Major pub chain giving away 10,000 free cocktails worth £12 to customers who make key move
CHEERS Major pub chain giving away 10,000 free cocktails worth £12 to customers who make key move
A MAJOR pub chain is set to give away 10,000 free cocktails this summer.
The freebies are being offered up as part of the chain's launch of its new summer spritz menu.
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10,000 free drinks will be given away to celebrate the launch of the chain's new summer menu
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Customers can nab a free drink by making one key move
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Young's Pubs are giving away free Lillet Rhubarb Rosé Spritz to anyone who downloads the chain's app.
The pink spritz will be available all Young's Pubs locations with the free drinks offered up as part of a celebration for the launch of a new menu.
The menu is being launched in collaboration with Lillet Rosé, an aperitif seen in hit Netflix show Emily in Paris.
Available at all Young's Pubs locations the new menu offers a variety of interesting and refreshing flavours perfect for summer.
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Passionfruit Yuzu, Tom Collins, Cuban Colada, Sparkling Marg, Strawberries and cream and Rhubarb Rose will all feature on the menu.
To bag a free cocktail customers will need to download the Young's On Tap app and enter the promo code 'RHUBARBROSE.'
After this customers should add a Rhubarb Rosé to their basket to receive it for free.
The Youngs On Tap app also allows customers to add songs to the jukebox, locate their nearest Young's Pub and order straight to their table.
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Lillet summer takeover sessions are also scheduled at several locations with the Rosé company to host the summer events.
Live DJ sets, music and refreshing spritz' will be on offer during the takeover sessions.
How to spruce up your spritz
The Phoenix Victoria will host a takeover session on 27th of June, The King's Arms in Wandsworth on the 28th of June, The Coat and Badge on the 12th of July and Wandsworth's The Ship on the 23rd of August.
Further details about the sessions can be found on each of the pubs websites.
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Young's Pubs boasts more than 270 boozers across London and the South of England.
The firm will be giving away up to 10,000 free cocktails as part of the launch of their new menu.
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Young's Pubs boast 270 boozers across London and the South of England
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The chain was established as a brewery in 1831
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Their new menu has been launched alongside a collaboration with Lillet.
Customers can expect the Rosé to feature heavily in the pub chain's new summer menu.
Designed for summer the firm has said their new cocktail is "the perfect companion for sunny afternoons."
Young's Pubs summer spritz menu offers up several new cocktails described as: "The perfect refreshing choice, blending bubbly prosecco, zesty citrus, and the occasional hint of sweetness.
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"These vibrant drinks are perfect for any occasion and are sure to offer a crisp and invigorating taste."
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