restaurant, which instantly welcomes you in. Brother and sister duo Rachel and Duncan gave a fantastic experience for our first dish. 
​We had beautiful love gin and raspberries as a welcome drink. The delicate pink tones from the Love gin was pulled out from the raspberry. Making for a very pretty arrival.
This was then followed by Original gin and fresh orange. Playfair's had created a beautiful starter of cured venison, onion ash, sauerkraut, mushroom cream, rhubarb pickle and sourdough crisps. Which, the original gin and fresh cut orange paired together perfectly to create a truly delicious starter! They really pulled out all the stops, everything was fabulous. 
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From Playfair's we then made our way over to Tailend. We had reserved the conservatory for our event, so we had a nice private space. For the main dish, our chefs decided to create a beautiful cod dish. As it was so cold and miserable outside we wanted something that would be nice and filling and warm everybody up! 
For the main we served up a generous sized grilled cod fillet, bacon jam, shallots, Jerusalem artichoke crisps and puree (much to the request of our guests, we also had sharing bowls of  our famous chips!).  
We paired this to Eden Mills beautiful oak gin. We chose to garnish this gin with sprigs of Thyme and fresh Apple. We froze our garnishes into ice cubes giving the flavours time to infuse with the gin as the ice melts.
The warming oak from the gin paired perfectly to the incredibly tasty, smoky bacon jam. The cod was cooked to perfection, almost melting in the mouth. The warmth and smoky flavour from the bacon jam really brought this dish to life! The artichoke crisps also gave the dish some different dimension. 
​Altogether (and entirely unbiased) an incredible main course for this event. 
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From the Tailend we made the short trip to Luvians ice cream parlour, where Archie gave a great talk on the life and origins of gin and also talked about their own specially designed Graduate gin, that they have created with Eden Mill (available to purchase from Luvians Bottleshop). 
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All our guests very much enjoyed Archies hilarious and informative talk of how us Brits all came to love gin. Our guests had the choice of trying the Graduate gin or the Eden Mills Shipwreck IPA. Most preferred to try the Graduate Gin. After being shown the perfect way to serve the gin, we were then shown how the lemon grass and lime garnishes enhanced the flavour and what other garnishes would work well. 

​You can also create your own gin at Eden Mills Blendworks. Located in the Russacks Hotel in
St Andrews, they have set up their very own blendworks master class. Where you can get the chance to create your very own unique gin that you get to take home. 
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For the final foodie course we stumbled our way to the bottom of South Street to the famous Jannettas Gelataria. The guys over at Jannettas really pulled out the magic for their dessert course! They had created a one-off chocolate bomb for all our guests on the safari.
A gorgeous white chocolate shell, which you then melted with hot chocolate sauce. The shell then opens up like a flower to show art of the blend Eden mill Whisky gelato & orange mascapone sherbet sorbet topped with homemade granola!! This was a fantastic treat which everyone loved!! 
​Along with this amazing dessert they served Eden Mills lemon and raison liqueur. At 20% ABV just a small taster of this liqueur really packed a punch. A truly tasty feather in Eden Mills cap!
​Eden Mill recommend trying it  over ice topped with soda, a dash of bitters and a lemon wedge-Superb.
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For our final stop on the safari we took a walk to the Adamson Cocktail bar. 
Here we were treated to two fabulous cocktail creations; Gypsy eyes and Black Rose! Both were amazing but Black rose definitely won everyone over! 
Gypsy eyes had a strong Aperol flavour and definitely put some fire in your belly!! The Black Rose had a much more delicate floral flavour. The burnt thyme also gave a fabulous dramatic look. 
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We loved this event and considering it was the first time we have ever organised something like this, everything ran (almost) exactly to plan. We would love to organise another one... possibly later this year... so keep an eye on our website and social media pages for further updates!! 
Big thank you to everyone one of the 'BIG 5' for joining in on the Safari and of course to Eden Mill's Steve for all his hard work, would  not have been the same without him! 
And of course massive thank you to the guys at Tablaro for their amazing blog and fabulous photos. See their blog here.
Photo Cred: Tablaro

--- Here's to the next event #LoveTailend 
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