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TREK Bars are filling enough as a breakfast on the go or as a delicious snack that keeps you fuller for longer; whether scaling a mountain of work or taking on your next fitness challenge! The Trek Bar Best-Seller Bundle contains: 16 x Trek Protein Flapjack - Original Oat  16 x Trek White Choc & Raspberry Flapjack  16 x Trek Salted Caramel Flapjack 16 x Trek Cocoa & Oat Flapjack We have chosen Trek as they are a natural source of protein and they keep ingredients as close to their original form as possible to keep the best nutritional value, in every bar. TREK delivers long-lasting energy, are 100% Plant based, include natural protein, no artificial ingredients and keeps as much nutritional value as possible through minimal processing.  *Image used for illustration purposes contents vary from time to time based on current bestsellers & availability.

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Alternatively, a selection of the full TREK range of products are widely available in Boots, Holland & Barrett, Planet Organic, Wholefoods, WHSmith Travel, as well as the best independent health food shops.

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In creating our Protein Nut Bar range, we fundamentally wanted to ensure they taste great! To achieve this, we have loaded each of our four nut-based bars with delicious natural ingredients, all carefully chosen for slow release energy to help you get the best out of your day.

We also wanted to guarantee consistency across the range, so you can be sure each flavour has: 10g of plant-based protein, less than 5g of sugar and is high in fibre. Each bar is also vegan and gluten-free.

Oligofructose is found naturally in foods like chicory root, asparagus, bananas, artichokes, garlic, onions, wheat, barley, rye and many others. It is a type of carbohydrate, classed as a soluble dietary fibre, which is broken down in the large intestine where it feeds the gut-friendly bacteria. It therefore acts as a prebiotic, providing many health benefits. Oligofructose doesn’t cause sugar spikes and, due to its high fibre content, keeps you feeling fuller for longer.

Our natural flavourings are simply all-natural flavours derived from fruit, vegetables, herbs or plants and are suitable for vegetarians and vegans.

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Our Protein Nut bars contain less than 5g of sugar per 40g bar which, when combined with the 10g of protein and high fibre content, results in slow absorption and digestion of any available sugars. However, we are not able to advise exactly on individual dietary requirements, so please consider if the bars are suitable based on your individual circumstances.

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• Wheat and gluten free
• 100% plant based ingredients
• 15g protein
• Naturally vegan
• Transfats free

At TREK, we believe in nature’s ability to give us all the goodness we could ever need. That’s why all our bars are packed full of au naturel goodness while still giving you that delectable taste you know and love. Additives and preservatives be gone! We have no use for you here as nature is sweet enough.

This mouth-watering vegan choc orange flavoured bar was carefully created by TREK to deliver yet another nation's favourite but with a healthier twist - adding 15g natural protein, a source of fibre and no artificial ingredients! We believe in making sure our bars are nutritionally dense, minimally processed to ensure we stay packed with the POWER of plants!

Ingredients: SOYA protein isolate (23%), Chocolate alternative (dates, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, tigernuts, rice flour, emulsifier : sunflower lecithin, natural flavouring) (14%), Vegan caramel (glucose syrup, can sugar, water, coconut oil, stabiliser: glycerol, coconut milk powder, apple fibres, salt, emulsifier: sunflower lecithin) (13%), PEANUT butter, Chicory fibre, Dates, Date syrup, Cocoa crispies ( Soya protein isolate, cocoa, tapioca starch) (3.5%), CASHEWS , Concentrated grape juice, Rice starch, Cocoa powder, Natural flavouring, Orange oil (0.15%)

May contain traces of other nuts and milk.

