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• Tasting Notes: Waterford: Hook Head 1.1

  

  Waterford: Hook Head 1.1 (Irish Single Malt Whiskey: 50% ABV)Visual: Slightly darkened grain to gold spirit with medium speed and thickness streaks coming from... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Lion: Lager

  

  Lion: Lager (Sri Lanka: Pale Lager: 4.8% ABV)Visual: Pale clear gold. Moderate small bubbled carbonation and a good sized loose white bubbled head.Nose: White... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Vault City: Emperor: From A Gaelic Sea Far, Far Away

  

  Vault City: Emperor: From A Gaelic Sea Far, Far Away (Scotland: Imperial Stout: 10% ABV)Visual: Black. Still. Thin brown dash of a head. Opaque main body.Nose:... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Elusive: Pomona Island: Rippin’ Rick

  

  Elusive: Pomona Island: Rippin’ Rick (England: IIPA: 8% ABV)Visual: Clear yellow, with just a slight bitty haze. Thin white bubbled head.Nose: Musty malt drinks... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Not A Tasting Note: Old Keg

  

  Old Keg (Sri Lanka: Whisky?: 38% ABV)First of all, this is not a a tasting note.I was visiting my friend Mark who had brought this back from Sri Lanka and... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Glenfiddich: Orchard Experiment (Experimental Series 5)

  

  Glenfiddich: Orchard Experiment (Experimental Series 5) (Scottish Speyside Single Malt Whisky: 43% ABV)Visual: Pale yellow gold. Slow thick puckering comes... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Sureshot: Dunblobbin

  

  Sureshot: Dunblobbin (England: IPA: 6.5% ABV)Visual: Cloudy apricot to yellow. Moderate mounded white head.Nose: Peach. Green grapes. Fresh fluffy hop notes.... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Lochlea: First Release

  

  Lochlea: First Release (Scottish Lowland Single Malt Whisky: 46% ABV)Visual: Pale yellow gold. Fast, thick streaks come from the spirit.Nose: Thick, stewed... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Clonakilty: Single Batch

  

  Clonakilty: Single Batch (Irish Blended Whiskey: 43.6% ABV)Visual: Pale grain colour, with fairly slow puckering coming from the spirit.Nose: Vanilla. Crumpets... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Lost and Grounded: Brave Noise Lager

  

  Lost and Grounded: Brave Noise Lager (England: American Pale Lager: 4.6% ABV)Visual: Clear, lightly yellowed colour. Good sized mounded white head. Moderate to ... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Cooper’s Choice: Inchdairnie Distillery – Finglassie Lowland Smok...

  

  Cooper’s Choice: Inchdairnie Distillery – Finglassie Lowland Smoke Madeira Finish (Scottish Single Cask Lowland Whisky: 53% abv)Visual: Pale, slightly greened... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Mash Gang: Alpha Delta: High Definition

  

  Mash Gang: Alpha Delta: High Definition (England: Low Alcohol: 0.5% ABV)Visual: Cloudy pale lemon juice coloured body. Thin white loose bubbled head.Nose:... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Barton Distillery: 1792 Small Batch

  

  Barton Distillery: 1792 Small Batch (USA: Bourbon Whiskey: 46.85% ABV)Visual: Darkened, slightly browned gold. Mainly slow puckering comes from the... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Fallen Acorn: Emperor: Brandy BA Simple Tricks and Nonsense

  

  Fallen Acorn: Emperor: Brandy BA Simple Tricks and Nonsense (England: Imperial Stout: 15.4% ABV)Visual: Black. Utterly still. No head.Nose: Brandy soaked sponge... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Starward: Ginger Beer Cask #6

  

  Starward: Ginger Beer Cask #6 (Australia Single Malt Whisky: 4 Years?: 48% ABV)Visual: Dark copper to bronze, with reddish touches. Very slow puckering comes... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Holy Goat: Blood Eagle

  

  Holy Goat: Blood Eagle (Scotland: Fruit Flemish Red: 6.66% ABV)Visual: Hazy cherry-aid red to black cherry centre. Reddened off white medium sized head.Nose:... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Ridgeway: Good Elf

  

  Ridgeway: Good Elf (England: Low Alcohol: 0.5% ABV)Visual: Pale clear yellow gold. Some small bubbled carbonation in the body. A centimetre of tight bubbled... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Buffalo Trace: Blanton’s: Single Barrel Gold Edition

  

  Buffalo Trace: Blanton’s: Single Barrel Gold Edition (USA: Bourbon Single Cask: 51.% ABV)Visual: Visual: Deep, slightly bronzed, gold. Slow, thin streaks come... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Rok Soba: 777 Lucky AF Tripel

  

  Rok Soba: 777 Lucky AF Tripel (England: low Alcohol: 0.5% ABV)Visual: Clear caramel brown. No evident carbonation. Thin grey white head.Nose: Brown sugar.... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Notes: Sheep In Wolf’s Clothing: Lager Day Saints

  

  Sheep In Wolf’s Clothing: Lager Day Saints (England: Low Alcohol: 0.5% ABV)Visual: Very pale, slightly yellowed body. Moderate amounts of small bubbled... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK