25 July 2024
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I’ve posted before about shrubs, an old style of drink that I’ve discovered in the past couple of years (and which, apparently, is coming back into fashion). Steep some sort of fruit or herb in vinegar, mix the resulting liquid … Continue reading
3 June 2024
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According to the search engine on my blog, I haven’t mentioned shrub before, which surprises me – it was my drink discovery of last year and I’ve certainly brought it up many times in conversations. You can get a short … Continue reading
22 August 2023
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What is switchel? A historic drink popular in the North Eastern United States of America that, like me, you’ve probably never tried before. Apparently it was popular with field labourers and reputed to be highly refreshing. A simple recipe is … Continue reading
7 December 2022
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Vermouth is a broad category of drinks. It can be drunk neat but is often blended with other drinks to enhance and support them as part of a cocktail. Vermouth isn’t as variable as other wines but not all of … Continue reading
5 August 2021
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A refreshing and vividly violet drink, beetroot kvass is very simple to make. Wash, skin and chop beetroots (skinning could probably be left if you are sure they are clean) then submerge in a light brine (10g salt to 1000ml … Continue reading
15 January 2013
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The Internet is full of wonderful things that I never thought I needed to know and one of them, discovered on the Serious Eats website earlier this week, was a recipe for DIY Drambuie. I am not sure that I … Continue reading
11 August 2012
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I picked up some birch wine yesterday; I love trying something new. What is it like? Not unpleasant but very sweet. For half the price I could buy some cheap “British Fortified Wine” (kept in stock as my cooking sherry) … Continue reading