Dietary information Suitable for Vegans; No Added Sugar; Kosher

Allergy Information: Allergens can be found in the ingredients list Contains Cashew Nuts, Free From Dairy, Free From Gluten, May Contain Nuts, May Contain Peanuts, May Contain Sesame, May Contain Soya, Free From Wheat

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Copper mug Fresh lime Ice 2 oz vodka (Recommend: Tito’s) 6 oz Cock’n Bull Ginger Beer (or a similar spicy brew) Fresh mint sprigs

• Squeeze ~1 oz lime juice into Copper Mug and place remaining peel at the bottom
• Add desired ice (the more the better)
• Pour in vodka
• Add ginger beer
• Garnish with fresh mint sprigs
• Stir and enjoy

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Since Moscow Mules first appeared in the 1940s, buying bulk copper mugs has been essential for all bars, restaurants, and events who are considering proper presentation. There are clear indications that using solid Copper Moscow Mule Mugs enhance the individual flavors of the ginger beer, vodka, and lime. Experts say that when vodka touches the walls of the mug, the copper begins to oxidize, slightly boosting the aroma, and enhancing the taste of the vodka.

Cold copper also has a tendency to increase the amount of bubbles in the carbonated ginger beer, bringing maximum fizziness to the Moscow Mule, when compared to being served in a plastic or glass container. The lime juice is also brought to life by the extra-cold copper, heightening the tangy citrus notes and reducing the acidity to better compliment the spicy ginger beer.

When these three flavors reach their maximum potential, they work together to prove that the Moscow Mule deserves its home among classic American cocktails.

While there are a number of options for cocktails, many of glass, copper truly is the cocktail-cup royalty when it comes to the mule. Not only is it perfectly suited to keep the temp of your chilly, bubbly Moscow Mule, but copper is a natural substance and is highly durable to everyday impacts and the inevitable effects of time. Ultimately, its conductivity makes it an ideal choice for cold beverages with complex combinations of flavors–like the Moscow Mule!

Technically speaking, you can drink anything (within reason!) in a copper mug. However, you should NOT drink hot liquids from a copper mug–or anything made of pure copper. Copper is very conductive, which helps it keep cold beverages cold, but would make the mug dangerously hot to the touch if it contained a hot drink. Keep it iced, stay cool. Copper Mugs are perfect for chilled cocktails, but are not insulated for warm drinks.

Yes. However, it is more accurate to say that copper mugs are not unhealthy to drink from. They do provide some level of resistance to bacterial build-up but should be washed regularly (like anything else you eat or drink from).

A Moscow Mule does not have to be in a copper mug–that is, unless you want to do it right. A true Moscow Mule will come in a copper mug not only because it was originally served this way, but also because the temperature-conserving properties and other qualities of copper enhance the bubbly, spicy, refreshing experience of a Moscow Mule.

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How To Make A Large Bulk Quantity Of Moscow Mules

We can pretend that making mixed drinks in bulk quantities is only for raging college students, but sometimes it’s really the best option for even the most mature, established adults.

When making drinks in bulk, many people default to things like Jungle Juice for the quick and easy prep time, but if they knew how easy the delicious and classy Moscow Mule could be to make in volume, they’d never choose anything else!

As with any bulk quantity drink mixing instructions, they can be as simple or as complex as you want them to be. For that reason, we’ve included TWO recipes here– one is as quick and easy as you could possibly imagine, the other takes a lot more prep work but yields a smoother more unique Moscow Mule experience. Both are just as delicious as our classic Moscow Mule recipe . Oh, one more thing you can also use the same measurements for every Moscow Mule variation and make a large bulk of those. For some inspiration have a look on our Ultimate Moscow Mule Variations Guide !

Without further ado, here are two recipes for making Moscow Mules in large bulk quantities and at the end of the site we included the best Jugs, Pitchers and Dispensers for that large quantity:

The Quick Recipe For Bulk Quantity Moscow Mules

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And of course the copper mugs. You make a large bulk but you still want to drink it out of a normal sized mug or glass. If you’re preparing a large amount of Moscow Mule you’re also expecting a lot of people. You easily can simply use glasses you have around the house anyway. But if you want to have the original Moscow Mule experience you will need to get Copper Mugs. We collected our favorite ones right here . Check them out or get these ones with the best quality for your buck.

Directions: No more measuring cups, precise recipes or more work than necessary. We’ve devised the perfect Moscow Mule recipes based on the standard bottle sizes sold on the shelf, so all you have to do is pour into your serving jug, mix and serve.

