Food and Drink Festival offers
a ‘world’ of whiskies to try
D
oesn’t time fly, is it really a year since the last
Stone Food and Drink Festival? Those of you
who came on the Saturday last year, and
ventured into the whisky demonstration
experienced the delights of Amrut whisky from
India. Many were surprised at how good this was
given its age and where it had come from but in a
nutshell that sums up one of the major delights of
the festival – the ability to go out and try new foods
and drinks.
Those of you who never take water with whisky
try a sample and see how the flavours and nose
change with the addition of a few drops. Have a
look for the different malts and try something new.
If you never touch blends try some and see just
how good they can be, how a skilful blend can take
the rough edges off well known single malts. We
have found that the tastings provide a great
LAST ORDERS
opportunity to meet others
of similar interests and to
share
stories
and
experiences.
This year will provide
another opportunity to
sample a wide range of drinks and
spirits from around the world. Friday will see an
exploration of gins, Saturday cocktails,
culminating in the ‘World’s best Whiskies’ on
Sunday.
Whatever your interests make a note in your
diary and we look forward to meeting you for
another great food and drink extravaganza!
Whisky expert Dave Pickard of
Old School Wines, Tittensor.
T. 01782 372888
NEW SCOOTER CLUB DRIVES FORWARD
WITH RECRUITMENT PUSH
O
ver the last 15 years the
‘Mod’ scooter cult of the
1960’s and 70’s has
grown immensely all over
the UK and Europe triggering
the formation of many new
scooter clubs.
The Lambretta club Great
Britain and The Vespa Club
Great Britain along with over
200 regional scooter clubs put
on rallies throughout the year
covering the length and
breadth of the UK with tens of
thousands
of
scooter
enthusiasts out there who
adore their timeless classic
machines and enjoy the club
culture and social life of the
scooter scene.
Due to the popularity of the
scooter scene locally a group of
like
minded
scooter
enthusiasts are trying to get a
Stone Scooter Club off the
ground for people in the town
and the surrounding areas.
Up to now a few meetings
with the intention of setting up
the club have taken place but
members are now try to
generate some real interest to
really get the club off the
ground. A facebook page has
been set up for anyone
interested to check out and
other scooter clubs from
around the area have been very
supportive of the idea.
Speaking to Stone and
Eccleshall Life local scooter
enthusiast Len Hamilton said:
“It is our intention to now drive
forward with the club and
recruit members to the new
Stone Scooter Club.
“There
are
lots
of
scooterists out there who have
all spent time and effort
building their machines not to
mention the cost with their
popularity as strong as ever
evident in the fact the Vespa
model can still be bought as
new today.”
Anyone
interested
in
joining or finding out more
about the club can visit the
facebook
page
at
www.facebook.com/StoneScoo
terClub or contact Len on Tel.
07702 874241.
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