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Dorset PLENT Y Apple Syrup Liberty Fields use the apples from their orchards in all sorts of delicious ways. Joining their vodka, balsamic vinegar and apple aperitif is this, Dorset’s answer to maple syrup. No sugar or sulphites have been added, and you can use it for everything from sweetening healthy breakfasts to indulgently drizzling over desserts. Or mix with lemonade to make a fruit cup. www.libertyfields.co.uk h s e Fr s d o Go Proper produce for your larder and fridge Local producers! Feature your local product here for the rest of Dorset to drool over. Email info@menu- dorset.com or tweet us @MenuDorset. 21 Great British Biscotti Co. Gift packs from £14.50 The GBBC continue their campaign to take back control of the Italian-born nobbly treat. We are, after all, a nation of biscuit lovers who understand the joy of dunking them in drinks. Their new batch of f lavours take in the sweet; White Chocolate Cranberries & Pistachio and Chocolate Orange and the savoury; Jalapeno & Cheddar, Wild Garlic & Rosemary and Sundried Tomatoes & Olives. www.greatbritishbiscotti.co.uk Live Enzyme Apple Cider Vinegar £5 for 500ml bottle More appley goodness although you wouldn’t want to mix the bottles up with the Apple Syrup. Apple cider vinegar is supposed to be so good for you it should probably be on prescription. It’s not just medicinal though and this example from Dorset Nectar will add vinegary goodness to salad dressings, pickles and slaws. www.dorsetnectar.co.uk Pavé Cobble Sweet Vermouth Whitelake Cheese £30.00 for 75CL, 18% ABV. This year’s big cheese – Pavé Cobble was named Supreme Champion at the British Cheese Awards 2017. It’s a handmade ewe’s milk cheese from Somerset producer Whitelake with a creamy, slightly citrus f lavour that wowed the judges. The name is a homage to difficult cobbled cycling stages in the Tour De France. www.whitelake.co.uk www.menu-dorset.co.uk www.menu-dorset.co.uk Artisan distiller Bramley and Gage have rustled up this English Vermouth using wormwood, Medjool dates and 13 botanicals. It has a sweet aromatic f lavour with lots of herbal notes. Drink it neat or pair with gin for a classic negroni. bramleyandgage.com