Bottle & Jug Dept.

WEEKEND OPENING HRS:
TODAY 12-9
TOMORROW 12-6

Happy days 😁🫡🍻

A huge thank-you to everyone who came along to our Whisky Tasting Masterclass last week! It was a roaring success, with many smiley faces by the end 😛🥃🍹

A special thanks to the lovely Tom from for putting on a stupendous selection and informative talk, what great drinks from this interesting and ethical company too 🌏

Look out for more events coming soon....

Only 2 tickets remaining for our Danish Whiskey Tasting Masterclass with this Thursday 30th May! 🥃🥃

There will be lots to sample, from whisky cocktails to 6 beautiful Danish whiskys paired with some lovely nibbles 🇩🇰

It's going to be great fun, and hopefully we'll be experiencing a generous dose of hygge together!

See you there, we're very much looking forward to it!

P.s. tickets available via our link in bio, our website and in the shop 😉

A week in pictures 📸

Love and Thanks to:
1) Our lovely customers, friends, staff: new and old 🍻
2) aka Tom the legend for stepping in at (very) short notice so we could help another staff member find their lost pup (found 🐶)
3) The great producers of our lovely beverages (here's a delicious grapefruit in the Summer Sun ☀️
4) Gratuitous shot of Dana, the edible puppy 😍, and yes! We love you to bring your 4 legged friends 🧡

Cheers, !

I was going to start the day with a post about the 2nd release whiskey that we managed to source for y'all... or the many beautiful chilled wines we have in the fridges just perfect for this summer sun (make the most folks 🙈)🥂❄️☀️....
BUT instead, I've decided to show you the fresh drop from that Graeme has organised... you ask, and we deliver! (Well, tbh the brewery does that bit 😝)

WHOOP WHOOP! 🍻

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT 📢

is back on the shelves! 🥳🍹
Delicious rums and vodkas made by our friends at The Public Spirit, which are ethically led, responsibly sourced, independently made... and taste 👌🥃

LIQUOR WITH A CONSCIENCE... these guys are making a great product that genuinely gives back because they believe nobody should go hungry. They also believe in the power of community spirit, so it’s their commitment that every bottle sold feeds 4 people in need. Nobody knew they could feel this great the morning after the night before.
NATURALLY FLAVOURED, VEGAN, GLUTEN FREE…100% natural. Always.

Spiced Rum:
Enjoy the mouthwatering flavours of honeycomb, apricot, and cinnamon in this distinctive blended rum. Additional flavouring elements include salted toffee, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, and star anise. Best enjoyed neat over ice or with a splash of ginger beer 🍺

Golden Rum:
A truly fantastic blend of handpicked rums from Barbados, Jamaica, Panama, Trinidad, and Venezuela. Full of ripe banana, coconut and vanilla oak, a rum that's the perfect sipper but also ideal as a base for cocktails!

Vodka:
There are two vodkas in this one bottle - one made from molasses and one from 100% British grain and each distilled four times - to create a deliciously smooth blend that's unique, clean, crisp, sweet and perfectly versatile.

Enjoy this spirit on the rocks, with tonic, soda, or in your favourite cocktail.


BUY 1 BOTTLE FEED 4 PEOPLE… every bottle sold provides four meals for people in need through diverting good quality surplus food to foodbanks around the UK - so a lot of good for people and the environment - and great drinks too of course!

The Public Spirit are based in Manchester, and a portion of their profits go to helping local causes, such as food banks in the area.

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There's Chubble ahead.....and we know why...one case each of these, and that's all we have folks 😲 🫨 🫢

We can't promise these will be around for very long...

Whiskey Tasting Event is now live!!

Join us on 30th May, as we explore the world of Stauning Whisky, hosted by Tom. Get ready to sip and savour six incredible drams from Denmark. Whether you’re a seasoned whisky enthusiast or just starting your journey, this masterclass promises to be a fun and flavourful experience!

Book now 🇩🇰🥃 via the Bottle & Jug Dept. website, in store or via the link in our bio 👌

Danish inspired / paired nibbles will also be provided 🍞🧀🍪 alongside some lovely merch and a chance to order/buy some of these beautiful Whiskeys 👌✨️

It's Mike's last day at the Bottle & Jug Dept today! 🥹😭💔

This human is truly one of the very best, and we know we will miss him so much! He's been with us since day 1, and we couldn't have done it without him (and certainly wouldn't have had so much fun)... Keep being you, Mike!

We wish him nothing but the absolute best in life, and hope he will grace us with his presence again one day in the future, when well travelled and wanting to get back to his roots 🌳

Do pop in and say bye today if you can, we can't be there as we're up at on our first day behind the wheel!! 🦊🪶😳

Hello lovely people!! And a happy day 2 to you!!!

