If ever there was a day where a Dark ‘n Stormy was called for this is it. The cocktail is a Bermudian invention made with a local non-alcoholic Ginger Beer, Barritt’s. The stuff is the real thing, a greenish cloudy intensly spicy ginger beer (or at least it was last time I had it. I’ve… Continue reading Dark ‘n Stormy
Author: james romanow
My Father, Chianti and I
So I’ve been spending a lot of time since December in Winnipeg. Rather too much in one sense. It is exhausting. When I get home I fall into bed around 830 and sleep like a log for 12 hours. On the other hand, at times it is exhilarating, entertaining, and downright fun. At other times… Continue reading My Father, Chianti and I
The Blender, Decanter and I
I had an interesting wine this week. Three days ago I opened a Don Camillo Sangiovese (from Farnese). I had one glass and told Sairey,”I’m opening something better.” The wine wasn’t bad, as in corked, TCA taint et al., just had a sort of sickly sweet vanilla-caramel tongue coating to it. I left the wine… Continue reading The Blender, Decanter and I
The Cynical Critic Strikes – the Tech edition
As the steam roller of “smooth” wine gathers more momentum and market clout, I’ve finally resorted to my own testing. I own an Omega pocket pH meter and recently bought a couple of hundred Accuvin residual sugar strips. If this sounds like overkill to you, take a look at that picture at the right. These… Continue reading The Cynical Critic Strikes – the Tech edition
The Joy of a Gin & Tonic
I recently bought a bottle of Uncle Val’s Botanical Gin. For those of you not paying attention, artisan small batch gins have been springing up everywhere. Pricing ranges from normal-ish (~$30) to absurd ($100+). Aviation gin from Oregon has a huge following in America, as do various other small batch gins. In fact I have… Continue reading The Joy of a Gin & Tonic