An unexpected hit over on my Instagram has been this garish but hilarious sweater above, sent to me by Advocaat.
I posted a photo and almost instantly had earnest enquiries about where a copy might be purchased. But they are not purchasable anywhere! For any amount of money!
So I did the only right and proper thing and got onto the PR, pronto, and secured an extra sweater and a bottle of Advocaat for one lucky soul, to be posted out to you in time for Christmas.
Please stay tuned to my Instagram – @esthermcoren – for details of how to win!
And here is a handy Snowball recipe, if you don’t already know how to make one:
Makes 1:
100ml lemonade
70ml Warninks Advocaat
squeeze of fresh lime
1 Pour the Advocaat over some ice in a glass
2 Top up with lemonade
3 Squeeze over the fresh lime
December 15, 2017 at 10:54 am
I love Advocaat! (you look fab) xx
December 15, 2017 at 11:00 am
I love Advocaat
December 15, 2017 at 11:33 am
I love Advocaat! (and sadly haven’t been able to have any this year as I’m pregnant). The jumper would help make me feel better about this.
December 15, 2017 at 11:48 am
I love Advocaat ! Hey, this is like that ‘I’m Spartacus’ thing.
December 15, 2017 at 11:57 am
I love advocaat!
December 15, 2017 at 12:13 pm
I love Advocaat….and that jumper! My first alcohol given to me by my parents was a snowball at christmas, so such lovely funny memories
December 15, 2017 at 12:16 pm
I love Advocaat. There. I’ve said it. My Newcastle Frankie, with snowball at her side, would be proud.
December 15, 2017 at 12:58 pm
I LOVE advocaaaaaat!! xx
December 15, 2017 at 1:19 pm
I love Advocaat. Pick me, pick me, pick me!
December 15, 2017 at 1:20 pm
All these Advocaat lovers! REALLY?!!! I have a bottle in the cupboard that don’t dare touch. Is it really good??? P.s. love the jumper!
December 15, 2017 at 1:32 pm
I love Advocaat!
December 15, 2017 at 1:35 pm
I love Advocaat🤗🤗
December 15, 2017 at 2:10 pm
I love advocaat (a little too much) after a long cold stint on the bar at last year’s school Christmas fair where I was taught by an extremely glamorous school grandmother
a. how to make snowballs
b. how to drink snowballs
c. how to apply glittery eyeliner
d. how to charleston properly
Advocaat now comes second in my jaded Christmas heart only to John McClane.
December 15, 2017 at 2:59 pm
I love advocaat. In my house we call it Naughty Custard.
December 15, 2017 at 3:15 pm
I love Advocaat
December 15, 2017 at 4:04 pm
I love Advocaat xx
December 15, 2017 at 4:08 pm
I love Advocaat – but only at Christmas!!
December 15, 2017 at 5:00 pm
That’s is the best Christmas jumper ever!!!! I want one 😍Mags-
December 15, 2017 at 5:47 pm
Mags xxxx
December 15, 2017 at 5:20 pm
I love Advocaat!
December 15, 2017 at 6:05 pm
I love Advocaat! Yum!
December 15, 2017 at 6:10 pm
I love Advocaat
December 15, 2017 at 6:35 pm
Lovely Miss Kitty: please tell your fab Mummy that I love Advocaat!(It’s also my birthday today 🍸 – very often overlooked in the yule – this would certainly start my north London b’day party with a bang). Thanks girls!
December 15, 2017 at 6:37 pm
I love Advocaat! And I really do. We have consumed a bottle of the stuff since last weekend’s snow 😁
December 15, 2017 at 6:39 pm
Loveliest of Esthers, I don’t love Advocaat as I’ve never tried it (although do think you look pretty bloody awesome in the jumper!) – no doubt I am missing out on a custard-coloured world of goodness – but I did wonder if you might be able to reassure me that I have not completely lost my marbles (most, but not all!)..?
Scrolling through instagram stories from my sickbed at some point in the past 48 hours I have a recollection that somebody posted a photo of a smallish and rather fancy-looking bottle of whisky and some sort of festive-looking cocktaily-punch-type thing in a rather charming bottle. And I thought to myself “Ooh, The Husband might like one of those in his Christmas stocking” (should we both have grown out of stockings at 33 and 37 respectively?! Err, probably).
And now I cannot for the life of me a) remember the name of the purveyors of said fancy beverage (usefully all I can remember was two short names with “&” in the middle which isn’t going to get me very far on google!) or b) the person who posted the photo… But I have a feeling it might possibly have been you? Of course it is also possible that I have entirely imagined such concoctions, that there are no such things for sale, and that I am in fact delirious and probably should see a doctor about this tedious sore throat and earache!
Thanks for another year of amusing posts. I have been following your blogs since the Recipe Rifle days and they are always much enjoyed in this household :)
December 17, 2017 at 4:56 pm
Yes it was me! from Mac & Wild xx
December 18, 2017 at 6:45 pm
Thank you! They restocked online today so I have placed my order and eagerly await its arrival :) xx
December 19, 2017 at 12:01 pm
I was drinking it last night – it’s FANTASTIC… hot toddy in a bottle. really good
December 15, 2017 at 6:42 pm
I 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 Advocaat!!!!
December 15, 2017 at 7:04 pm
It’s ok, I’m not mad after all! (she said, sounding not at all mad or unhinged). The search is over! The stuff I was thinking of was Mac & Wild “Yuletide”. (Turns out my googling skills are better than I thought.)
I think actually I could probably do with a generous serving of Yuletide right now…
December 15, 2017 at 7:50 pm
I LOVE Advocaat! Bombardinoooooooo….!
December 15, 2017 at 7:53 pm
I luuurvve Advocaat! And the jumper is just brilliant!
December 15, 2017 at 8:48 pm
I love advocat xx
December 15, 2017 at 8:52 pm
Esther, also wanted to let you know that I was in Copenhagen last weekend, by myself, and happened upon a large and very chic Aarket store. I nearly took a photo of it to send to you, but didn’t want to look like a tourist. It was very cool inside, lots of lovely things to buy, plus they had a cafe too. I think you’d love Copenhagen, if you haven’t been before. It’s so cool, so much to see and do, plus lots of lovely shops, cafes, restaurants and bars. I can’t wait to visit again xx
December 17, 2017 at 2:50 pm
Thank you!
December 15, 2017 at 9:40 pm
Ooh I love Advocaat (but I love this jumper even more)
December 15, 2017 at 10:36 pm
I love Advocaat and buy a bottle every Christmas because my dad used to,
December 16, 2017 at 12:43 am
I love Advocaat
December 16, 2017 at 7:27 am
I love Advocaat! 🙌🙌
December 16, 2017 at 8:58 am
I love Advocaat (I really really do!)
December 17, 2017 at 9:22 am
I love advocaat; and that jumper is quite outstanding :)
December 17, 2017 at 7:29 pm
I love Advocaat, truly!
December 18, 2017 at 9:34 am
I love Advocaat I really really really really love Advocaat and me and my partner are already on our third bottle much to the disgust of my mother who thinks I have broken the family tradition of coming in from church on Christmas Eve, eating gammon sandwiches and having our first snowball. She’s focussed on the snowball tradition rather than the fact I’m an atheist these days which is probably a good thing for her.
December 19, 2017 at 7:03 am
I love advocaat! And that awesome jumper!
December 21, 2017 at 1:05 pm
Gorgeous xx
I love Advocaat