Category Archives: Spirits
Champs-Elysees + L’Emitage Saint Valbert.
Champs-Élysées + L’Emitage Saint Valbert. Despite my optimism that the Chartreuse Crisis would gradually resolve itself (after the hoarders had hoarded enough) it regrettably appears to have endured and become permanent. Despite living in one of the alleged “core markets” … Continue reading
Thoughts on the Old Fashioned + J.P Wiser’s 10 year old review.
Thoughts on the Old Fashioned + J.P Wiser’s 10 year old review. I don’t have an Old Fashioned very often but every time I do I think, “I need to have an Old Fashioned more often”. Made well, there … Continue reading
Three American whisky substitutes.
Three American whisky substitutes. Trumpo the Clown is at it again, threatening 50% tariffs on products from the EU. Looks like it’s time we got serious about replacing our American whisky (as discussed recently) with products from friendlier countries. I … Continue reading
Black Douglas + William Lawson’s whisky.
Black Douglas + William Lawson’s whisky. I was recently invited to a Burns Supper, which, to those unaware, is an evening of whisky, poetry, whisky, Scottish cuisine, whisky, song, whisky and whisky in honour of the famed Scots poet Robert … Continue reading
7s and 8s: Four bridge rums for mixing or sipping.
7s and 8s: Four bridge rums for mixing or sipping. I mostly sort rums into one of three categories: Mixing, sipping and garbage. The latter are the heavily sugar and gawd-knows-what-filth dosed spirits that are pushed upon the teeming ignorant … Continue reading
Three Budget Gins.
Three budget gins. The cost of living crisis has been tough on a lot of people and these days everything seems more expensive. Although the price of spirits has (at least in my experience) has not risen as fast as … Continue reading
Review: Edinburgh Gin.
Edinburgh Gin. Every now and then it’s a good idea to re-evaluate your house spirits. Why? Well, some spirits can be re-formulated by the manufacturer over time. Sometimes for the better and sometimes not. Also, tastes change: for example … Continue reading
Blending rums: Dark Jamaican rum.
Blending rums: Dark Jamaican rum. The sharp-eyed among you may have noticed a funny looking bottle in my recent article on the MuMu. That would be my home blend of dark Jamaican rum and it occurs to me that such … Continue reading
Pineapple rum: Stiggins’ Fancy Vs Tiki Lovers.
Pineapple rum: Stiggins’ Fancy Vs Tiki Lovers. Now while I’m not a great fan of flavoured rums in general (preferring my rum to be rum flavoured) there is a case to be made for pineapple rums which have a solid … Continue reading
Double rum review: Blackwell and Worthy Park 109.
Double rum review: Blackwell and Worthy Park 109. What’s better than a rum review? Two rum reviews! And betterer still Jamaican rum reviews! Nope, we don’t do things by halves on the good ship Proof me hearties. At first glance … Continue reading
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