I love Bordeaux. Shocking, I know. In this particular case I’m not talking about the wine, which I do also love, but the town itself. We’re currently in lockdown. We’ve been in and out of it since March and I’ve not ventured outside of the M25 (London orbital road) at all during that time. This…
Category: Rum
Poncha!
So there’s Madeira Wine, but what other boozy treats are there on offer out there? Well. They distill a golden rum, which they call sugar cane brandy. It’s good! The also make it into a drink called Poncha. It’s punch. It fits the standard cocktail vein of rum, sugar, citrus. In this case the citrus…
All our problems are solved!
I’ve been boozy baking again. This time it’s boozy banana bread. That trip to St Lucia had many impacts on me. One of the main ones was breakfasts. Lovely girlfriend and I made it to breakfast every day. This in itself was very odd, because lie-ins. The upside to this was that the hotel made…
Secret Double Life
I have a secret double life. At least as far as social media is concerned. When I’m not blogging about booze, I am taking photos of things I have baked on Instagram. Today, these two worlds have collided. Boozy baking. Oh yes. You read that correctly. Boozy baking. It’s Lovely Girlfriend’s birthday today. To celebrate…
You’ll never believe what happened next!
I know you’re all dying to know what happened to the spiced rum. A Spiced Rum Sidecar. That’s what happened to the spiced rum. 1 part spiced rum 1 part brandy 1 part triple-sec 1 part lemon juice (later on this became a mix of lemon and lime juice as we ran out of lemons)…
Slightly smug (also spiced rum)
I’ll get the smug bit out of the way, so that we can get to the matter at hand. I’ve just been on holiday to the Caribbean. St Lucia to be exact. While I was there I was reminded that spiced rum is a thing. More importantly than that I was reminded (or more accurately…
Nerdy Booze 