Witnessed some first-class rural tooth sucking on Friday when two pallets of bottles were delivered but the lorry they came on couldn't get through the gate into the yard - 'sorry mate but if you'd advised you were limited access I would have brought the seven and a half tonner'. Being identified as 'limited access' fits ok with my self-concept, but at the time was displeasing as he threatened to leave the bottles by the side of the road. In the end we dragged them on his pallet trolley into the farm shed but couldn't get them the extra twenty metres over the gravel into the winery. I need to find a friendly neighbour with a forklift in the next few weeks!
I cracked into this new haul to make some mock up bottles. I'm hoping to launch in the summer with a raspberry and blackcurrant liqueur.
Paul at Agenda Design has done a lovely job on the labels and has been very patient with all the changes required by the Soil Association and Trading Standards. The last decisions to make are whether to go for a signifying colour at the base of the label ie blackcurranty or raspberryee, or a more subtle grey.
And then whether to stick with the gold capsule (bit that goes round the cork at the top of the bottle) for the blackurrant or try to source some sort of purple capsule, this could look rather Imperial (Blackcurrantus Organicus) or a bit naff. Watch this space...
HOOOAAAA!! Check out the blossom on this wild plum tree!
You can keep your daffodils and your lambs, for me, this is the ultimate emblem of spring. And if you don't agree, gentle reader, then you are a plum! The bee bottom centre is clearly on message.
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