Drinking

When Popes Took Coke

19th November 2019 Tachybaptus 0

The rise and fall of coca wine Coca leaves have been used as a stimulant in South America for over a thousand years, especially in the Andes to overcome the fatigue of living and working [more…]

Postcard From Zakynthos (Outtake)

18th November 2019 Colin Cross 0

As I pointed out in my previous missive from Zakynthos, the weather for the Thursday of our Greek adventure wasn’t going to be anything to write home about (I’ve never let that stop me before) [more…]

Postcard From Zakynthos

4th November 2019 Colin Cross 0

It isn’t just about swanning around the Lake District, visiting friends in Devon, Air B&B’ing to Barcelona, holidaying on the West coast of Scotland or nipping down to Essex for a couple of beers. There [more…]

The Erdington Chapter

31st October 2019 bobo 0

‘Brothir, seyede Sir Launcelot, wyte you well I am full loth to departe out of thys reyllme, but that the Quene hath defended me so hyghly that mesemmeth she wyll nevir be my gode ladye [more…]

A (short) Postcard From “The Firkin Fox”

25th October 2019 Colin Cross 0

I have a good friend who lives in Essex, although we are very different people we’ve always got along well since we first met, we share a sense of humour that not everyone gets. We [more…]

The English Pub

22nd October 2019 Godfrey Bloom 0

After many years of leading tours of European battlefields I decided to add another string to my bow & took the course at St. William’s College to qualify as a professional guide at York Minster. I [more…]

The Geek’s Guide To Distilling Commercial Grade Whisky For £8 A Litre Bottle

17th June 2019 Beware of Geeks bearing GIFs 0

First, for those people in the UK and other countries where it is illegal to distil spirits without a licence, here’s the legal bit: “It is illegal to manufacture spirits in the UK without a [more…]

Chickens

17th April 2019 Going Postal 0

I’ve never had enough outdoor space to keep chickens but I’ve always liked chickens, their lovely colours, different sizes and shapes, the way their heads bob up and down, their noises, the flavour of truly [more…]

The Geek’s Guide To Distilling Commercial Gin For £2.50 A Litre Bottle

27th November 2018 Beware of Geeks bearing GIFs 0

First, for those people in the UK and other countries where it is illegal to distil spirits without a licence, here’s the legal bit: “It is illegal to manufacture spirits in the UK without a [more…]