Pete Drinks

Welcome to Pete Drinks, where I celebrate the artistry of beer, whisky, coffee, and more.

Embark on an adventure with me as I dive into the fascinating world of libations. Tastings, reviews, the occasional recipe and even a bit of home brewing and roasting thrown in for good measure.

Cheers to the wonderful journey ahead!

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Mezan Rum Twitter Tasting

It's been a long time since I got involved in a Twitter Tasting, but when we saw the announcement for an evening of rum neither Kavey nor I ...

First published 3rd October, 2018.
Last updated 1st June, 2023.

Continuing our exploration of CaféDirect's revamped range, and we head a little south, onto the South American continent itself. We've encountered Colombian coffee from CaféDirect before, but I suspect ...

First published 8th January, 2018.
Last updated 1st June, 2023.

Taylors Rare Blossom Ethiopia

Taylors have re-vamped their Origins range, or perhaps simply replaced it with a very similar 'Single Origin' one. Although none of the old origins that I ...

First published 1st January, 2018.
Last updated 1st June, 2023.

Fuller's & Friends: Flora & The Griffin

In the last couple of years I've grown to realise what a great ingredient rye is. My consistent 'go-to' beers from London Brewing - the mighty Mad ...

First published 27th December, 2017.
Last updated 1st June, 2023.

Fuller's & Friends: Matariki

Saisons are very 'on-trend' at the moment - every craft brewery worth its salt seems to brew one, just as last year they all had to ...

First published 26th December, 2017.
Last updated 1st June, 2023.

Fuller's & Friends: Rebirth

Although Fuller's best known beer is probably London Pride, their ESB is arguably the best beer in their standard lineup. That's not just me saying that, as ...

First published 23rd December, 2017.
Last updated 1st June, 2023.

Fuller's & Friends: New England IPA

Forgive me for saying so, but Cloudwater have always felt a bit.... cult-y to me. Their beers seem to attain legendary status before the yeast has settled, ...

First published 22nd December, 2017.
Last updated 1st June, 2023.

Fuller's & Friends: Galleon

Although the brewer in me knows that 'lager' is, ultimately, nothing more than a technical term I'm also aware that, in mainstream UK terms, 'lager' is ...

First published 21st December, 2017.
Last updated 1st June, 2023.

Fuller's & Friends: Peat Souper

I've been quite a fan of Fuller's for some years, ever since I worked out that my initial lack of enthusiasm was caused not by the beer ...

First published 20th December, 2017.
Last updated 1st June, 2023.

Hackney Coffee Kingsland

The Hackney Coffee Company has only been in business for a couple of years, housed in a family-owned premises that has over the years seen service as ...

First published 18th December, 2017.
Last updated 1st June, 2023.

CaféDirect Tarrazu Reserve

CaféDirect have had a bit of a rebrand recently; the packaging certainly looks crisper and more modern, and they've dropped the rather curious "made the small way" ...

First published 12th December, 2017.
Last updated 1st June, 2023.

Greenall's London Dry Gin

Greenall's is produced by G&J Distillers, who claim to be the oldest distiller in Britain - although if I had a bottle from every distillery that said ...

First published 12th December, 2017.
Last updated 1st June, 2023.