Author: james romanow

the perfect daiquiri

Okay it’s that time of the year! Send me your jaded, overly sweet, perfectly horrid drinks! I shall receive you, o huddled masses, hiding from the ministrations of a bartender that believes wielding a bottle opener is sufficient qualifications for their job! This is a real drink for people who still have taste buds. A… Continue reading the perfect daiquiri

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inflationary times

Well folks, you know we’re back in the ’70s again when inflation strikes. Something I haven’t seen in 30 years, the return of the shrinking pour is back. Around 1980 meals, drinks, everything was shrinking before your eyes when you dined out. But for the last couple of decades we’ve been supersizing everything: 40 oz… Continue reading inflationary times

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Bordeaux & Gin

So I’m writing a column on under $25 Bordeaux (appearing June 9 in the Saskatoon StarPhoenix if you’re curious) and this required drinking a dozen of them. Left Bank, right bank (Cabernet/Merlot respectively) young, old… send me your poor, your tannic, your wines yearning to be drunk! Of course this was a wildly different set… Continue reading Bordeaux & Gin