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Review Posts

Grumpy Mule Peru Cafe Femenino

Country: Peru
Brand: Grumpy Mule
Rating:
Contains Coffee!
I've tasted Grumpy Mule before, although not for a long time. Back then, I was a little underwhelmed - although to be fair, that was one of the weakest coffees in their range so it perhaps wasn't the best starting point for someone with my tastes. It's taken quite a while, but finally I ...
Grumpy Mule Peru Cafe Femenino
Toast Ale
Toast Ale

Brewery: Hackney Brewery
Abv: 5.0%
Contains Beer!
Food waste is an undeniable issue; 2012 figures from WRAP (I can't see any newer numbers) show that UK households threw away 7 million tons of food waste. That's 260 kg per household, which is so high as to be almost unbelievable. Of course, as always with statistics there is more to the ...
Murray McDavid Twitter Tasting
Murray McDavid Twitter Tasting

Country: Scotland
Contains Whisky!
Murray McDavid are a 'whisky bottler', which means that although they aren't a distillery themselves, they mature, blend and bottle whisky from across Scotland to produce their own distinct offerings. I've had more than a few of their bottlings before, and almost took part in their Twitter Tasting last year - until the Royal ...
Pact Bibi Plantation

Country: India
Region: Karnataka
Brand: Pact
Rating:
Contains Coffee!
It's fair to say that at times, my coffee tasting lags slightly behind my coffee acquisition. There are some times when I'm down to my last bag, but more often there's a half-dozen different coffees lurking in the cupboard, waiting to be tasted. That's generally fine, because coffee - even ground coffee - ...
Pact Bibi Plantation
Aldi Specially Selected Rich Java Coffee

Country: Indonesia
Region: Java
Brand: Aldi
Rating:
Contains Coffee!
Rounding off this trio of Aldi Specially Selected coffees, we leave the African continent and head for Indonesia. Java is apparently the world's most populous island, despite being considerably smaller than the islands in the next two spots (Honshu in Japan, and Great Britain). And yet, they manage to fit enough coffee plantations in ...
Aldi Specially Selected Rich Java Coffee
Aldi Specially Selected Ethiopian Coffee

Country: Ethiopia
Brand: Aldi
Rating:
Contains Coffee!
Continuing my exploration of Aldi's fancier coffees, and we move one country northwards from Kenya, to Ethiopia. Aldi Specially Selected Ethiopian Coffee is another darkly roasted coffee, rated slightly stronger than the previous Kenyan blend. The ground are sweet and dark, with chocolate-dipped black cherries and dark, sun-warmed old wood. Brewed, the chocolate becomes darker ...
Aldi Specially Selected Ethiopian Coffee
Aldi Specially Selected Kenyan Coffee

Country: Kenya
Brand: Aldi
Rating:
Contains Coffee!
Aldi is a curious place to shop. Their prices are undeniably lower than the traditional big supermarkets, but their products are ... variable. They've had some remarkable whisky at times, and some terrible 'beer'. I'm a big fan of their pastries, and a lot of their staples are pretty decent. Their own brand clones are ...
Aldi Specially Selected Kenyan Coffee
Pact Finca La Esperanza

Country: Guatemala
Region: Huehuetenango
Brand: Pact
Rating:
Contains Coffee!
After a remarkably booze-filled festive period, it's about time to get back to the caffeinated side of life! Today we're back to Central America, and the Huehuetenango region of Guatemala. Finca La Esperanza is a relatively light roasted coffee, as the picture hopefully shows. Despite this, the grounds have a rich fruity aroma - apricots ...
Pact Finca La Esperanza
Redchurch Great Eastern IPA
Redchurch Great Eastern IPA

Brewery: Redchurch
Abv: 7.4%
Rating:
Contains Beer!
I knew I wanted to end this little collection of beers with something spectacular, so it was with considerable pleasure that I found a couple of bottles of Redchurch lurking in the back of the cupboard. I've been a fan of their beers - and today's in particular - for a long time. They've featured ...
Owd Rodger
Owd Rodger

Brewery: Marston's
Abv: 7.4%
Rating:
Contains Beer!
Marston's Brewery was (I think) the first brewery I ever toured, even it was by accident (we broke down in Burton and had some time to kill). Although they're not exactly a trendy company, they do own a lot of solid brands including Banks's and Brakspear and are (so Wikipedia tells me) the world's ...