Sunday, 18 March 2018. My train is just after nine. A lie in, compared to my workday routine. Trying to zip up my main bag is a challenge. Totally by Dolores, really. Unless you count unhelpful suggestions. I transfer some contents to the bag containing my laptop.

Tuesday, March 20, 2018. It looks like a shadow and is casting a pall over the otherwise brilliant revival of American whiskey in the 21st century. Tourists find it an amusing curiosity. Producers decline to talk about it. Distillery neighbors call it a nuisance and worse. There have been government actions and civil lawsuits. Nobody knows what to do about it.

A site where a man with far too much interest in beer gets to write about it. Saturday, 24 March 2018. A visit to gin lane. Yesterday had a rare departure from Beer Street and Visited Gin Lane. Copper is important in distillation as it removes sulphur character. For the vodka they make. Orris root is said to act as a fixative for flavours and is hig.

A jaundiced view of life from the darkest recess of the saloon bar. Monday, 10 August 2015. This blog, like many others, is written under a nom de guerre. As is my Twitter account. The other day, I tweeted a link to this blogpost. And quoted my real name. Much the same is true of bloggers such as Tandleman, Tyson and Boak and Bailey. It is quite clear that I am a real, rooted person, not some anonymous troll.

Ever wonder why restaurants make such a big to-do with pepper mills? Obviously many people like freshly ground pepper but it goes beyond that. Diners may reason that if a restaurant will bother with fresh ground pepper it must bring the same degree of attention to its cooking. The rebirth of gourmet dining? Some guests had begun to carry around their own portable grinders. Restaurants may have felt a nee.

Beery Musings And Amusing Beers. LCBO 12 Packs and Grocery Store Sales. It is hard to have a discussion about nuanced topics in short form.

An oeuf is an oeuf. You can no more keep a Martini in the refrigerator than you can keep a kiss there. One of the most beautiful sights in the world. Me sporting Sandeman crew T-shirt looking totally nautical and drinking port. All photos courtesy of Sogrape.

For The True Beer Gent, A Hopsack Suit Perhaps? From Sessional Papers, House of Lords, 1840. The following was recorded in evidence at the Old Bailey on 9th December 1778 in a case of grand larceny. I know a bit about hopsack now as I own a blue blazer made of the stuff as well as a pair of black trousers. Corbett in 1778 nor Mr. There is now only .