Other drinks

Absinthe friend

Andrew — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:08:54 +0000

I’ve been doing a little work on pastis recently (see Financial Times piece on 9.8.08) and that has taken me back

Light, capers, fennel, anis, mastic

Andrew — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:08:51 +0000

A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to walk to the northern tip of Gozo: one of those summer walks on small Mediterrane

Beer versus wine: the truth

Andrew — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:41:55 +0000

I believe ... wine drinkers, even the most cultured, are unfairly blinkered about beer. (Not all, but most.) Whereas cultured beer drinkers invariably appreciate wine. Unfair!

The ghost of apples past: Calvados

Andrew — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:56:55 +0000

I was in Normandy between March 3rd and March 6th 2008. In bitter cold.