Gran Stead's Ginger Co | What the media says

Gran Stead’s Ginger Co’s brand new drink, Spiced Ginger Punch, has been shortlisted in the Cold Beverages - soft drinks category for the 2015 Good Choice! Quality Food Awards.

The Good Choice! Quality Food Awards are the most prestigious awards for food and drink products on sale in UK grocery outlets. What sets these awards apart is the impartiality and robustness of the judging process and the invaluable feedback which entrants receive.

The following are snippets taken from a variety of recent articles in the press about Gran Stead's drinks.

“It works equally well as a mixer with Whisky but I've been having it straight or on the rocks. Boy is it fiery. Certainly packs a punch ...”
(Fiery Ginger)
Foodiequine

"Thirst quenching and very easy to drink – both drinks are a little taste of the summer to come. The Traditional Still lemonade is not too sweet, extremely lemony and moreish without becoming sickly. The Lemonade with ginger is more grown up and has a gentle warming kick which became more intense if you gulp it back. I’d recommend both for a picnic.”
Victoria Stewart, London Evening Standard

I must say that before these beverages arrived I was unaware that I was reviewing non alcoholic drinks and was rather looking forward to the sugary kick of some nice old fashioned ginger wine. None the less I persevered with the three bottles of drink that arrived on my doorstep.

The ginger wine is apparently made to a 150 year old recipe and is similar in its dark amber brown colour to the alcoholic version. Winner of gold in the Great Taste Awards, the taste is unexpectedly fruity from the lemons, which works very well with the ginger giving a pleasing tartness to balance the sweetness. Initially, it isn’t stronger than a fiery ginger beer, but wait a couple of seconds for the after burn - this packs some serious heat!

Gran Stead’s ginger wine.

Wonderful old-fashioned, non-alcoholic ginger wine handmade by a family company and using a 150-year-old recipe from the original Gran Stead.

Their website lists local stockists and also features delicious recipes and ideas on using the wine.

We’ve also been told it makes fabulous ice lollies!