Published on March 6th, 2019 | by Ken Gargett
Two very different spirits this time, to go with a lovely cigar. The Flor de Cano Regional Release Asia Pacific Grandioso, from July 2013, is a most worthwhile member of the regional releases, up with the... Read More →
Published on February 26th, 2019 | by Ken Gargett
We continue the double drinks experiment. This time, I went with two utterly different drinks to see what we’d come up with. But first, the cigar. A Partagas 8-9-8 of undetermined age, though after smoking it, I think... Read More →
Published on February 15th, 2019 | by Ken Gargett
Been thinking about this matching concept. I have a feeling that when one has a decent cigar and a decent drink, there is a subconscious tendency to think, all is well and that they work. Now,... Read More →
Published on February 7th, 2019 | by Ken Gargett
For Kenfessions this time, it was a dip into the bag of mixed singles. Was not looking for anything too extreme, too large. Just a pleasant evening smoke. In the end, we exceeded that in spades! ... Read More →
Published on January 23rd, 2019 | by Ken Gargett
Always been a big fan of the Woodford Reserve Bourbon and never really understood why it does not get more love around the traps. No matter. It is probably my go-to bourbon, partly to do with... Read More →
Published on January 16th, 2019 | by Ken Gargett
Couple of interesting things touched down at the swamp recently. I had been talking to the people behind a rare spirits company and they were going to flick through a sample for review. And Rob left... Read More →
Published on December 31st, 2018 | by Ken Gargett
Was talking to Rob about these cigars, as did the comparison for Kenfessions recently and loved it. I’ve not always had such luck. Rob was very positive on them, suggesting that they simply needed time. Well,... Read More →
Published on December 19th, 2018 | by Ken Gargett
One does try and swap things about as much as we can for Kenfessions, so to feature the same smoke twice in a row is a little poor form (much like the form of the Aussie... Read More →
Published on November 30th, 2018 | by Ken Gargett
Seems that the old Cuban/elsewhere thing is not just cigars and Bacardi. Whilst we have Cohiba’s and Montecristo’s from various places, as well as Cuba, I had not twigged that Cubaney Rum is also Dominican. I... Read More →
Published on November 13th, 2018 | by Ken Gargett
May I start this week by asking whether anyone knows, definitively, whether these Trini ‘La Trova’ are one-offs or if they are going to be regular production. I ask as I have heard both and no... Read More →
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