An alcoholic confectionary range is set to be launched early 2014 following the success of Mickey Finn Whipped Chocolate liquor. The Dublin based Babco Europe company will launch more blends of Mickey's DeLight with flavours including Tiramisu, French Vanilla, Coffee & Cream; Chocolate, Raspberry Ripple & Vanilla; Chocolate, Fruit & Nut; and Chocolate, Honecrisp & Caramel.
Cool Warwickshire based craft brewery, Purity, have released Saddle Black, a 5.1% ABV full-flavoured hoppy black beer, dedicated to Britain's cycling community. It's brewed using smoked chocolate and black malts together with New World hops Chinook and Cascade, producing a well-rounded beer with aromas of citrus, chocolate and espresso. It is available to pubs from 26th November until March 2014.
A license has been submitted by Salut Wines for a new wine shop and bar in the former Blackboard Takeaway unit on Cooper Street (between Tiger Lounge and The Crown) ~ 4 Dec 2013
The Northern Quarter is set to get a new bar with Allotment set to open in January 2014 on the corner of Dale Street and Little Lever Street (near to 2022NQ and Mother Macs). Formerly a clothes importer, it was previously the Haunch of Venison pub in the 1970s and then Nickleby's up until the mid 90s~ 3 Dec 2013
The empty Union Bank of Manchester, previously a pound shop next to the Malmaison hotel at Piccadilly is to become Yotel, a 20 storey 258 capsule room budget hotel from Yo! Sushi founder Simon Woodroffe and CEO Gerard Greene. It will include a ground floor bar and kitchen~ 25 Nov 2013
