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DISTILLERY Scapa TYPE Single Malt ALCOHOL 40% REGION Orkney COLOR Amber gold NOSE Caramel, heather, sweetness. PALATE Impeccably balanced.  This is somehow peaty and warm yet smooth and has all the flavours the nose would suggest – it has a linger taste of sweet caramel. FINISH Long, warm and lasting. SCORE 87 out of 100 NOTES Jen picked up the Scapa for ...

Terra Nova -104 “What Remains” I am trying really hard to like Terra Nova, Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park meets Avatar tv show but after four episodes I am pretty close to throwing in the towel.  My god…the writing.  It hurts my brain. Whats been surprising about Terra Nova which showed signs of promise in its pilot is that after two ...

The last time we reached the World Cup Quarter Finals, I was an All Blacks supporter and it was a night that Southern hemisphere rugby would rather forget with France and England dumping New Zealand and Australia out of the tournament.  This time around, Ireland’s win over the Wallabies meant that the quarter final bracket was split into hemispheres.  Here’s ...

The seventh season of the Hyundai A-League kicked off this weekend.  It’s been a long wait for football fans – the FFA decided to push back the start of the season to avoid clashing with the finals of the NRL and AFL.  Thankfully that wait is finally over. The Pre-Season The A-League hasn’t had a particularly smooth ride in its ...

Just before she left for China for two weeks ago, Jen bought me a copy of Gears of War 3 to ‘keep me busy’ while she was gone.  I just completed playing through the game in co-op mode with my brother-in-law Matt this week.  It’s a great game and I’ll do a write up on it soon. This morning I ...

The A-League starts this weekend. Will Harry Kewell and the Melbourne Victory dominate the competition? Can the Brisbane Roar be the first team to retain the title? How much longer can the Roar’s 28 game undefeated streak run for? How much worse can Newcastle’s season get? We’re about to find out. Starting tomorrow. Have a good weekend.

Apple co-founder and celebrated entrepeneur Steve Jobs died today at the age of 56.  His public battle with pancreatic cancer meant that his premature death was not unexpected but his legacy is such that I found my heart skipped a beat when I first heard the news.  Later in the day when I read some of the obituaries, it made ...

DISTILLERY Glenlivet TYPE Single Malt ALCOHOL 40% REGION Speyside COLOR Pale gold NOSE Pleasant sweet nose that is very fruity. Hints of banana and mandarins. PALATE Light, crispy taste where the flavours matches the scents. Its quite fruity with a bit of peat and spiciness mixed in for good measure. FINISH Warm, wonderful finish. Makes you feel like going for another round. SCORE 82 ...

ALL BLACKS 79 CANADA 15 ENGLAND 16 SCOTLAND 12 AUSTRALIA 68 RUSSIA 22 This completely rubbish World Cup continued in the same fashion as it did in the last few weeks.  Scotland lost in the final minutes to England after leading the whole game, Australia beat Russia but conceded 22 points and lost Drew Mitchell for the rest of the ...

Last night I attended a degustation dinner at Urbane for an end of month celebration with my colleagues at work.  People were allowed to bring their partners so it was a group of twenty in a private room with seven courses and matching wines which is the perfect recipe for an awesome night.  I’d never had a degustation with such ...