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New In The Little Black Book: Bridge Farm Cider
Just back from a family weekend in Dorset with a fantastic find for my UK Little Black Book: Bridge Farm Cider, in Somerset. Now, I have to confess that I’m not the world’s biggest cider fan (though I love to … Continue reading
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A Reader Writes: Variation on a Theme
Following on from the Pimlico cocktail, which I posted last week, Pimlico resident Jonathan W has been in touch with a variation made with equal parts of bourbon and gin, equal parts of orange and lime juice, and replacing the … Continue reading
New Cocktail Recipe: The Pimlico
All this warm weather has me thinking of summer drinks, and something to replace the ubiquitous English Pimm’s. This is a pretty good start: the Pimlico, created by David Lentz at The Hungry Cat in Hollywood. It’s cool and delicious, … Continue reading
Christmas Wine From Our Favourite Wine Guys
It’s Christmas wine round-up time! So here are some quick tips to make your Christmas that little bit merrier… From Bottle Apostle: Peter Franus Albarino, 2009 — a cracking big California white, with lush fruit balanced by a zingy acidity, which … Continue reading
English Wine: Poised to Break America?
The New York Times is using the Royal Wedding as an excuse for this piece on English wine. And why not? Despite the small quantities we produce and the vagueries of the British weather, much of Southern England has a … Continue reading
Spirit of the Week: Arak
It’s time we talked about Arak. In fact, I’m surprised it’s taken me so long to bring it up — I am rather partial — but then again, it’s unusual and can be hard to find. All the more reason, … Continue reading
The Science Of The Perfect Cocktail
This is a brilliant two-part post from cookingissues.com on the science of cocktail shaking and how it differs from stirring — a much more complex bit of physics than one might at first think. It all goes a long way … Continue reading
Not The Wine of the Week: Some Thoughts on Bourbon
As ever, a business trip to America provides a good opportunity to stock up the bar from the Duty Free, and though this is a fairly dispiriting experience at LAX Terminal 2, with very limited choice, I’m still able to … Continue reading
Wine of the Week: without the wine…
You’d be forgiven for thinking that they don’t really do wine in Thailand, but you’d be wrong. There are a number of burgeoning wineries dotted across the country, and any visit to any number of the UK’s Thai Food Festivals … Continue reading
Booze Blog #7: Micro-Brewery Heaven
It’s one of the stranger aspects of writing about booze: the use of adjectives in tasting notes, especially when describing smells. I’ve come across some oddities over the years: “old socks”, “new asphalt”, “fresh wee”. And with wine, I think … Continue reading
