At the Big Fortified tasting we saw Madeira guru Trevor Elliot run a seminar on matching the fortified wine with food. Sounds bananas doesn’t it. But it can really work. First on economic grounds: if you’re someone who comes home and necks a bottle a night, my hats off to you. But you might want [...]
Tags: Big Fortified Tasting, Boal, Bual, Dessert Wine, Henry Butler, Madeira, Malmsey, Sweet Wine, Wine with food
A final word from Booze Admiral Dave Brown while we had him. Something we find in the shops is people balking at the price of some lesser known or rare spirits: but some of them, as Cameraman has found out every night since we made our Rum special, are worth throwing in the extra penny [...]
Tags: 000 bottle of whisky, Adelphi, Balblair, Birthday Present Whiskey, Blandoch, Bottle of whisky price, Dave Broom, Duncan Taylor, Glenfarclas, Glenlivet, Henry Butler, how much?, Irish Whiskey, Japanese Whisky, Macallan, Malt Whiskey Flavor Map, Nikka Miyagikyo, Price of Whisky, Redbreast Whiskey, Scotch Malt Whisky Flavour Map, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Smoky whisky, Talisker, Whisky, Whisky sherry casks, £50
Yaarrr! The 19th September be Talk Like a Pirate Day so it was good fortune that blew Toby Cutlass our way with his booty of rums. I got into the spirit by dressing up as Katy Perry and we met at The St James Tavern – an institution in the world of rum as they [...]
Tags: Eaux De Vie importers, Henry Butler, Mezan Rum, Rum, Rum Club, Rum Flights, Talk Like a Pirate Day
The New World is expanding. A wine from China picked up a sizeable gong at the International Wine Awards last week, and Indian wines have hit the UK high street. We had an Indian wine in the shop last year and it was pretty undrinkable so we were intrigued when Waitrose became the first of [...]
Tags: Henry Butler, Indian Wine, Shiraz, Syrah grape, Waitrose Wine, Wine tasting
I have unearthed a fantastic modern Rioja, and its under £10. La Vendimia comes from master winemaker Alvaro Palacios who sells bottles for up to £400 so this is a great way to get your hands on some classy wine at a realistic price. So pleased am I with this Rioja that I made it [...]
Tags: Brighton and Hove Food Festival, Great Rioja, Henry Butler, Master of Wine, Rioja, Spanish wine, Wines under £10
Its summer time. The kids have broken up. Its pissing with rain. Time to book a cheap flight somewhere and chances are Stelios will be part of your search. The flight is £30 but Cameraman once famously worked up a £78 bill on a delayed flight back from Mykonos on Pringles, London Pride and Bacon [...]
Tags: Brighton Wines, Cava, Easyjet wine, El Mago, Epicure Wines, Franck Massard, Gerard Basset, Henry Butler, Hotel du Vin, Spain Reds, Sparkling Wines, summer wines, White wine, Wine label design, Wine Marketing, wine on aircraft, Wine Tourism, Winebox tv, Wines for diabetics
OK, a short and sweet video and post about a recent event we attended. Fortified wine is the subject. Henry is the man getting stuck in, and sticky. It’s just good infotainment we think. Get a glass of something fortified and relax. - The Sub-editor
Tags: event, Fortified wine, Henry Butler, Wine tasting
Its the Eurovision song contest this Saturday and the planets moved into alignment and made it coincide with a venture we are involved with as part of the Brighton Festival. Residence is a pop up restaurant that Cameraman founded with his friend Chris at City College Brighton and this year the theme is 1970s – [...]
Tags: 1970s Wine, Babycham, Blue Eurobvision, Brighton Festival, Brighton Fringe, Chainti, Eurovision 2011, Portugal Wine, Reisling, Residence Pop Up, Rose Wine
It’s nearly Easter which means the run of bank holidays which will test your liver, wallet and patience. First up Easter when people steal children’s chocolate. Matching wine with chocolate is hard, as the latter clogs up the tasting pores in your gums as it melts. Get a god chocolate for a start and swig [...]
Tags: Brighton, Henry Butler, Pedro Ximenez, Rum, St James' pub, Wine at Easter, Wine with chocolate
Here’s a chance to learn how to taste wine with Gerrard Basset. Don’t over complicate it is the message. Try to determine a few variables, and then build on that. And take your time to smell. That’s very important. Smell is a very large part of the experience. Then don’t be a fool and sit [...]
Tags: Beginners Guide to Wine, Gerard Basset, Henry Butler, Hotel TerraVina, How to Taste Wine, Introduction to wine, Opening wine, Red wine, Wine tasting
