Category: Drink
Non-alcoholic
Vie Shot orange, banana and carrot, Knorr Lawks, this smells like cockatoo shit. It is really repellent. The taste reminds me of vomit from when one has been having …
Cocktails
Tomorrow I’ll be meeting a friend who I have not seen for seven years. He works in St. James’s so this is a perfect opportunity to go to Dukes …
Beer
After my rants about the all-round goodness of low-alcohol wines you may think I’d hate this beast of a beer. I think this is quite balanced, although not really …
Beer
This is not a real ale in a bottle, it is not bottle-conditioned. It is quite refreshing to drink whilst watching the cricket, though. Timothy Taylor’s Landlord Pale Ale, …
Beer
Yesterday I went on a booze cruise to Calais. In one of the large supermarkets we picked up some beer; this is one of the things we got. Gueuze …
Cocktails
I mixed myself several Harvey Wallbangers at the party last night. This is a drink that reminds me very much of the eighties. The original recipe calls for Galliano …
Cocktails
I am off to a cocktail party later. My contribution will be a couple of litres of Bloody Mary. Bloody Marys are known as ‘BMs’ in this house hold. …
Spirits
I find whisky to be slightly hard work, perhaps largely because I like cask-strength stuff and that hurts. Visiting the neighbours I quickly moved from a bottle of Zind-Humbrecht …
Beer
Purchased direct from the Meantime Brewery pub, the Union. A white-beer style. Meantime Brewery White, 5% Cloudy amber colour. Very fruity nose, banana and spiced peach. It has a …
Beer
This was the refreshment on offer at an incredibly dull Korean restaurant I visited tonight. A Korean lager that claimed to be made with ‘fresh, natural water’. Better than …
