Category Archives: This Week I’m Drinking

This week I’m drinking. . . . sweet vermouth on the rocks with a twist

Posted on 15/02/2018 by Henry

Cocktails are a lot of work, aren’t they? They require precision, in fact making a cocktail is much more like baking than say making a stew. If you don’t get the proportions right, it’ll taste all wrong. If you’re doing … Continue reading →

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This week I’m drinking. . . . whisky & soda

Posted on 11/01/2018 by Henry

It’s been a while since I did one of these and probably will be  a while before I do another one because I have been hard at work on a book which is due to come out in October this … Continue reading →

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This week I’m drinking. . . . . port

Posted on 27/11/2017 by Henry

Me last Christmas: I can’t understand why I’ve put on so much weight. We didn’t do that much feasting. My wife: yes but after every meal you had cheese and port My problem with port is that I find it … Continue reading →

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This week I’m drinking . . . . the Christmas Negroni

Posted on 13/11/2017 by Henry

I’ve been sent these rather lovely looking bottles from Martini. They are Martini Rubino Vermouth, Ambrato Vermouth and Martini Bitters. There’s something of a vermouth revival going on at the moment with delicious new products from South Africa (Badenhorst), Australia … Continue reading →

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This week I’m drinking . . . . Viña Majestica 2010

Posted on 03/11/2017 by Henry

Note uninspiring label  I almost didn’t try this wine because the label is a bit dull, it’s part of Majestic’s Definition Range. I know you shouldn’t judge a book by the cover and all that but when there are 200 … Continue reading →

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This week I’m drinking. . . . a very nice South African Chenin

Posted on 29/10/2017 by Henry

In Blackheath there are two clothes shops: one caters for Richard Hammond, all expensive jeans and mid life crisis leather jackets, and the other for James May. I often wondered who is buying all the paisley, surely even millionaire former … Continue reading →

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This Week I’m Drinking. . . . Chalkdown Sparkling Cider

Posted on 11/10/2017 by Henry

This is the cider I’ve been waiting for. I’ve been interested in cider (or cyder perhaps) since 2010 when I started reading about how high quality high strength sparkling ciders were made in the 17th century by men such as … Continue reading →

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This week I’m drinking. . . . Jeffrey’s tonic water

Posted on 04/10/2017 by Henry

I was toying with calling it “This Week I’ll be Mostly Drinking”. . . but it felt a bit 90s student party to steal jokes from the Fast Show. I’ve been rather neglecting this blog for some time; I’ve now … Continue reading →

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