Luke Honey writes about food, drink and the finer things in life over at his blog The Greasy Spoon. Today he gets stuck into a literary cocktail created in honour of a man who was fond of a tipple himself... As a long time fan of Graham Greene, I was amused ... Read More...
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Following yesterday’s drinks at the Mall Tavern, some Dabblers may be experiencing side effects such as double vision, dizziness, nausea, lightheadedness, loss of balance, bladder urgency and abnormal sweating. You will be pleased to hear that RetroProgressive has found a cure for these uncomfortable ailments, thanks to a February 1936 copy ... Read More...
Frasier and Niles were always guzzling some presumably upmarket tipple in the famous sitcom. But what exactly were they drinking? Henry can reveal the shocking truth... The sherry marketing board should have made more of the Crane brothers’ love of sherry. In every episode of the long-running sitcom Frasier there they ... Read More...
In which Luke Honey manages to blag some eye-watering coffee - eye-watering, that is, both in its costliness and its method of production... One of the amusing little perks of the food blogger's existence are the numerous unsolicited emails you get from pushy PR companies desperate to flog you their wares. ... Read More...
Henry combines the typical Dabbler's two main passions: reading and drinking... One simply cannot have too many books about booze. I’ll even read those books about supermarket wine with titles like Easyquaff and Fruity! that were all the rage a few years ago. In particular I like ones from secondhand bookshops ... Read More...
Brit visits a new 'craft beer bar' slap-bang in the middle of Bristol's Studentsville, and wonders if, despite everything, the world has become a better, more civilised place... You may not credit it, but I have not always been the suave, immaculately-attired, dashingly handsome Brit familiar to millions of Dabbler readers. Once I was ... Read More...
Planning on hosting or attending or a wine tasting? For goodness' sake don't even think about it without first reading Henry's golden rules... I have for some time been planning on starting a wine club so that I can drink wine I wouldn’t normally be able to afford. This club, will be in ... Read More...
The Dabbler's Cocktail Correspondent helps you face the New Year by mixing a much-needed winter warmer. It's January in England. And everywhere else for that matter. But here, especially, this means cold, dark, soggy evenings. Try this recipe as a winter-warmer, a traditional 'cure-all' for those seasonal sniffles, or as a delicious ... Read More...
Will Lowe has a present for you: how to make the perfect Christmas Martini. Treat yourself on Christmas Day with a super special recipe. On a day when the rest of the world reaches for the champagne, I reach for the chemistry kit, and set about creating a cocktail fit for a ... Read More...
Despite all the unseasonal sunshine we've been enjoying, we'll surely soon be in the grip of winter. How about reminding yourself of warm and sunny days with a glass of fresh fruitiness? The Daiquiri. One of the most enduring cocktails ever created. Perhaps the secret to its longevity lies in its ... Read More...