By the way, you can give your Moscow Mule your favorite taste by using different Ginger Beers – check out here what Ginger Beer suits your taste best!

Pro-tip: Put the vodka into the freezer beforehand, preferably overnight, to make it nice and cold, and don’t add the Ginger Beer until you’re ready to serve. This helps keep everything nice and bubbly!

The Advanced Recipe For Bulk Quantity Moscow Mules

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• For the basic recipe follow the amount in the table above
• 6oz. for ½ Gallon
• 12oz. for 1 Gallon
• 20oz. for 2 Gallons
• 22oz. for 2.5 Gallons

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Directions: This recipe is a bit fancier, but also adds some new alternative flavors of ginger and mint thanks to homemade syrup being added. We’ve also made this recipe simpler by using full-bottle measurements based on how vodka and ginger beer are typically packaged, so the only measuring and prep work you have to do is making the homemade syrup.

To make the syrup, simply add ¾ cup brown sugar, ½ cup chopped and peeled ginger and 5 sprigs of fresh mint into a medium saucepan and simmer until the sugar is caramelized. Remove the pan from heat and allow to cool completely. Once cooled, strain the syrup to remove the ginger and mint. What should be left is a smooth syrup. This recipe should yield about 6oz. of syrup- exactly what you need in this recipe. Cover and refrigerate until ready for use.

Once your syrup is chilled and you’re ready to make the Moscow Mules, simply add all the ingredients to a large jug, mix and serve. If you’re prepping this beforehand, it’s usually best to add the ginger beer right before serving so the Moscow Mules stay bubbly and fresh. For extra presentation points, serve over crushed ice in a copper mug.

In case you can’t be bothered to mix those syrups yourself, you can also buy them straight off the shelf. This Ginger Syrup and Mint Syrup I already used in the past and hey are great if you want to safe some time.

The Best Jugs, Pitchers and Dispensers For Bulk Quantity Moscow Mules

The taste of a drink is the most important point, no doubt, but also the presentation shouldn’t be neglected. I mean think about it, you invited a bunch of people, took a whole lot of time to make preparations and everything is perfect. But you use some dispenser which is just not very appealing. It just ruins the whole picture a little. Don’t make this mistake and get something awesome. We went on the search and found some perfect Jugs, Pitchers and Dispenser. With those bad boys your friends will be already asking you during the party when the next one gonna happen!

And one more thing. You might have seen those Giant Moscow Mule Mugs out there, which hold more than 1 Gallon. You might think “WOW those are awesome”. We wouldn’t recommend you getting those. The problem is the ice and the shape. If you put ice into those giants it will melt down quite quickly and you will have a diluted drink afterwards. And even if you don’t put ice into it, you won’t be able to pour out the content into smaller mugs properly due to the shape. So the only use for those monsters is to put straws into them and chug the gallon down as fast as possible. So maybe a good idea as a party gag but not as a dispenser for an evening.

So there you have it folks. Moscow Mules are always appropriate. Now you can make them in bulk for your next party. And they go great with a ton of drinking games as well. By the way as the night goes on, there comes a time when shots are simply a must! Make sure to check out our most favorite ones . Party on!

Just your friendly neighborhood bartender. Mules are crazy delicious and so easy to make. You just can't afford not to have the right equipment at home to make them yourself!

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June 29, 2019 at 1:47 am

How many gallons does the Small and Large batches make? Look fill a 2 gallon jug with the drink. Please advise. Thank You

August 8, 2019 at 6:44 pm

Would like to know how many these batches serve…..it says bulk quantity, but doesn’t indicate just how many people. Thanks!!

August 8, 2019 at 6:46 pm

Oops, forgot to mention I’m referring specifically to the “large batch” quantities. Thanks!

November 25, 2019 at 7:12 am

how many drinks do these recipes yell?

February 1, 2020 at 5:50 pm

Can you give me a recipe for 2.5 gallons of Moscow Mule.

