Month: February 2022

Drumshanbo Gunpowder Gin – Review

No, you’re not going to get a whiff of cordite from this delightful Irish gin. The name comes from the Gunpowder tea with which it’s infused. What you will get on the initial nose is a lovely light floral note, followed by sweet and sour citrus notes. Think of...

Bugatti Scuro Robusto – Review

The cigar begins with a bitter note, but not one that’s unpleasant. More like taking a bite out of really bitter chocolate, one with 90 percent cocoa. That slight bitterness continues at the end of the draw down to the first one third of the cigar, accompanied by the...

Death in the afternoon – guilt free daytime drinking

Sundays used to be simple. Afternoons called for a beer. Or if adventure beckoned, a Bloody Mary. One Los Angeles bar I frequented in my youth made their Bloody Marys with beer. Which might explain why it no longer exists. But those were the choices a man needed to...

Kamet Single Malt – Himalayan Origin, Mountainous Ambition

To add to the single malt whiskies from India we already have, a new label, Kamet Single Malt, joins their ranks on bar shelves. Peak Spirits, which introduced their gin to world markets earlier, has tied up with Picadilly Distillery to produce a whisky named after the third highest...