Barefoot Drinker
Yenda
I love it when a sample turns up and it ends up being much better than I thought it was going to be. A few weeks ago I followed up the Coca Cola Amatil (CCA) rep to lay my hands on some samples of their Yenda beers. Yes, you did read that right. Coca-Cola Amatil and beer. It doesn’t seem to fit as well as “Holden and Bathurst”, “Queensland and Origin winners” or “Sail & Anchor and a word that ...
Ron Zacapa
Regular readers will know of my love for good quality rum. The majority of rum that we see in Australia is made by distilling fermented molasses, a technique called Industrial Rum or Traditional Rum, it was predominantly made in areas with British or Spanish influences. The process is a standard procedure and guarantees a standardised product. The differences in the spirit come about from the qual...
Levantine Hill
If you are a fan of those huge big and bold Barossa reds, then you should stop reading now. On the other hand if you have got to that stage where you are chasing wines that are more about elegance, finesse and restrained power then have I got a winery for you. Levantine Hill winery in Yarra Valley’s Coldstream has been knocking out wines for only a handful of years now, but already they have built...
Avion Tequila
The Minister for War, Finance and All Things Fun has been away with work for the last few weeks, and it’s allowed me to catch up on some TV. Like most people, I never seem to have any spare time that just allows me to sit down in front of the TV and veg out, I’m still on series two of Breaking Bad, the Rick Grimes’ little group have just helped Hershel and I’m finally on series seven of Entourage...
Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc
1985, “We are the World” was playing everywhere you went, the wreck of the Titanic was found, Microsoft released the first version of Windows, Canterbury rolled the Saints 7 to 6, and the mighty Bombers thrashed the Hawks 170 to 92 to win a consecutive premiership. Across the ditch, in an Auckland harbour, the French got a bit sneaky and sank the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior, and over in Ma...
Heineken
Heineken, it is one of those “Ford vs. Holden” beers. You either love the stuff or you love to point out its flaws and foibles (I’ve always wanted to use that word in a review). Personally I enjoy the brew. Especially when it comes to those 500ml tins that seem to fit so perfectly in an esky, it’s like they were meant to be there! Heineken has been on some pretty good discounted specials lately, s...
C’Mon get Savvy
We don’t get out for dinner often; with kids, work and general “stuff” to be done around the house, but we recently made that happen. We were supposed to travel over the Valentines, but the roads were cut, so out we went, and of course being Valentines, there were more people around than a Drug Intervention at the Titans Rugby League Club, and not having booked because we weren’t supposed to be he...
World Series Cricket Beers.
Way back in the 70’s a movement happened that made a lot of us sit up and take notice….One Day Cricket was born. During the 80’s it evolved to 50overs, C’mon Aussie C’mon ruled the playground chants, not to mention shooting to number one in 1979. This was back when tough men wielded the willow; they were moustachioed, smoked and didn’t cry (well not till a bloke called Kimberley Hughes decid...