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Pick of the Bunch

This summer, fill your glass with something juicy and delicious with our pick of the 10 best fruity drinks

Whether it’s pineapple, berries, lemon or something more exotic – enjoy some added flavour this summer with Toast’s selection of the best fruity drinks…


ISLAND ESCAPE: Malibu Pineapple

A tropical match made in heaven, Malibu Pineapple blends the taste of fresh, ripe pineapple with coconut and smooth Caribbean rum. Like a warm waft of fragrant island air, it’s a welcome addition to tropical cocktails, or can be enjoyed simply and deliciously over ice with a squeeze of fresh lime topped with soda. RRP$34.99, 700ml
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TOP OF THE CROP: Magners Berry Cider

Cider lovers will embrace flavoursome Magners’ Berry Cider, with its juicy-sweet taste. Starting with a pear cider base, Magners has added ripe strawberry, juicy raspberry, and tangy blackcurrant. Perfect served over ice.
RRP$12.99, 4 pack 330ml 

VINE ROMANCE: Seven Sundays Wine

Looking for a new summertime wine experience? Seven Sundays is a range of fruit-infused New Zealand wines with sweet flavours and a refreshing taste. Available in three fruity varieties: Rosé with Raspberry and Mint, Pinot Gris with Peach and Pear, and Sauvignon Blanc with Passionfruit and Lime (pictured).
RRP$16.99, 750ml
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CHANGE IT UP: Jim Beam Apple

Jim Beam has used all of its 200-plus years’ experience in balancing the wonderfully crafted bourbon we all know and love with premium apple liqueur to create a product of distinction. Jim Beam Apple has hints of juicy fresh green apple with subtle oak undertones and is brilliant with soda water and a slice of apple, but even better when enjoyed with friends. RRP$37.99, 700ml 

THE LONG POUR: Long White Vodka

A picnic basket favourite, Long White Vodka is a range of craft ready-to-drink beverages made with a blend of triple-distilled vodka combined with apple juice and New Zealand sparkling water. Choose from three fruity flavours: Feijoa, Lemon & Lime, and Raspberry (pictured), all made with the addition of a special Kiwi ingredient that’s popular at this time of the year: sunshine. RRP$26.99, 10 pack 320ml
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TAKE IT SLOE: Elephant Sloe Gin

Elephant Sloe Gin is handcrafted by steeping and macerating sloe berries from blackthorn trees in Elephant’s unique gin made with native African botanical ingredients. Sweet, tart and fruity, it’s a great summer drink mixed with tonic or soda over ice or in cocktails. 15% of bottle proceeds go to initiatives to protect African elephants. RRP$79.99, 500ml
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FRESH PRINCE: Pallini Limoncello

Crafted by the Pallini family in Italy since 1875, Pallini Limoncello is a natural liqueur made from handpicked Sfusato lemons, grown only on Italy’s Amalfi coast. Infused immediately, the freshness and flavour of the lemons is captured in every bottle. Enjoy neat, over ice, or mixed into cocktails and food recipes. A crisp and authentic taste of Italy. RRP$46.99, 700ml
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BLOSSOM OUT: Brown Brothers Orange Muscat & Flora Wine

John G. Brown Explorer Series Orange Muscat & Flora is made from a blend of muscat and flora grapes that’s unique to Brown Brothers. This sweet dessert wine has beautiful aromas and flavours of orange blossom, with a refreshing citric finish. Perfect paired with chocolate, caramel and fruit desserts, and blue cheeses.RRP$15.99, 375ml
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PATCH IT UP: Rekorderlig Strawberry-Mango Cider

Made with pure Swedish spring water, Rekorderlig cider is summertime refreshment in a bottle. Their new flavour, Rekorderlig Strawberry-Mango Cider mixes summer’s favourite pick-your-own fruit with tropical mango for a flavour combo that’s sure to appeal to Kiwi palates. RRP$5.49, 500ml
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GO BUSH: Good George Blackberry Cider

Enjoy blackberries without the prickles with Good George’s new Blackberry Cider squealer. Made with the plumpest, darkest, juiciest berries, this cider is tart and sweet, with a rich berry finish. RRP$15.99, 946ml
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