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• Tasting Notes: Ardbeg: An Oa

  

  Ardbeg: An Oa (Scottish Islay Single Malt Whisky: 46.6% ABV)Visual: Just slightly pale gold. A mix of slow and fast thick streaks come from the spirit.Nose:... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Vault City: Dark Fruits Bakewell Sour

  

  Vault City: Dark Fruits Bakewell Sour (Scotland: Fruit Sour: 7% ABV)Visual: Thick, opaque dark purple to black cherry body. A creamier, lighter black cherry inc... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Brew By Numbers: Broaden and Build: C5 India Pale Ale – Blood...

  

  Brew By Numbers: Broaden and Build: C5 India Pale Ale – Blood Orange (England: IPA: 7% ABV)Visual: Pale grapefruit juice colour – opaque at the top, and clear... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Tilquin: Gueuzerable Tilquin

  

  Tilquin: Gueuzerable Tilquin (Belgium: Gueuze: 10% ABV)Visual: Light caramel to toffee body. Lots of small bubbled carbonation in a clear, if slightly hazy body... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Crate: Sticky Toffee Stout

  

  Crate: Sticky Toffee Stout (England: Stout: 5% ABV)Visual: Black and opaque body. Still. Thin brown dash of a head.Nose: Oh yeah, sticky toffee pudding.... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Boxcar: Mills: Best Bitter

  

  Boxcar: Mills: Best Bitter (England: Bitter: 4.6% ABV)Visual: Caramel brown. Slightly hazy main body. Beige touched thin head that leaves a sud rim.Nose: Malt... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Bulleit: 95 Rye

  

  Bulleit: 95 Rye (USA: Straight Rye Whiskey: 45% ABV)Visual: Deep dark gold. Fast thick sheet of streaks from the spirit.Nose: Rye crackers. Black pepper.... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Cerana: Bira 91: White

  

  Cerana: Bira 91: White (India: Belgian Wit: 5% ABV)Visual: Dark cloudy lemon juice. Large yellow white bubbled head.Nose: Orange zest. Lemon cream. Vanilla.... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Martens: Buho Strong

  

  Martens: Buho Strong (Belgium: Belgian Strong Ale: 7% ABV)Visual: Pale yellow. Lots of small bubbled carbonation. Massive white head that leaves lace.Nose:... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Cerana: Bira 91: Boom: Premium Super Strong

  

  Cerana: Bira 91: Boom: Premium Super Strong (India: Strong Pale Lager: 6-8% ABV)Visual: Pale banana yellow. Lots of small bubbled carbonation. Clear. Rapidly... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Back From India!

  

  Sorry for delays again, as you may have guessed from the title I have been in India for a few weeks – wifi was pretty spotty out there so couldn’t get anything... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Arbor: My Little Sabrony

  

  Arbor: My Little Sabrony (England: American Pale Ale: 5% ABV)Visual: Cloudy darkened lemon juice. Crisp inch of white bubbled head.Nose: Lemon juice. Wheaty... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Tomatin: Cu Bocan: Creation 1 – Imperial Stout and Moscatel...

  

  Cu Bocan: Creation 1 – Imperial Stout and Moscatel Edition (Scottish Highland Single Malt Whisky: 46% ABV)Visual: Light gold. Thin slow streaks come from the... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Marks and Spencer: Kenmore: 5 Year Blended Scotch Whisky

  

  (Scottish Blended Whisky: 5 Year: 40% ABV)Visual: Deep, slightly reddened gold. Vary fast, thick streaks come from the spirit.Nose: Caramel. Neutral spirit... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Electric Bear: User Guy’d

  

  Electric Bear: User Guy’d (England IIPA: 9.4% ABV)Visual: Hazy yellow to lemon juice. Thin white head and lots of small bubbled carbonation in the body.Nose:... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Cloudwater: Kees: You’ve Been Spotted

  

  Cloudwater: Kees: You’ve Been Spotted (England: Imperial Stout: 9% ABV)Visual: Black. Still. A dash of grey/brown head.Nose: Cinnamon apple. Liquorice. Very... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Scapa: Skiren

  

  Scapa: Skiren (Scottish Island Single Malt Whisky: 40% ABV)Visual: Slightly darkened gold. Slow thick sheet of steaks comes from the spirit.Nose: Pears.... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Bushmills: Steamship Collection Rum Cask

  

  Bushmills: Steamship Collection Rum Cask (Ireland Single Malt Whiskey: 40% ABV)Visual: Pale bronzed gold. Lots of slow, middling thickness streaks come from... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2020 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Hepworth: Pullman

  

  Hepworth: Pullman (England: Bitter: 4.2% ABV)Visual: Bronzed gold. Large mounded loose white head. Lots of small bubbled carbonation.Nose: Lightly earthy and... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Lervig: Shiga Kogen: Yuzu Raga

  

  Lervig: Shiga Kogen: Yuzu Raga (Norway: Fruit Lager: 5.5% ABV)Visual: Pale grain to yellow. Clear body with a good sized off white head. Lots of small bubbled... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2019 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK