One of the original Hooch flavours has arrived back on shop shelves around the UK, and it already looks set to be the “drink of the summer”.
With the sunshine season right around the corner now, and coming off the back of the success of the popular Pink Hooch raspberry lemonade – which was one of the best-selling tipples of 2020 and 2021 – drinks manufacturer Global Brands has revealed that the Hooch ready-to-drink range is expanding once again.
And this time round, a much-loved favourite is being brought back into the mix after it was discontinued back in 2016.
Made with natural juices and a sharp burst of citrus, Hooch has always prided itself on being the refreshing “no nonsense” alcoholic brew that’s ideal for drinks-lovers who like to have a bit of fun and not take life too seriously.
The star of the Hooch ready-to-drink range may have always been the original lemon brew, but the range also features a passionfruit and mango sidekick, and Hoola Hooch for “when times get tropical”, as well as the most-recent Pink Hooch raspberry lemonade flavour – and now, Orange Hooch is here to join the party.
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The pre-mixed drink is bound to become one of the go-to drinks to sip on this summer, and not only because orange is one of the trending spirit flavours of the moment, but also as Hooch sales are known to sky-rocket by a whopping 41% when the sun is shining.
Orange Hooch has made a long-awaited return to shop shelves across the UK / Credit: The Manc Group
It’s perfect for both new customers and original Hooch-lovers “in search of nostalgic flavours”.
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“Orange Hooch has been a much-loved and missed flavour from the OG line-up,” explained Charlie Leaver – Head of Brand at Global Brands.
“There is no straight-forward alcoholic carbonated orange drink in the UK market, and as a brand, we pride ourselves on continuing to create great tasting liquids with a zesty zing… [so] it’s the perfect time to give consumers what they want.”
A 70cl bottle of Orange Hooch will set you back just £3.59.
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It’s now available to get your hands on online here, as well as from a number of other retailers including Costco, Heron, and selected branches of Spar, Premier, and GoLocal – with more expected to start stocking soon.
The highly-anticipated launch of the drink will hit Tesco stores nationwide on 25 July 2022.
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From drone shows to free ice lollies – what went down at Parklife 2025
Daisy Jackson
It’s been a few days since Parklife 2025 wrapped up, and now that we’ve all caught up on sleep we’re looking back on some of the highlights you might’ve missed.
With such a stacked line-up of live music, it would be impossible to have seen everything – from that sizzling final set from Charli XCX to Morgan Seatree’s emotional hometown show, plus viral sensation Interplanetary Criminal filling Matinee and D.O.D. getting the whole Big Top dancing.
One moment that you couldn’t possibly have missed if you were on the ground at Parklife festival was a surprise drone show which dazzled overhead on Saturday night.
As rap legend 50 Cent wrapped up his huge headline set on The Valley stage, and The Hangar came alive to the sound of Pawsa, fans got an extra special treat way up in the skies.
Hundreds of drones came together in an impressive, illuminated aerial display, starting with a 10-second countdown that stopped festival-goers in their tracks.
The drones then flew in formation to create iconic shapes like a yellow JD Sports duffle bag, an adidas shoebox, and the shape of a slowly-rotating Climacool trainer – and what a trainer it is.
The adidas drone show on Saturday nightadidas handed out Climacool-branded lollies and slushies50 Cent on The Valley stageadidas handed out Climacool-branded lollies and slushies
That wasn’t the only bit of attention the Climacool footwear got at Parklife either – thankful fans were treated to free Climacool branded ice lollies and slushies on their way into the festival on Saturday.
As the sun beat down on Heaton Park (bar the odd brief downpour, classic Manchester), adidas and JD Sports arrived in an ice cream truck with the coolest drop at the festival.
There was a helping hand from social media sensation Yombo to hype up the crowd before the festival had even got started.
The Climacool has a textile lining and upper work, with a perforated midsole to allow airflow and keep your feet fresh – perfect for any city adventure (and pretty perfect for a day at Parklife, we discovered).
If the Climacool trainers have caught your eye – either in the sky, at the Climacool ice cream truck, or on social media – then the good news is you can now shop them for yourselves.
Manchester bar announces huge giveaway of margaritas to celebrate first birthday
Daisy Jackson
A cocktail and shuffleboard bar in Manchester city centre is throwing a weekend-long party to celebrate its first birthday, and there are free cocktails up for grabs.
Electric Shuffle is kindly offering to give all of us presents for its birthday, with an epic free margarita giveaway.
That’s alongside an almighty party that includes resident DJs, live music performances, giveaways, exclusive offers, a cracking happy hour and a free photobooth.
The Deansgate activity bar, which has 15 interactive high-tech shuffleboards to play, each one loaded with different game modes, is celebrating one year in the city centre between Friday 20 and Sunday 22 June.
They’re throwing a three-day-long celebration, kicking off at 5pm on Friday with a giveaway of margaritas for the first 250 guests through the doors.
Then there’ll be an Electric Shuffle birthday prize game, where each slide of the puck could unlock prizes like bar tabs, brunch tickets, branded merch, cocktails, pizzas and more.
Singer-songwriter Luke McColl will be playing live during the evening, and you’ll be able to dive into a free photobooth all evening.
Electric Shuffle ManchesterFood and drink at the premium gaming barElectric Shuffle Manchester turns one
Moving on to Saturday’s celebrations – expect happy hour deals all day long, like £4 pins and £7 Sarti Spritzes, complimentary shuffleboard hire (you need to pre-book HERE), a special late brunch session between 5pm and 7pm, and more prize giveaways.
This part of the birthday party will be soundtracked by resident DJs and a live set from Elle Graham.
And if you thought that was the end of the party, you’re mistaken.
On Sunday, Electric Shuffle will host free shuffleboard all day long.
All summer, there’ll be a Margs and Margs deal, where you can get two margarita cocktails and a margarita pizza for just £25.
Electric Shuffle’s first birthday celebrations take place between 20 and 22 June.
Emily Sergeant -
10th June 2022 
