Grand Ridge Brewery Gippsland Gold Pale Ale
I have spent an awful lot of time shitcanning Grand Ridge Brewery. A brewery that is unquestionably the most egotistical and unrealistic in existance. They have committed more crimes against flavour than a city of Mr Baldys ever could against children.
However, I must admit – This current “Gippsland Gold” Pale Ale is delicious. Pale ale [...]
I like mondays.
Slept in til lunchtime, went out to blue hills orchard in Wandin, in search of delicious new season cherries. We ended up with 5 and a bit kilos of the buggers, two shopping bags almost chock-o block. Now, we just need to work out what to do with them. I recommend the experience, not for [...]
2008 Gran Sasso Montepulciano D’Abruzzo
I’m getting sick of the same wine all the time, so my eyes are pretty much constantly peeled for something different. Unfortunately different usually means expensive, or difficult to source. This time though, it’s different. Following two positive reviews from critics I’m disturbingly becoming more trusting of, and a previous good experience with an import [...]
2006 Cleanskin McLaren Vale Shiraz
Well, hasn’t this stuff caused a stir! I had to try a bottle. Word on the street is, it’s 2006 Chateau Reynella Basket Pressed Shiraz… $50 retail, and it was available as low as $10 in a case buy. Crazy considering it got some rave reviews. I guess it about sums up the fortunes of [...]
Macallan Travel Series ‘Twenties’
In the previous post, I mentioned the generosity shown by some of my Whisky customers. I see it as a reciprocal thing. I put a lot of time and effort into tasting everything on the market, and listening to what people say… Usually the combination of my knowledge, plus what people tell me, allows me [...]