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Homemade vanilla extract is one of the easiest food gifts you can make, but it needs time to infuse. Eight weeks before Christmas Day is 30 October, so aim to start by late October if you want it ready to give. All you need is split vanilla pods, a neutral spirit such as vodka, and clean glass bottles with a good closure. Small 50ml spirit-style bo..

The best bottle for your cider depends on whether it is sparkling or still, and how it will be drunk. For many small cider makers, a 500ml crown-cap bottle made for beer and cider is a popular size for craft cider, with a 330ml beer bottle for smaller servings. Swing-top bottles suit still cider, gifts and serving at the table, and a 1 litre screw-..

A homemade hamper is one of the most personal Christmas presents you can give. A jar of your own marmalade, a bottle of sloe gin or a jar of spiced nuts shows real thought, and a good jar or bottle with a neat label makes it look properly finished. Here are 12 ideas to mix and match for family, friends, teachers and neighbours, each with a jar or b..

The best bottle depends on how your drink is drunk. For most small producers, a 750ml bottle is the natural home for cordial and squash, which are diluted and poured over weeks, while 250ml and 330ml bottles suit ready-to-drink juice and single servings, and a 500ml bottle sits neatly in a shop fridge. A 1 litre bottle works for value packs, cateri..

The best milk bottle size depends on who is drinking it and how it reaches them. For most small dairies and farm shops, a 1 litre bottle is the everyday size for doorstep rounds, vending machines and family kitchens, a 500ml bottle suits grab-and-go retail, cafés and flavoured milk, and a 250ml bottle works for children, coffee shops, samples and g..

The best gin or spirit bottle size depends on how you sell and who you sell to. For most small producers, a 700ml bottle is the everyday retail size customers expect on UK shelves, a 50ml to 100ml miniature suits samples, tasting kits and gifts, and a 200ml to 500ml bottle works for half bottles, gift packs and makers who want a second size without..

If you bottle olive oil, infused oils, vinegar, salad dressing or a pourable sauce, the glass bottle does more than hold the liquid. Shape, size and closure affect how the product pours, how it looks on a farm-shop shelf, and how easy it is to label. At Bottle Company South we stock oil and dressing bottles in classic Dorica and Marasca styles, plu..

Choosing the right wine bottle for your homemade wine is crucial. The bottle not only serves as a container but also plays a key role in the ageing process, protection from light, and presentation of your wine. The Significance of Bottle ShapeWine bottles come in various shapes, each with historical and functional reasons. ..

Well at last it would appear that Summer has well and truly arrived. The bees are out in force so lots of honey being made. The blossom on the trees seems full of promise for a good harvest unlike last year. We have plenty of jars and bottles in stock all sizes and shapes for that lovely produce being harvested now and in the coming months. Jus..

Wet, wind, snow, sun and whatever else the weather has thrown at us in March.  As this month comes to an end and we turn our thoughts to warmer  things,  we can hopefully  pack away those scarves and gloves! For you wine makers we have plenty of bottles in stock ready for your wines.  We also have swing stopper bottles for you sparkling elderf..