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 →
Published on November 2nd, 2018 | by Ken Gargett
Doing what I do – call it a job or not (and for anyone at the ATO, it most certainly is) – one gets to see a wide range of wines. Some good, some less so... Read More →
Published on September 25th, 2018 | by Ken Gargett
Impossible not to love travelling but it does seem that, more and more, it is designed to be a challenge. I’m about to head off, long gone by the time you read this, for a tasting... Read More →
Published on September 3rd, 2018 | by Ken Gargett
Welcome to the third and final episode of the Brokenwood adventures. To be honest, this started as a small comment on a forthcoming wine visit – to Brokenwood for their 50th. That got me remembering the... Read More →
Published on August 27th, 2018 | by Ken Gargett
We left off the Brokenwood adventures with people telling stories out of school. Why stop now. No doubt, there’ll be plenty more after the next anniversary event. But before we go further, one of the other... Read More →
Published on August 17th, 2018 | by Ken Gargett
Time really does fly. Just got an invite to the 50th anniversary of Brokenwood Graveyard’s Vineyard for early December. Anyone not familiar with that wine, or the winery – surely, the leading winery in the Hunter... Read More →
Published on August 2nd, 2018 | by Ken Gargett
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... Read More →
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