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Romeo y Julieta Churchill - Four Pillars Negroni Gin and Mt Franklin Sparkling Water with hint of Mango - Superbowl. 

Romeo y Julieta Churchill - Four Pillars Negroni Gin and Mt Franklin Sparkling Water with hint of Mango - Superbowl. 

Ken Gargett
By Ken Gargett - 2021

Along with many members, watching the Superbowl is a tradition which cannot be tampa’d with (you see what I have already done there). I remember the old days. The only game we’d get all year would be the Superbowl and it would be shown about 3am, between teams we’d never heard of, with rules that made no sense. I do remember Bradshaw. Liked him. And they looked a bit like giant bumblebees, which appealed to a kid – not that I would have ever told Joe Greene that. I'm sure I ale=ready hated Dallas back then but I'm not too sure about that.

These days, things are so much better and I can watch as much as I want.

But Superbowl Monday cannot be interfered with, for any reason. And these days, with a cigar and a drink.

Like many Aussies, happy to watch any…

Romeo & Julieta Belicosos – Foursquare Rum 2004

Romeo & Julieta Belicosos – Foursquare Rum 2004

Ken Gargett
By Ken Gargett - 2020

One of those days. Never rains… One thing after another.

I'm woken up by, of all things, a whopping great haemorrhoid. Yes, I said it. Not like I chose to inflict that particular joy on myself and I am sure I am not the first among us to be blessed in that manner. First one I have had for about a decade, so I really shouldn’t complain, but when it feels like someone parked the Queen Mary between the cheeks, I must say I am not feeling very charitable to the world.

Hobble, bow-legged, to the computer for the morning emails. Two of my very best, longest (known them both for more than forty years) mates and I have all shared very similar political views (no, I am not going to break the rules) for decades. I believe I have not changed, just that the world has shifted, and not for the better (but I suppose people have been saying that for centuries). The events of the last few years have caused me to reflect and perhaps adjust in certain ways that

Romeo & Juliet Limited Edition Capuletos 2016/El Dorado 21-Year-Old Rum

Romeo & Juliet Limited Edition Capuletos 2016/El Dorado 21-Year-Old Rum

Ken Gargett
By Ken Gargett - 2018

A bottle of Ata Rangi Pinot Noir is in serious peril.

Some days, you just feel trapped. Today, literally. It is freezing in my house at the moment. I type in fishing gloves as they have the fingertips cut off. Four layers and blankets. If I walk outside, it is at least ten degrees warmer but inside…

I get in and out of my house through a small channel between wine boxes and bottles in the garage. The garage is also warmer than the house in winter (seriously, the fridge is warmer than the house in winter) and there was I, sitting typing away (and if you can believe it, it has happened again in the short time I have done these two paras) when crash and bang. Bottles banging about and falling over. Cases tumbling…

Romeo y Julieta Limited Edition Exhibición No.2 2000/Havana Club Gran Reserva 15 Anos/Woodford Reserve Bourbon

Romeo y Julieta Limited Edition Exhibición No.2 2000/Havana Club Gran Reserva 15 Anos/Woodford Reserve Bourbon

Ken Gargett
By Ken Gargett - 2017

It should be simple. A great cigar. A fabulous drink. They have to be a brilliant match, don’t they? What could go wrong? Well, in truth, not much and it rarely does. But simply combining two superb examples, each at the top of their game, does not mean that they will elevate each other or even that they will always be a terrific match.