In celebration of South Africa lifting its alcohol sales ban (again) broke out this magnum.

 

Just picked up another bottle of Hampden from Habitation Velier. I wish half of the whiskey industry was as forthcoming about what’s in the bottle as HV is.

 

Admiral Nelson HMS Victory Ale - I see no shleps…. In fact it is all a bit blurred after a few of these. Nice hoppy flavour with some bite... It has improved my photography... I must be a bit of a P-artist :0)
Cheers on a Saturday.

 

Black Sheep Milk Stout, delicious

 

I broke the drought...

 

espresso...

to be followed later, at dinner, by a nice cold beer.

apparently the garage is a good place to store your beer in February in Canada.

 

If you don't have a roof drift handy, then yes the garage is a good alternative...

 

you have an unfair advantage... I live by the top end of the lake and so get little snow.

 

In the mood for an old fashion .. cheers!

 

Good God, Al, I laughed my coffee onto the table after seeing this. Always with the ingenuity, eh? It’s moments like this that have me pining for nature’s beer cooler. I miss the snow. Mostly.

Here on the West Coast, the mild (and yes, wet) winters means beverage chilling isn’t nearly as inventive.

 

Blanton‘s!!! My favourite bourbon.

 

Peat-cask finished gin negroni. Pretty excellent!

 

Can never go wrong with this

 

Mezcal flight this weekend...

 

Not sure of the paring - but this all went down well at the end of a simple / relaxing Saturday..
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Just missing some beans and a fried egg

 

Zacapa as a remedy to bring some warmth into a winter afternoon

Cheers!

 

Bulldog Gin, Fevertree Tonic and Cucumber.

 

Finishing the weekend with a schlenkerla smoke beer (Rauchbier) - very rich and smoky / beech wood and ham (as one would expect). Bit of an acquired taste but they have been a hit with me for a while now - especially in the Winter.

https://www.schlenkerla.de/rauchbier/beschreibunge.html

 

A Negroni with a Negroni



(it's close enough to five o'clock for me)