The Drinks Drop: The cocktail delivery service supporting local bars in Tier 3
The Drinks Drop, a cocktail delivery service that sends expertly-mixed fusions to doors around the UK, is hiring out of work bartenders to help them with the post-10pm rush.
Almost 2,000 bars bars and pubs across Greater Manchester will have to close from 00.01 on Friday under Tier 3 restrictions.
But there’s still a way to support your favourite bar when the new restrictions come into force.
The Drinks Drop is working with premises around the region to provide drinks packages to doors all over Manchester.
Using this platform, customers can order whatever booze-fusion they like at the touch of a button – doing their bit to support local hospitality whilst enjoying a desperately-needed drink in the process.
The Drinks Drop previously made headlines for hiring out-of-work bartenders for assistance with their post-10pm rush when the government-imposed nighttime curfew became law – giving newly unemployed staff a chance to work again.
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The platform is continuing to find ways to support local bars, pubs and staff, collaborating with establishments within the region to send drinks to homes.
Jody Monteith at The Drinks Drop said: “Many of your favourite Manchester bars and restaurants have amazing cocktails available that can be delivered directly to your door.
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“You can have them delivered same day if you live in Manchester city centre or next day anywhere else in the UK!
“Every time you order a drink you are directly supporting those bars and restaurants and also supporting the hospitality staff that have been employed to produce the drinks, package and deliver them.”
Hawksmoor, Cottonopolis, Liar’s Club, Albert’s Schloss, CBRC, Refuge and Freight Island are among the venues signed up to The Drinks Drop service so far – each creating their very own infusion for regulars to enjoy.
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Crazy Pedro’s will also be offering a twist on the ultimate classic cocktail with a Watermelon Margarita, whereas SCHOFIELD’S cocktail bar has teamed up with Belvedere Vodka to create the Bouquet Martini.
The platform offers same-day bike delivery of individual cocktails for only £7.50.
You can learn more information and check out their menu online.
MANCHESTER LOCATIONS & BRANDS
CBRB – Eight Lands Vodka
Refuge – Hennessy Cognac
The Jane Eyre – Nc’Nean Distillery
Crazy Pedro’s – Patron Tequilla
The Liars Club – Santiago de Cuba rum
Cottonpolis – Santiago de Cuba rum
Freight Island – Maker’s Mark Bourbon Whisky
Hawksmoor Manchester – Empirical Spirits
SCHOFIELD’S – Belvedere Vodka
Albert’s Scholss – Supasawa
Eats
The cosy Peak District pub serving a pick’n’mix sausage and mash menu
Daisy Jackson
There’s a Peak District pub that’s turned one of Britain’s most beloved comfort foods into a full-on pick’n’mix.
Tucked away in the postcard-perfect village of Castleton, Ye Olde Nags Head is serving up a fully customisable menu of sausage and mash dishes.
We’re talking near-endless combinations of proper pub grub.
You start by choosing your sausages from a daily rotating selection (not a sentence you hear every day, but we’re into it).
Expect classics like Cumberland alongside more adventurous options like venison and mustard, or even wild boar and orange, plus a veggie sausage daily.
Then it’s onto the mash – you can go for flavours like cheese and onion, wholegrain mustard, or even black pudding mash.
Classic cumberland, mustard mash, and mushroom sauceVeggie sausage with cheese and onion mash and classic gravyTucking in
To finish? A choice of rich, hearty gravies and sauces to bring it all together, whether that’s a classic onion gravy, a peppercorn sauce, or a creamy wild mushroom sauce.
And if that wasn’t enough, you can even upgrade your bangers and mash pick’n’mix by having it all served inside a giant Yorkshire pudding.
Ye Olde Nags Head is a historic 17th-century pub, with a roaring fire in every room and cosy bedrooms upstairs.
Inside Ye Olde Nags Head pub in the Peak DistrictYe Olde Nags Head pub is near Mam Tor
It’s one of those flagstone-floored, beamed-ceilinged, mismatched-furniture type pubs that welcomes everyone in every state, whether you’re caked in mud from a hike or popping in on a coach tour.
Another of the pub’s specialties is the Derbyshire Breakfast, a hearty plate of sausage, smoked bacon, black pudding, free range egg, grilled tomatoes, field mushrooms, baked beans and fried bread.
The pub also offers takeaway breakfast butties, so you can use it for both a pre-hike stop and a post-hike pint.
Given it’s just minutes from the ever-popular Mam Tor hike, this is one pub you’ll definitely want to add to your next Peak District day out itinerary.
The hillside farm in the Peak District making its own ice cream
Daisy Jackson
Did you know there’s a 300-year-old farm in the Peak District serving up some of the freshest ice cream you’ll ever taste? And yes, you can meet the cows that made it while you’re there.
Welcome to Hope Valley Ice Cream, a family-run gem where things are kept refreshingly simple: happy cows, proper farming, and seriously good ice cream.
Set in the heart of the Peak District countryside, this place is about as wholesome as it gets.
The ice cream is made on-site in the farmhouse, literally just metres from where the dairy herd are out grazing.
You can watch the animals, wander around the farm, and then tuck into a scoop or three perched on a milk pail stool, or a picnic bench (or even a decorative tractor).
Hope Valley Ice Cream has some amazing seasonal ice creams, like lemon curd, elderflower, and blackberry, alongside all the classics and a rather delicious tiramisu.
You can grab a cone, sit down with a coffee (again, made with milk from the nearby cows), or go all in with a freshly-made waffle if you’re feeling fancy.
Takeaway tubs from Hope Valley Ice CreamYou can get a mini pail of ice creamMeet the newborn calves at Hope Valley Ice CreamTuck into your ice cream on a milk pail stoolHope Valley Ice Cream
And if you’re the type who really loves ice cream? You can actually order a full pail of it, with four huge scoops plus whipped cream and sauce.
The farm itself is run by the Marsden family, who’ve been working this land for generations. It shows in everything – they’ve created a place that feels genuinely welcoming, not just another tourist stop.
Beyond the ice cream, you’ve got plenty of reasons to stick around. There are calves (including the newest tiny arrivals), plus donkeys and pigs to say hello to.
Whether you’re heading out on a hike or just fancy a drive into the Peaks, this is one pitstop that’s absolutely worth it – and honestly, it’s worth the trip on its own.
The Manc -
23rd October 2020 
