Pure Organic Vodka (from an Essex boy!)

Pure Organic Vodka is a good brand of vodka, founded by a young Essex entrepreneur. It also comes in a light lower calorie version.

Due to quinine, avoid tonic water for certain medical conditions (liver failure, blood thinners, antibiotics and anti-depressants). Also check medication inserts, before consuming grapefruit or rhubarb drinks.

Unless chopped up, corks are too dense to compost (and choking hazards, if left around). So recycle them at your local off license, or send off in bulk to Recorked.

Vodka is a high-percentage spirit alcoholic drink that is usually made with wheat or potatoes. Rather than buy multi-national big brands, why not try some homegrown artisan brands?

This ambitious young man (who used to work as a Saturday boy in a supermarket and now has his sights on becoming an organic eco-entrepreneur) has recently launched two flavoured organic vodkas (both vegan-friendly): caramel and peach/grapefruit.