Category: Drink
Perry
The best thing I had at the shamefully inadequate Hix Oyster and Chop House was this drink. Weston’s Perry, 7.4% A lovely, lively nose of delightfully fresh pears. The …
Bars
The Dog and Bell in Deptford is CAMRA’s South-East London pub of the year. Deptford, the New York Times tells us, is the place to go to experience London’s …
Cider
Delicious, bubbly, tasty cider of the type despised by real cider twats, but why premier cru? The label makes no mention of it coming from a specific orchard, let …
Spirits
This is the rum we scored from marvellous, marvellous Cadenhead’s in Edinburgh. It is frighteningly alcoholic for something that has been distilled in a pot still then aged in …
Cider
My last post on the vat of cider the neighbours and us necked last night may not have been entirely transparent. Like wine, cider is a partially spoiled product, …
Cider
A three litre bag in the box of cider? Fuel for alcoholics, you might think. Well, possibly, but this is no Diamond Ice, it is really good. It costs …
Non-alcoholic
I drank a few cans of Irn Bru (made in Scotland from girders) whilst in Edinburgh and didn’t have a freaking clue how to describe the taste. I shall …
Spirits
We were in Edinburgh at the weekend, and so we thought it a good idea to buy the neighbours a gift for cat-sitting. They love whisky and I am …
Non-alcoholic
The espresso machine is one of the best and most thoughtful gifts I’ve ever been given. I thought the Ristretto coffee pod was the best espresso I’d ever had, …
Non-alcoholic
In with our order was a little packet of the three current special Nespresso blends. We’ve just had a comparative tasting (along with Ristretto). Dulsao from Brazil (strength 5) …