I can’t believe it’s Friday already.  It’s a long weekend for the Queen’s Birthday! I enjoyed this clip on Youtube.  Its an advertisement for the Alama Drafthouse, a movie theatre in America that actually enforces its rules regarding mobile phone usage.  Apparently after they kicked out a girl for constantly texting, she left them a voicemail message which they now ...

DISTILLERY Jura ALCOHOL 41.% REGION Isle of Jura COLOR Dark amber NOSE Smokey, hints of ginger and pine. PALATE Has a bite to it, like a grapefruit.  It’s got a spicy quality to it which blends with the smokiness from the peat.  Very tasty.  You could have this with your cornflakes for breakfast. FINISH Lovely drawn out finish.  It’s the ...

It's neither here noire there

I’ve worked at the same company for seven years now and one of the things that never gets old is the occasional opportunity that pops up to do something out of the ordinary.  I’ve been set on fire at a stunt school, had a chance to mingle with Formula One drivers, worked out with a trainer from The Biggest Loser ...

Sake is a popular new restaurant serving contemporary Japanese cuisine that first opened in Sydney to rave reviews and a Chef’s Hat rating.  It’s success saw it expand to Brisbane with a second restaurant that opened on Eagle Street Pier in October last year, located near other well established eateries such as Aria, Cha Cha Char and Jellyfish. On Sunday, ...

After enduring a tough sequence of games against the competition’s best teams such as the Blues, Crusaders and the Stormers, it was a bit of welcome relief to have a home fixture against the out of form Brumbies.  The once mighty Brumbies, the only Australian team to actually win a Super Rugby competition, have been out of form this season ...

Since I didn’t do a Youtube clip last Friday, I may as well do two this week. I quite like this cover of Nicki Minaj’s Superbass song.

This song more or less sums up my plans for the weekend. I plan on relaxing, watching the Reds game, trying out a new Japanese restaurant and catching up with a friend before she leaves for the States. Have a good weekend everyone.

Teenage Mutant

DISTILLERY Mackmyra AGE Ten Year Old ALCOHOL 51.6% REGION Stockholm, Sweden COLOR Light gold NOSE Sweet, marzipan, faint whiff of peaches, popcorn PALATE Spicy, earthy taste with a lash of peat.  Quite a full bodied flavour. FINISH Perhaps showing its relative immaturity, it trails off quickly with a lingering wood fire finish. SCORE 84 out of 100 NOTES Now this ...