Product Review

Chameleon Colour Changing Water Bottle

Here is an interesting item. It won’t be shipped till January 2019 but it will be worth buying and putting by for the summer. Chameleon...

Skinny Lager

I am usually not a great lover of ‘free-froms’ or ‘lite-somethingorother’; strangely, ‘healthier’ brings visions of beige, tasteless and likely not to be repeated. But...

Diforti – sweet temptations

Here it is again! Seems like the pine needles from last year’s Christmas tree have just been extracted from the carpet, and mince pies are...

The Root 7 G & Tea set

The Root 7 G & Tea set is a rather beautiful glass teapot with two matching cups. The fabulously sophisticated design, by master mixologists, is...

El Dorado 12-year-old Rum

A small glass of El Dorado 12-year-old Rum by Demerara Distillers will waft the lucky sipper back to the days of sailing ships and sugar...

With Gousto and ready to go

OK, I am a serious (sometimes) food writer, so you expect me to do everything long-hand and suffer for my art? But why? Who has...

Wild and Game for Christmas

It’s that time of year again! We are in gift-giving mode but much of our festive energies are spent on meal planning. The big Christmas...

Abelha Organic Cachaça

Abelha means ‘bee’ in Portuguese and the striking label offers a swarm of them on this bottle of Abelha Organic Cachaça. It speaks to one...

Foxhole Gin review

Well, what a surprise. A bottle of Foxhole Gin arrived. The event was no surprise, but the shelf appeal was. There are so many new...

Shorn goes on Tour to California

It’s the time of year when our thoughts turn to California. Well no, really we are making plans for Christmas, but that celebrated wine-producing state...

Luxardo Maraschino Cherries

There are several popular varieties of cocktail cherry. Most of them are bright enough to read a book by and sticky enough to become the...

Steenbergs for Summer Drinks

Steenbergs is a delightful company and probably better known for their selection of high-end teas and organic goods. But they offer more drinks than the...

Jack Daniel’s Lynchburg Lemonade

Jack Daniel’s Black Label Tennessee Whiskey remains the flagship product of Brown-Forman Corporation, one of the foremost international drinks companies. Jack Daniel’s has a range...

Copperpot Fudge – creamy and rich

Fudge has long been a favourite sweet indulgence, and at any time of year. It’s creamy and rich and somehow takes one back to an...