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 ...

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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 ...