The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
‘Outrageous!’ – Tayport Distillery’ s raspberry liqueur is TV show hit
Tayside and Fife drink producers were given a boost when one of their own was featured on the Easter Sunday episode of Alan Titchmarsh’s Love Your Weekend on ITV.
Tayport Distillery’s 1992 raspberry liqueur formed one of the ingredients of the cocktail at the end of the show.
Mary McDougall, who runs the business with her mother, Kecia, said they were delighted to have been asked by food and drink writer and TV presenter Andy Clarke if he could use their liqueur on the show.
Mary said: “Andy Clarke, who runs the drinks feature at the end of the show, contacted us to try our raspberry liqueur.
“When we were chatting away to him we found out that he is actually one of the Great Taste judges with the three-star award, which we won last year.
“The judges for the award come out to try the products and Andy reckoned he must have tried the raspberry liqueur when they came out last year.
“It’s a very chocolatey cocktail, it’s like melted chocolate with a little bit of the liqueur in it and it’s super delicious.”
Tasting the cocktail on the show on Sunday morning were Alan and Andy with the episode’s special guests, singer Gary Wilmot and the Reverend Richard Coles.
Combining the 70% Dominican Republic London Brick chocolate by Lucocoa with Tayport Distillery’s 1992 raspberry liqueur, the cocktail was a big hit on the show.
Gary Wilmot said, “I don’t think I’ve ever tasted anything as nice as that in my life,” while Alan Titchmarsh stated that it was “outrageous” and “absolutely delicious!”.
On choosing the liqueur for his cocktail, Andy said he knew that Tayport Distillery’s product would work well.
He said: “I love chocolate and raspberry and I had an idea involving raspberry and chocolate – a combination that I love.
“I had heard about Tayport Distillery as I judge for the Great Taste awards and I know that if something has three stars, it’s going to be a fantastic product!”
“I don’t think I’ve ever tasted anything as nice as that in my life