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Adelphi Benrinnes 33yo

Adelphi Benrinnes 33yo

Hello and welcome to @eat_smoke_drink and this is a review on the Benrinnes 33yo – 1984 to 2018 by Adelphi review. Cask – 2032 – 1 of 395 bottles. I will confess, I would do dirty and immoral things for this whisky. I would probably commit crimes against humanity for another

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Crazy Is the New Norm in Child Raising

Crazy Is the New Norm in Child Raising

Greta Thunberg’s diatribe at the UN was religious fervour on steroids. Her dedication to warning that we are on the brink of annihilation, and governments are to blame for man-made climate change, is totally nuts, but even crazier is the adoration poured on this errant 16-year-old who is as

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Vaping Makes It Easy for Users to Get High in Plain Sight

Vaping Makes It Easy for Users to Get High in Plain Sight

An aspect of vaping that I hadn’t considered until now was the ability it offers users to take drugs right under the nose of others. When I worked with teenagers who had been expelled from school I soon learned how to tell when they had been using drugs during

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A Thank You to Our Spinal Injury Units and a Reminder.

A Thank You to Our Spinal Injury Units and a Reminder.

On February 1st this year I was an extremely lucky boy. I was swimming in the surf up at Mangawhai Heads when I got dumped by a wave while body surfing. I realised as I started to tumble forward within the wave, that I was in real danger of whacking

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The Crudest Form of Behaviour Modification Is Punishment

The Crudest Form of Behaviour Modification Is Punishment

Fair & Reasonable Campaign: On Tuesday the National Party went public on what it claims is a leaked copy of the Government’s draft legislation detailing the next round of firearms law reforms. We have also obtained a copy of the draft Bill, the details of which are best summarised

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Mental Health Break

Mental Health Break

In the late 1960s, Haddon Salt built a fast food empire. Then Kentucky Fried Chicken came knocking. By Ben Proudfoot. The King of Fish and Chips from The New York Times on Vimeo.

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Don Jose’s Picks of the Week

Don Jose’s Picks of the Week

Camacho – Nicaraguan Barrel-Aged Camacho has always been a brand of consistency and quality IMO. I have never had one that was bad. Sure some of their line are better than others but  all of them are rolled perfectly and smoke great. This Nicaraguan barrel aged is the less common of

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Quentin Tarantino the Conservative?

Quentin Tarantino the Conservative?

Burn, Hollywood, Burn A regular review by John Black In his latest flick Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino discovers Old-Man-At-The-BBQ-Who’s-Had-One-Beer-Too-Many variety Conservatism. The thematic takeaways are what Conservatives have been saying for ages (at BBQs and elsewhere): Hollywood is a playground for moral degenerates, actors are

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Don Jose’s Picks of the Week

Don Jose’s Picks of the Week

JOYA Silver Cigar Aficionado magazine 90-points This was the last release in the JOYA range by Joya de Nicaragua; cigars blended and priced for the everyday aficionado. JOYA Silver cigars are a great  example of Joya de Nicaragua’s continual quest to provide you with a  truly unforgettable smoke. Silver

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A $4500 Bottle of Whisky!

A $4500 Bottle of Whisky!

Port Ellen 1982 Distilled November 1982 Bottled October 2018 35 Years Old Platinum Xtra Old Particular 70cl / 54.4% Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Douglas Laing Bottled to celebrate Douglas Laing’s platinum (70th) anniversary, this is a single-cask Port Ellen 35 Year Old with, as the indie bottler puts

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Life, Love and Legacies

Life, Love and Legacies

By Patriot Realm Some time ago, Raymond F Peters passed from this life into a new realm. One that embraces his love of life, decency and all that is worthwhile. He retired from writing not too long ago. This dear man gave so much and asked for so little. He

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