Review Posts

Cherizena Honduran Las Capucas

Honduras is firmly in coffee growing territory, with places like Guatemala, Costa Rica and Colombia a geographical stone's throw away. However, until now I don't think I've ever had the chance to taste any of their coffee. This is, perhaps, surprising given that Honduras is now the seventh largest coffee producing nation in the ...

Master Of Malt 60 Year Old Speyside

I assumed, years ago, that I had reached the sort of age where I would never again get to drink a whisky that was older than me, but thanks to Master Of Malt it turns out I was wrong. Earlier this year, they released an almost unbelievable dram; not only is it 60 years ...

Coffee: East India Company Nepal Mount Everest Supreme

Coffee is a crop that likes to be grown at altitude, whether it's in the high valleys of Costa Rica, or the plateaus of Mount Kenya. However, until now I don't think I've ever come across a coffee from Nepal. This is Nepal Mount Everest Supreme, from the East India Company. It is, apparently, ...

Sambrook's No. 5 Barley Wine

Sambrook's released their No. 5 Barley Wine at last year's excellent (if slightly damp) Beer By The River and I loved it. It had that rich, sticky sweetness and warming alcohol of a good barley wine and yet managed to remain light and drinkable enough for me to declare it "the perfect session barley wine". I ...

Decadent Decaf Kenya AA

I have an issue with the very idea of decaffeinated coffee. As with alcohol-free beer and sugar-free Coke, it rather seems to miss the very essence of the drink. Yes, I like the taste of coffee but I'm rather keen on (or, if you're more cynical, addicted to) the caffeine in it too. However, ...

Sea Island Hawaii Kona

Sea Island Coffee is an "exotic coffee merchant" at the pricier end of the market. As the name suggests, their focus is on island coffees with offerings from Jamaica and, as here, Hawaii – however, their full range covers the all of the major coffee producing areas. They also offer a range of Kopi ...

East India Company Galapagos Enchanted Islands

The East India Company is a name with 400 years of history, which has been talked about by people far smarter than me. Although immediately associated in my mind with tea, from the very beginning it was involved with importing all manner of goods from the East Indies - primarily from the Indian subcontinent and ...

Weird Beard / Northern Monk Bad Habit

It's been far too long since I last enjoyed one of the big beers lurking in my beer fridge, and this is certainly one I've been looking forward to trying. Weird Beard have blown me away with their beers before, with the mighty Holy Hoppin' Hell, and Northern Monk have more than proved themselves ...

Five Points Brewery Tour-At-Home

The Five Points Brewing Co is based (where else) in Hackney, along with half of the other breweries to be found in London. It must be something in the water. The rather curious name comes from their location, based right next to a five fingered road junction that could so easily have led to ...

Whisky Weekender Twitter Tasting

Today's Twitter Tasting, hosted as ever by the wonderful folk at The Whisky Wire, is a little bit different. Firstly, rather than being focused on an individual distillery it's a celebration of next weekend's London Whisky Weekender – a festival of dram-spanking goodness put together by The Whisky Lounge. Three days of whisky in oh-so-trendy ...