Sam Mendes is bringing back his acclaimed, Tony Award-winning blockbuster production of The Lehman Trilogy for a fourth run in London.
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Irish Cream liqueurs are all the rage with the most popular one being Baileys, but there are some others on the market that are better if you find the classic a bit much. Narin Flanders, our team's self proclaimed Baileys expert, decided to put one award-winning Tesco alternative to the test, and was pleasantly surprised.
Coole Swan is an award-winning Irish cream liqueur that is made in Ireland in small batches using a single malt Irish whiskey, Belgian white chocolate, Madagascan vanilla and fresh Irish cream. It was awarded double gold at The San Francisco Wine and Spirits Awards. and has even been named 'World's Best Liqueur'.
They say that they're 'the superior Irish cream' and they're happy to prove it. Anyone who buys a bottle of Coole Swan from Tesco between now and June 21 but doesn’t like it can, as long as they keep their receipt, go to moneyback.cooleswan.com before August 3 and upload their details to claim a full refund.
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Narin said: "Putting the two glasses next to each other it's easy to see one of the key difference in ingredients reflected in the colour of the glorious nectars. Coole Swan's Belgian white chocolate origins give it a lighter colour than Baileys' rumoured milk chocolate blend. You'd imagine that Coole Swan being white chocolate based would taste sweeter but, to my surprise and possibly due to the strength of the malt, it actually tasted more mellow, smoother and had less of an initial kick.
"While I love Baileys, for me the taste comes in stages - you have the initial sweet
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