Lush Life Merchandise is here – we’re talking t-shirts, mugs, iphone covers, duvet covers, ipad covers and more covers for everything! and more! I think by the time we left the restaurant in the early hours or the late hours of the evening, I think then, we thought there could be something, but it’s all very well and good saying. Right. Okay. We’ve got something. What do we do next? What happened next was pivotal. I got introduced to Fairfax from Sipsmith who very kindly gave me two hours. Tom: His recipe? He had two flasks, one of the recipes I couldn’t read very clearly, but it was from when he was in Egypt. So, one of his jobs was to guard the Sphinx. I’ve got photos of him in front of the Sphinx. Right. In his uniform and then I’ve got photos of him, kind of on a horse and the camel and all the rest of it. And so that recipe, you can see, raisins on there, right? You can see spices. I’m going to guess that those spices were the kind of spices we’re using now. Hence the kind of the amalgamation of the two if you want the two recipes.

I presumed everyone would know what a liqueur was, but. when I think about it, the flavor, the sweetness brings with it huge flavor which was interesting. So yes, there’s the raisins and there’s the freshness one thing and another, and when I started mixing it with things, I realized that it was really mixable to, not be an alternative to a martini, let’s say and so it just ended up like that really? Yeah. The other stand out feature about Reverend Hubert is its distinctive label. One that immediately looks familiar and somehow iconic, even though it’s the first time you have seen it.

It has enjoyed some peaks in sales – particularly after Olly Smith recommended it on Saturday Kitchen, which went on to sell 1,200 bottles in just two hours. Susan: Absolutely, just one caveat. Do not shake champagne. Do not shake champagne and anything with bubbles. Also, as we all learned, you don’t just have to stir a Negroni. We learned that last year with our dear friend Stanley Tucci who shook his Negroni all over the place.

Susan: So, you’re at dinner with your aunt and she says, here’s a flask. And you said, whose flask is this? I never knew. I wish I had known him TASTING NOTES: Our gold award-winning Winter Gin Liqueur is distinctive, original, balanced, & smooth. Bursting with aromatic notes of dried fruit, winter spices from Sri Lanka and the freshest orange & lemon zest from the Amalfi coast.

These days, there’s so much more than Irish cream to choose from too — new, innovative flavours are inspired by comforting desserts, seasonal spices and plenty of chocolate. Susan: Now how long did it take you to create this label? Cause it’s, it’s really beautiful and it’s pretty intricate. Tom: Exactly. And then, I started going through his stuff and there’s an amazing Bible. And then I look into the family history without getting a bit kind of Who Do You Think You Are type of thing. And it was interesting. If you live for Lush Life would you consider supporting us… Just go to patreon.com/lushlife and you can donate once or monthly to make sure we are still here every Tuesday. Tom: I suddenly thought this is absolutely remarkable. When that kind of stuff came together, there was no question that my ambition to make this happen became more and I was super keen to get Hubert out there, Hubert Bell, which I think is quite a cool name and to see what happened.