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a
wedding
she rings the changes in the seasons
by going out to pick baskets of
raspberries, cherries, quinces,
damsons, blackberries and sloes from
flavour.......
local gardens and fields along the
River Severn.
Only the cranberries, lemons and
oranges she uses aren’t sourced locally.
It takes around four months for
fruit, sugar and spirit to infuse to
create a delicious liqueur, after which
Mini bottles of liqueurs made from the fruits of the
Esther pours the strained mixture into
Gloucestershire countryside are the ultimate in
bottles.
wedding favours, as Cotswold Essence discovers.
“My dad’s family lived in tiny
villages in Kent and they always made
things from the wild berries and fruits
that grew around them,” Esther
Words by Sue Bradley
in beautiful vessels for wedding favours.
Photo by Sarah Standing
explained.
“I came up with the idea last year and
“Damson brandy was a favourite –
it’s been proving quite popular,” said
we would always get a bottle for
Esther.
Christmas.
W
EDDING favours
“I suppose people like them because
“Some of my recipes are handed
from Cotswold they’re just that little bit different and
down while I have developed other
Country Liqueurs
very local.”
ones myself: I look for combinations
are made with love using fruit
Esther set up Cotswold Country
that I like and then try them out on
Liqueurs in 2007 and won two prestigious
friends to see what they think.”
picked from within the heart awards from Taste of the West for her
Esther’s range includes Sloe Gin,
of Gloucestershire.
Sloe Gin and Morello Cherry Brandy just
Damson Brandy, Elderflower and
Esther Chapman sources her
a few months later.
Lemon Liqueur, Damson Gin,
ingredients from the hedgerows and trees
Nowadays she spends many of her days
Quince Liqueur, Raspberry Brandy,
close to her Severnside home to produce
roaming the countryside around her
Blackberry Liqueur, Citrus Spiced
her award-winning range of traditional
home in Arlingham with friends, family Whisky and Cherry Brandy, not
drinks.
members and her dogs, Hugo and Monty, forgetting Festive Cranberry and
It’s long been a tradition in Esther’s
gathering ingredients to steep in spirits Orange Liqueur which makes a great
family to make delicious liqueurs using
and fairly traded sugar. bucks fizz when mixed with orange
wild fruits, berries and flowers.
Her main production time begins in the juice and sparkling wine.
Now she is giving the time-honoured late spring when lacy elderflowers adorn For more details see
custom a modern twist by bottling them Gloucestershire’s hedgerows, after which
www.cotswoldcountryliqueurs.com
WEDDING FAVOUR competition
To enter send your answer, name, date
and location of your wedding to:
Cotswold Essence, Wedding Competition,
Cotswold Essence has eight 100ml
6 Lansdown, Stroud, GL5 1BE to arrive
wedding favours to give away for
Answer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . no later than Friday, October 30, 2009.
the top table of a happy couple
Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
due to get married in the county
The first correct answer drawn will be the
of Gloucestershire during Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
winner. Usual Newsquest competition rules
December. Simply answer the
apply. The editor’s decision is final and no
correspondence will be entered into.
question below and send in your
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
entry.
Daytime tel no . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Q. How long does the
Email address (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
liqueur take to infuse?
Date of Wedding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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