Our community is home to passionate artisans, fantastic chefs, creative makers and bakers… and there’s always a warm welcome. Mike Pennington started producing Kendal Mint Cake Liqueur in 1990 behind his bar in Kendal and it took him 25 years before he first bottled it to sell outside of his bar. Based here in Kendal, they produce delicious preserves, chutneys and fruit syrups under Cumbrian Delights, a range of soft drinks and cordials as Mawson's Traditional Drinks and a range of Gin, Vodka, Rum and Whisky Liqueurs as Lakeland Liqueurs.

Kendal Mint Cake Liqueur – Lakelandgifts Kendal Mint Cake Liqueur – Lakelandgifts

If you love mint and you like vodka, you’ll be happy just sipping this over ice; if you’re a bit of a mixologist, you know it’ll pair perfectly with lime or lemon for a whole range of vodka mint cocktails. Microbrewery - The Factory Tap is the home to the hand-crafted, Lakeland inspired beers of Bowness Bay Brewing.Also sign me up for newsletters so I can get special offers, recommendations, and expert advice to my inbox!

Kendal Mint Cake Liqueur Cocktail Recipes Fabulous Kendal Mint Cake Liqueur Cocktail Recipes

However, while it may be delicious, Kendal Mint Cake doesn't make a great garnish, meaning it's rather difficult to fit it into your drinks.Created in 1990 from an original recipe, Kendal Mint Cake Liqueur took inspiration from our legendary Kendal Mint Cake. With that added lemon juice, it has a scrumptious sourness that balances the sweet Penningtons Cinder Honeycomb Gin Liqueur out wonderfully. Created in 1990 from an original recipe by Mike Pennington, inspired by the legendary Kendal Mint Cake. The colour of this inviting cocktail may lead you to believe that it’s super sweet but don’t let that fool you!

Kendal Mint Cake Liqueur | MicroBarBox | Cocktail and Gin Kendal Mint Cake Liqueur | MicroBarBox | Cocktail and Gin

We invite you to enjoy Kendal Mint Cake Liqueur as an apéritif, after dinner delight or simply on it’s own, preferably in the company of good friends! We've put four fabulous cocktails together with pictorial instructions – each of them delicious and perfectly enhancing the gin.With over 70 Great Taste Awards to date and many other accolades, Lakeland Artisan is a truly award-winning company! Mike’s family business now find themselves based in Pennington’s Distillery in the Lake District National Park with a product range boasting dozens of international awards. Applauded for its ultra clean, smooth and delicious blend of fresh mint and chocolate and loved for its authentic and unique take on the heritage of Kendal Mint Cake, it has become a favourite of locals and visitors to Kendal alike.

Kendal Mint Cake Liqueur - Northumbrian Gifts Kendal Mint Cake Liqueur - Northumbrian Gifts

Meet our creative community, Kendal is home to many wonderful hand-crafted products and businesses from micro-breweries to bakers. All joking aside, throughout its history Kendal Mint Cake has been renowned among mountaineers and adventurers as a high energy treat.Kendal is famous for Kendal Mint Cake – a traditional confectionary that’s sweet, distinctive and packed full of energy (just like us locals). When the mixture was left overnight, it solidified into a solid bar of powerful peppermint and Kendal Mint Cake was born. This mysterious mojito recipe is brimming with incredible mint flavours despite the fact that there is no fresh mint to be found. It was famously carried by Sir Edmund Hillary and his team on the first ever ascent of Mount Everest in 1953, and Sir Ernest Shackleton on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914-17. It works so well with the rich London dry gin and zesty lime juice in this completely unique and utterly delicious Halloween Mojito recipe.