What is a Tontine?

A Tontine is an interesting fundraising device. A group of investors pay into a central pot, perhaps for a major building or transport project, and then receive annual dividends until they die.

As they do, and as numbers diminish, the value of the investment is spread more generously among the surviving members.

The last man standing gets the lot – and the suspicion that such an arrangement might bring the temptation for the murder of rival investors has led to Tontines being outlawed in most countries. They have been illegal in Britain since Georgian times.

Tontine

Milk Stout

#UnconventionalDarkness

As dark as the story of its name, Tontine is brewed using chocolate & crystal malts making it a rich black stout that offers a distinctive drinking experience. Contemporary in style, it begins with a bitter, chocolate taste before the introduction of milk sugars gives the stout a satisfying and subtle sweet finish. 

Available: 330ml bottles and 30 litre kegs
ABV: 4.1%
IBUs: 30
Malts: Chocolate, Crystal
Hops: Admiral
Availability: All year round

Food Accompaniment: Perfectly session-able as a stand-alone drink, this stout is also brilliant with dark chocolate puddings, vanilla ice cream, dates and prunes.