December 17, 2009 Food & drink 
Another classic Lakeland beer, from the recently flood-hit and therefore underwater Jenning’s Brewery in Cockermouth, Cumbria, Sneck Lifter is a deep, dark and rich beer with a coffee flavour and a malty finish. It’s a warming winter beer, with a potent dark red colour. Jenning’s make much of the name. A “sneck lifter” is a [...]
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What is it? Orangina is an orange juice based soft drink that’s massive in France and other European countries. It comes in a funny shaped bottle and needs to be shaken up before serving. “Shake the bottle, release the flavour”, as the advert goes. Every day, million of French waiters half-heartedly shake Orangina bottles with [...]
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