All tagged Juan Lopez No 2

Juan Lopez No 2 (SMG FEB 08) – “Big Night”

You have to love Christmas. Family, friends, catching up with the rellies and hoards of kids, most of whom you’d swear you’ve never seen before, too much to eat and drink. Can be a bit full on, but that is all part of the fun. 

At Chez G, I always do a family dinner for anywhere between 8 and 12, give or take. Out at the markets and then cooking for several days. Trialling a few dishes to make certain they work. Trying (sort of) to accommodate my vegan niece. The fridge and freezer will be bulging. Every year, every single year, I end up with enough left over to feed 20 people for two weeks. 

This year, we kicked off with…

Juan Lopez No 2 - Duchesse de Bourgogne Ale

Coming to the end of the bundle of odds and sods of seconds Rob left with me for Kenfessions.

This JL2 looked far more like a fourth than a second, but I am not one to complain. The wrapper was torn and ragged. If this had been a mongrel puppy then sorry to say, it would have been put down by now – to digress, currently both mother-sitting and puppy sitting for the family. The puppy is an incredibly energetic, even more than usual for a puppy, Springer Spaniel. Great dog but needless to say, needing all manner of vet care. Has finally got rid of the cone to stop it doing stuff to stitches etc, although I am wondering why, as it still has “socks” for some reason.

Well, it manages to remove one of the socks. I go to put it back on but…

Juan Lopez No 2/Delamain XO ‘Pale and Dry’

We all know that Greg has had it tough. Working for Whipcrack cannot be easy. But we are a forgiving lot. And anyway, the good news, for me, is that Greg missed a Kenfessions (slipped through the Kenfessional?) focusing on last year’s Origin, but, as all we good Queenslanders know, Origin comes around every year. so with a touch of tinkering, I already have a column all done! Well done, Greg…