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Co-showrunners Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers tell EW how they pulled off "Subspace Rhapsody" on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

Warning: This article contains spoilers from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 9, "Subspace Rhapsody."

When it comes to musical episodes of television, few have done it better than Buffy the Vampire Slayer . The producers behind Star Trek had that pop culture event on the brain when they set out to make the sci-fi franchise's first-ever music-fueled extravaganza on Strange New Worlds season 2.

"That's one of the best made ones," series co-showrunner Henry Alonso Myers tells EW of 2001's "Once More, With Feeling," in which Sarah Michelle Gellar 's supernatural warrior faces a demon of song and dance. "It was done very well. It's really smart and thoughtful. It has big heart. The only thing I will say that I distinctly thought differently was that they wrote their own music, and I knew that that was a little more than we could handle. But that was kind of like, let's challenge ourselves to be as good as the best of this [genre]. That was our bar."

As time went on, Myers realized they actually could write their own music, with help from Letters to Cleo rockers Kay Hanley and Tom Polce, who crafted the songs. "Subspace Rhapsody," the penultimate episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2 (now streaming on Paramount+), sees the likes of Captain Pike ( Anson Mount ), Number One ( Rebecca Romijn ), Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding), Spock (Ethan Peck), and the rest of the U.S.S. Enterprise breaking out into musical numbers after an encounter with a quantum probability field. They all find themselves operating by the rules of a parallel reality in which everyone sings all the time, which causes problems for anyone trying to hide their emotions, including La'an (Christina Chong) and Nurse Chapel (Jess Bush). The problem gets bigger when it starts spreading to other spaceships.

"I'm a huge fan of musicals, but had no idea what it took to actually make one," says Akiva Goldsman, the other co-showrunner on Strange New Worlds . Myers had worked on musical episodes of Ugly Betty and The Magicians , but Goldsman was coming in fresh. "When we started on season 2, a small voice, like a gremlin kept going, 'Music. Musical. Musical.' And Henry kept going, 'Not yet. Not yet. Not yet,'" he continues. "We were going back and forth on the story, and we sort of knew where the character arcs were. Then, to our delight and terror, the idea of what we needed to do emotionally in episode 9 and the idea of a musical went hand in hand."

With a script written by Dana Horgan and Bill Wolkoff, the producers got to work on "Subspace Rhapsody" about six months ahead of filming, Myers estimates. Goldsman likes to say, "This episode happened in large part before it happened," meaning most of the execution went into prep, including dance rehearsals and singing lessons. Director Dermott Downs also wanted to shoot the episode like a musical, which means the shots are "a little more wide and you really see people doing things, you're not in their faces all the time," Myers explains. "It was a lot of work from a lot of people, but the one thing I remember waking up and thinking was that everyone will expect this to be silly. We should surprise them and have it be gut-wrenching and emotional."

Some of that can be credited to Gooding. It was clear to everyone from the start of the show that their Uhura actress had some pipes. An early episode of Strange New Worlds season 1 saw her singing out tones to activate a piece of alien tech. So, it's no surprise that the actress is the one to get the musical's big power ballad, "Keep Us Connected." "What we do like to do is write to our cast," Goldsman remarks. "It suddenly became clear that a lot of the folks who we work with had musical theater in their backgrounds or real musical training. The universe was conspiring to get us to throw down in that way."

Peck was less confident about pulling this off, Myers notes: "I don't think Ethan thought that he could do it, and he surprised everyone by having this crazy deep voice, the baritone, that was kind of beautiful."

Now that it's all come together, it almost feels like a miracle that it even happened. Goldsman looks back to when the news of what would become "Subspace Rhapsody" came up during the closed-door meetings with the other showrunners from across the active Star Trek series. "All I remember was people being like, 'Okay, sure,'" he recalls. "This is basically the tenor of all the [meetings], which is somebody will say a bunch of stuff and then somebody else will go, 'Wow, that sounds cool.' Subtext: 'Please don't f--- it up.'"

Goldman adds, "We were like, 'If we're gonna do this, we gotta do this.'" And so they did.

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