Mike and Graeme are in the house today... basically, you're dream team 🙌🏽 😍 and they can't wait to serve you beer!

beers are going down a storm... come and get the Jam Sour and Omicron Pale before they're gone! (We'll have new ones going on to replace them, though, don't worry 😅🍻)

Also, co-owner and Assistant brewer from Gravity Well Brewing will be paying a visit to the Bottle & Jug later, to chat to you about their amazing beers 🍻 Heyl yeah 🤟🏽

goodbeer

GRAVITY WELL BREWING *(read to the end for the most exciting bit!)

Happy Thursday, you lovely lot! Are you dreaming of doing a sickie from work tomorrow just to get a head start on the TTO shenanigans?? Don’t worry, we won’t tell….🤭

And what a line-up this year! Here at the Bottle & Jug, we’re super excited to be working with our friends from East London’s indie brewery . These guys love a New England style, and have some incredible signature hazy, juicy pales and IPAs… but they also love experimenting, and have plenty of new beers, including sours and stouts, coming out regularly.

We’ll be pouring:
E=JamC^2 (a very drinkable 5% ABV Raspberry and Blackcurrant Jam sour collab with Howling Hops)
Cosmic Dust (a 4.1% session IPA that’s double dry hopped with Mosaic, backed up with Enigma for a tropical fruit aroma and a surprisingly full body)
Omicron Persei (A 5% ABV juicy hazy pale ale with Citra in the whirlpool & Simcoe in the dry hop)
Smell-O-Scope: Idaho-7 (a 5% ABV single hop hazy pale using Idaho-7 – a hop that is known for making beers brighter and more complex)
Galaxies Apart (a 6% NEIPA double dry hopped with Citra and Enigma: juicy with aromas of mango, papaya, and orange)
The Information Paradox (a 6.5% ABV juicy NEIPA with dank and juicy stone fruit notes and six different hop varietals)
We’ll have cans for takeout as well 🍻

**⚠️ Andy Gledhill, assistant brewer and part owner of Gravity Well Brewing, WILL BE IN THE SHOP with us on Saturday afternoon 🤟🏽💪 and, of course, happy to chat to y’all about BEER 🍺

We’re looking forward to seeing you! 🫡

For those that aren't yet in the know, it's the 3rd Worthing TTO from the 5-7 April, and it's going to be AWESOME!!

The Bottle & Jug Dept are proud to be partnering with to bring you some of their truly fabulous beers and hopefully introduce you to a brewery that deserves recognition.

Our resident craft beer and natural wine expert, Breeze, is here all day to fulfil your Sunday drinking desires.

To be fair, what Breeze doesn't know about craft beer, natural wine, and even kombucha, just isn't worth knowing.

Oh, and she likes lots of fussing over her.

Happy Tuesday, you lovely lot!

Just a little heads up, we have A LOT more wines just in, varying in styles and colours from all over the world! 🌎

We've also topped up on some of our regular best sellers 😊 Including: Soli Pinot Noir/Merlot, Savage Salt River, Melnik 55, Coeur De Raisin

And...drumroll please 🥁 .....
My personal fave - Distant Noises Syrah 🍷

Tasting notes:

Such brightness and perfume here! Blueberry fruit, blackberry cordial, blackcurrant fruit gummies, white pepper and baking spice on the nose. The palate is elegant and silken, with the sweet and savoury elements gently sparring for attention. Impeccably balanced, with fresh, lifted acidity. Certainly a Syrah rather than Shiraz, and distinctly cool climate as befits a wine from the Yarra. So tasty!

More Info:

The real beauty of Distant Noises though? It's the price! Tom has set himself the challenge of making premium Mornington Peninsula wine at a price that you rarely see for wines from this region. Why, in this venal old world, would he do that? Because he wants to. He's achieved pretty much everything else there is to achieve in wine. He's reached the summit several times over. Distant Noise is his chance to do that rare thing of making a cracking wine that is accessible to many, that gives as many people as possible the pleasure of the wines he makes.

Cheers to that 👌 🍻 and hopefully see you soon x

We've enjoyed hosting some really great crafting evenings lately, here at the Bottle & Jug Dept.!
and are a pleasure to host for, and we reckon more of the same, please!

If you would like to be added to our mailing list and be sure to hear about our events as they come up, drop us a DM or email us at [email protected] 👌

Likewise, if you'd like us to host an event for you - including a private space and a staffed bar, give us a message and let's chat! 😎🍻

We're absolutely delighted to be part of the launch promotion for this collab between the 2 fantastic breweries that are Abyss and Pastore.

We're open until 9pm tonight so head down and grab a can while they're still available.

Happy Tuesday all! How shall we start the week? I think with 3 new Vault City sours, don't you?

