V-Flyer

Virgin Atlantic has released details of special catering and exhibitions in the Clubhouses and on board flights for its Ruby anniversary in June:

https://corporate.virginatlantic.com/gb ... style.html

Upper Class customers will be able to sit back and relax in the Clubhouse with a special 40th birthday beer. Available only at the London Heathrow Clubhouse, from 1st June and beyond, the beer is a zesty pale ale with a smooth finish. Brewed in Wimbledon with English Maris Otter and Cara malt, it has a juicy aroma that punches above its weight.

Across all Clubhouses, a new, carefully curated cocktail will be available from 1st June, named Maiden Voyager, the same name given to Virgin Atlantic’s first plane that flew between London Gatwick and Newark in 1984. A fruity and fun cocktail, Maiden Voyager is a modern take on the iconic 80s ‘Woo Woo’ cocktail, including vodka, peach puree, fresh lime, grenadine, egg white and peach bitters.

Coincidently booked to fly out of MAN on 22nd June.

Although a little disappointed that many of the treats are LHR Clubhouse centric, hopefully there will be a few extra goodies on the day for us Northern folk.

I would love a beer.

Damn I'm going to miss it (flying to India tomorrow). But hopefully I'll be able to sample the new tipples at the 40th birthday party on 17th June

I think they’re missing a trick by not having that beer available on board like BA do with their BrewDog beer Speedbird OG which you can’t get anywhere else. Back in the days of Virgin Trains, you could buy a Tilting Ale on board which I think Avanti continued with for a while (not sure if it’s still the case today).

Speedbird OG isn’t as exclusive as BA seem to think (they say on their website that it’s exclusive to BA customers) as you can buy it on Brewdog’s website. I’ve had quite a few cans of it over the last few years and very nice it is too.

I tried the Maiden Voyager in the Clubhouse today on my way to Atlanta. Very nice - but I still prefer my favourite (Bramble!)

David

Just arrived back into Manchester from Mco on the VS74 upper and you wouldn’t even know it was virgins 40th birthday . Quite disappointing really.