LONG-AWAITED Caribbean-style restaurant and bar, Turtle Bay, has announced that a unique new drink will be on offer at its Chester location, inspired by Chester Zoo’s stunning wildlife.
The Caribbean Flamingo Cocktail will raise funds for Zoo, with £1 from every drink sold going to conservation charity.
As the restaurant gears up to open its doors this October, the team wanted to create a special cocktail to celebrate its arrival in the city and could think of no better place for inspiration than Chester's iconic zoo.
True to Turtle Bay’s passion for rum, The Caribbean Flamingo will be a blend of one of Jamaica’s most legendary rum exports, Wray and Nephew, as well as the coconut infused variety Koko Kanu. Shaken with Frangelico (hazelnut flavoured liqueur), strawberry puree and coconut milk, the result is a bright pink, fruity but fierce tribute to the fabulous flamingo.
The collaboration is part of a wider partnership between Turtle Bay and Chester Zoo as they team up to develop their shared values around sustainability and conservation. Turtle Bay has pledged to join Chester Zoo’s community of sustainable palm oil champions as part of Chester’s Sustainable Palm Oil City status campaign.
Turtle Bay is set to open its Chester restaurant in October in Northgate, the city’s market and leisure destination. The brand new 3,000 sq ft restaurant will have a total of 182 covers (158 inside and 24 outside). It will be the first Turtle Bay in Cheshire.
Bringing the magic of the Caribbean to Chester, guests can expect Turtle Bay’s signature beach shack-style decor, a trademark Caribbean-inspired menu, as well as a wide selection of stunning rum-based cocktails.
Phil Dukelow, Regional Operations Director at Turtle Bay commented: “We are over the moon to be teaming up with a destination as iconic as Chester Zoo. Not only are we creating a very special new cocktail for Chester but we’re also raising valuable funds to help support conservation, something that’s very important to us. We’re also delighted to have been able to join the Sustainable Palm Oil City campaign as we pledge to reduce unsustainable palm oil across our portfolio to zero over the next 12 months.”
Mark Vercoe, Birds General Manager at Chester Zoo, said:
“There are six flamingo species and the Caribbean flamingo is the most colourful of them all, with their iconic colouration coming from the tiny plants and invertebrates they eat. They’re a wonderful species and we’re sure people will be equally tickled pink by Turtle Bay’s new Caribbean Flamingo cocktail which, while being a lot of fun, will contribute to the serious and vitally important job we’re doing here at the zoo to prevent wildlife extinction. Initiatives like this highlight the power of community and partnerships in conservation - with every cocktail contributing to ensuring that Caribbean flamingos can thrive both here at the zoo and in the wild.”
Turtle Bay Chester is also looking for people to join Turtle Bay with a range of positions available both front and back of house. If this is of interest, keep an eye out on the Turtle Bay website for more information closer to the time.
More news of the opening will follow soon and in the meantime fans can sign up to the Bay Club App for a chance to win tickets to the opening events and exclusive access to updates, offers and advance bookings ahead of the new opening.
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