Thatchers Cider has extended its range of fruit ciders with a new Apple & Blackcurrant variant.

The 4% ABV Apple & Blackcurrant will sit in Thatchers fruit cider range alongside Blood Orange, Cloudy Lemon and Rosé. It is described as a “rich, refreshingly fruity cider, created with the sweetest dessert apples, a fresh berry aroma and bold natural blackcurrant flavour”.

Thatchers Commercial Director Jonathan Nixon said, “Our new Apple & Blackcurrant flavour is different to any other dark fruit or berry ciders on shelf and provides a clear opportunity for retailers to benefit from the strong rate of sale that ciders from Thatchers generate, thanks to our total dedication to quality and great taste.”

Three pubs across the UK have each received fantastic £10,000 garden makeovers from Thatchers.

The Old Mill in Woolacombe, The Haxey Gate in Doncaster, and the Kings Head in Norfolk were the three winners of a national competition where pubs simply needed to purchase three or more kegs of Thatchers ciders, to be automatically entered into the draw.

The manager at the Old Mill, Mark Galpin said, “We are lucky to have a spacious multi-level outdoor area but it lacked lighting when dark, so we couldn’t make full use of it once the sun had gone down. With new umbrellas, jumbrellas, lighting, and even fixed table numbers, we’re delighted with the new look garden that now adds to our customer experience.”

James Palmer, at Thatchers says, “It’s great to see the difference a vibrant outdoor space can make to a pub. Attractive outside space, whether a garden or courtyard, however large or small, has an increasingly growing appeal to customers, whether with garden furniture, planters,  lighting or even an events stage.

“And a pub garden isn’t just for summer. With lighting, heaters and cover, gardens are playing a key part in increasing capacity for venues throughout the year.

We’ll drink (cider) to that!

We’re delighted to share that we have completely refreshed and redesigned our Pub Maps View.

We always knew that our previous Pub Maps just weren’t cutting the mustard, and we always want to make it as easy as possible for everyone to find and share all the pubs they’re looking for. That’s why we threw our old Map View away, and basically started from scratch. We hope you like what you see.

Here’s to helping more people find exactly what they’re looking for. Cheers!

A well known Glasgow bar has undergone a massive £500,000 country-themed rebrand.

Maggie May’s in Trongate has been a firm favourite amongst city centre revellers for years. Now called just Maggie’s, the new venue has been inspired by Nashville’s finest dive bars and popular TV shows such as Yellowstone.

Maggie’s Rock ‘n’ Rodeo also has its own ‘Bullpit and Buckin’ Bronco’ too, as well as dedicated country music nights, with everything from Dolly Parton to AC/DC.

So, get your cowboy boots on and get down to the Hoedown.

https://maggiesrocknrodeo.co.uk/

After hosting a birthday party across several historic real ale pubs in London, Thomas J. Vosper was inundated with requests from his friends to make it a regular occurrence. Now in its 16th year, with the archives revisited, Thomas has turned his well researched pub guides into a book, ‘Historic Pub Crawls Through London’.

With the author’s kind permission, we have turned all 13 of them into online digital Pub Maps. The perfect online accompaniment to the book, helping you to make it the perfect day out for you and all your friends.

13 guided walks around London’s most iconic pubs and landmarks.

1. Canary Wharf to Greenwich
2. Angel Islington to King’s Cross
3. Aldgate to Liverpool Street
4. Farringdon to Waterloo
5. Farringdon to Moorgate
6. Camden to Euston
7. Little Venice to Baker Street
8. St John’s Wood to Camden
9. Holborn to Hatton Gardens
10. Fleet Street to London Bridge
11. Marylebone to Marble Arch Loop
12. Green Park to Westminster
13. Waterloo to Covent Garden

Buy the book for all the extra details you’ll need, along with a comprehensive breakdown of everything you could want to know about each of the routes and all of the pubs on them.

Always drink responsibly.