Brand new and chilling in the fridge, ready and waiting!

See you soon 😊 🍻 👏

Happy Monday, you beautiful bunch!

We're LOVING life at the Bottle & Jug! 💪 and the crafty event happening after hours this Wednesday has got us psyched!

Created by and , this is a way to think about the year ahead with intention and hope ✨️ All materials are provided, and of course drinks (from craft ale and lovely wine to AF options, kombuchas and sake spritz) can lubricate your efforts 😅🍻

Not many places left, so if you fancy an evening of drinks, chilled vibes, chat, and crafting... head over to the links on their socials to book!

See you guys soon ♥️🍷🍓

🍷🧀 Wine Tasting Masterclass with Fergus 🍉🍷

Apologies to all who didn't get a chance to come along to this one... we sold all the tickets before we had a chance to advertise! But please don't worry - we'll be pairing up with the awesome wine buff 💪 😎 Fergus again, very soon! (Keep your eyes peeled 👁 - or DM to join our mailing list - for news on some exciting new collabs 🫦)

For those that attended (or for anyone interested in which of our beautiful wines Fergus selected), swipe to the end - which shows 4 of the 6 opened on the night. All glorious, but we particularly enjoyed tasting a South African red from Lowerland that we hadn't tried as yet... really soft, fruity 🍒🍇and not at all flabby! 👌💪

All aboardddddd the Putty train. Just in, here at your local Bottle shop!

We have one case. That's it. It won't hang around!

A throw back to December when we had at the Bottle & Jug Dept for the most wonderful intimate accoustic session 👌

Best vibes, mulled wine, bewitching music and vocals from Avy (supported by Stuart), and great company all around ♥️

This was a first for us, and we bloomin loved it - what a talent to have the good fortune to listen to 🍷🎼 check her out!

Hands up if you want more evenings like this 🙌🏽 🙋🙋🏽‍♀️🙋‍♂️

Happy Wednesday, you beautiful bunch!

We've got something for everyone here at the Bottle & Jug. Sours, pales, IPAs, low ABV, Not so low ABV....Yeah, we're talking about the cheeky little 16% DDF Gingerbread stout from our friends nestled in the middle there! 🍻

Very limited stock of this one, so get it quick before it's all gone. Half gone since yesterday already! 😲 🫨

Happy 2024, you lovely lot! 🎉🎉 And a GIANT THANK YOU to all our amazing customers for a cracking 2023 since we took on the gorgeous B&J 😍

Just a little reminder that we're closed for a few days for some much needed R&R... but CAN'T WAIT to see all your lovely faces for a NY restock and catch up from this FRIDAY, 12pm-9pm ♥️🥂🍻

Last day of 2023!!! Whatever this year has been for you, let's hope '24 is a fantastic one!

And if you're of a mind to see in the New Year with a special glass of something... we are on hand to help!

Open today until 6pm

We're open today, 12-9, tomorrow, 12-9, and NYE 10-6!

Looking to get some drinks sorted to raise a glass to 2023/24? We have lots of lovely craft beers, beautiful wines, FIZZ (including local makers and ) and spirits... we also have alcohol free drinks and cocktails 💪👌🥂🍺

Looking for a cosy pit stop, a lovely keg beer, or a nice glass of wine? We can do that, too! ✨️🍻🍷

Best. Christmas. Vibes. Everrrrrr.
- thanks for your magic ✨️🥂absolutely on point Christmas drinking!
Hope you're all adequately quenched... let us know your Christmas drinks of choice!

Have a lovely day, whatever you're doing... and hopefully today brings you peace, good food (and drink, of course!), and a little R & R 🎄♥️

Also, a big BIG thank-you to all of our wonderful customers! We're pooped but had a load of fun with all the pre-Christmas shenanigans 😜 and feel like we smashed our first December at our l'il shop... thanks to you 🍒🥂

Oh, the weather outside is frightful... but the blue beer inside is delightful?!!! 🤣🎄 Loving this shot of the legend that is B&J stalwart Mike pouring a strange and exotic gose (seaweed, squid ink and yuzu) last night... apparently, it was very good!

We're open NOW until 10pm - still plenty of beers (and don't worry, most of them aren't blue💦), wines, AF, spirits, cocktails and other delights for last minute Christmas pressies, great stocking fillers and special gifts for, well - pretty much anyone 💪

Mince pies, mulled wines and beer on tap this evening to raise a glass with anyone who wishes to come and enjoy some Christmas cheer 😊

Just look at these gorgeous bottles! Soooo much to choose from, and all absolutely cracking options for your festive enjoyment 😉

Pop along, and we'll be sure to help you snaffle something delish 🍷🥂🍾🍺

Open tonight until 9, and aaaall day tomorrow🫡

Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