No point taking photos unless you share 'em I guess… So here's a small selection of the frankly absurd whiskies it was my privilege to taste at #whiskyshow #oldandrare on the weekend. And a great opportunity to see some less old but equally rare and wonderful people. But I didn't take pictures of them.
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How to be Right (in a World Gone Wrong)
Wonderfully written insight into the approaches & attitudes of James O’Brien in being a liberal talkback radio host, and the sorts of thoughts and beliefs he has as he encounters the sorts of callers he has on a daily basis. Ultimately I took his message as one of hope – hope that by asking people…
Time for the annual making of the Blood & Sand at the BStanding household. Blood oranges a LOT redder than usual, and for some reason I totally forgot I needed sweet vermouth, but *luckily* had a bottle of Cocchi rolling around in the cupboard. Tried with #Talisker 10 this year, cos I'm out of JW Double Black. #cocktails #inept #lovescotch #vitaminCfixesofinstagram
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My 2019 media consumption roundup
OK so one element of this “media roundup” tradition I’ve started for myself seems to be that I don’t actually write most of the notes til the end of the year, which inevitably spill over into the next year, and the recollections I have are sketchy to the point of irrelevance. So, I’m going to…
