Continuing today's boozy Dabbler Soup double-bill... Let’s be clear – what follows is a blatantly self-interested plug, so look away now if you are troubled by naked opportunism. But Brit did kindly invite me to review my own new book 101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die so you can hardly expect ... Read More...
Drink
A Russian doctor takes the connoisseur's approach to combining vodka and food: Russian men drink vodka shots. They drink vodka with gusto while making loud breathing noises. They drink vodka as if their manhood depended on how loud those noises are. After these shots, Russians eat. They eat small morsels of food, ... Read More...
I know that it's winter because the miasmic reek of porridge hangs heavily over our office. It's bought into the building in cardboard cups, thick and stiff like wallpaper paste and glammed up with jam, bananas or compote. And thriftily, instant oats are stirred into milk and heated in the ... Read More...
A little while ago The Dabbler stumbled across this rather extraordinary and wonderful project - a family tree tracing British pub names and signs. British pub signs are one of the great features of our cultural landscape and, you might say, our psychogeography (I know one lady who can only navigate, and give directions, ... Read More...
Ian Buxton is one of the UK's leading drinks writers, specialising in whisky and spirits, and is the author of the bestselling book 101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die. Ever wondered what ‘London Gin’ means? Until recently, the answer would have been ‘not a lot’. Unlike Plymouth Gin, which is a ... Read More...
Continuing today's Dabbler Soup double-bill, we're delighted to present Ian Buxton, our new drinks correspondent. Ian is one of the UK's leading drinks writers, specialising in whisky and spirits, and is the author of the bestselling book 101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die. He will be bringing us exclusive articles on ... Read More...
