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Arturo Fuente Anejo Shark review!

Arturo Fuente Anejo Shark review!

A ball busting cigar – it will make you drool like you just took a bucket of horse tranq – Ok, maybe not that bad but its pretty big and potent, but glorious! Paired with – SMOS – Ben Nevis 22yo – 58.4% – 1997 to 2019 – 1 of 540 Thank you for Watching:Follow

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The BFD Book Review: The Madness of Crowds

The BFD Book Review: The Madness of Crowds

Francis Forde Title: The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity Author: Douglas Murray Published: 2019 Pages: 288 Douglas Murray’s book The Madness of Crowds is a much-needed social commentary in this time of great unreason. Bearing the subtitle ‘gender, race, and identity’ his book undertakes some very heavy

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Movie Review: Color Out of Space

Movie Review: Color Out of Space

Despite his posthumous renown as “the twentieth century’s greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale”, the stories of H. P. Lovecraft have proved notoriously difficult to adapt for the screen. Most previous attempts have been pretty dire. The most successful, Re-Animator, is an entertaining 80s ‘video-nasty’, but even that

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SMOS – Ben Nevis 22yo – 58.4% – 1997 to 2019

SMOS – Ben Nevis 22yo – 58.4% – 1997 to 2019

Like chomping on copper bits, this is a robust and satisfying whisky. Not a common bottling, especially in NZ, SMOS does this distillery justice. Imagine having a plate of pork chops, pork belly and a rare steak and then sticky date pudding for dessert. There is no mucking around. This

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Movie Review: Midway

Movie Review: Midway

It’s somewhat ironic that I first saw a trailer for Roland Emmerich’s Midway at a screening of Sam Mendes’ 1917. The contrasts between the two movies highlight everything that makes Mendes’ film excel, while Emmerich makes his standard, enjoyable-enough-but-empty popcorn epic. In 1917, what CGI is used is

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Movie Review: Doctor Sleep

Movie Review: Doctor Sleep

Stanley Kubrick refused to be bound by genre: science fiction, period drama, black comedy, war movies, Kubrick covered them all, with consistently excellent results. So, when the master turned his hand to horror, the result was characteristically brilliant. The Shining is widely regarded as one of the greatest horror movies

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The BFD Book Review: A Game of Birds & Wolves

The BFD Book Review: A Game of Birds & Wolves

Fighting Temeraire * Title A Game of Birds and Wolves The Secret Game that Revolutionised the War * Author Simon Parkin * Published 2019 * Pages 320 This is the story of WATU, the Western Approaches Tactical Unit. Led by a Captain RN who had been invalided out of the Navy with tuberculosis, and

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Springbank 15yo Rum Wood 51% 2019 release

Springbank 15yo Rum Wood 51% 2019 release

What a treat – is it the best Springbank? No, is it compelling? Yes.  A unique expression of Springbank, not as filthy and dirty as usual – clean, clinical and somewhat refreshing. A must try. Thank you for Watching: Follow me on IG/Twitter/FB: @eat_smoke_drink

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Drew Estate Liga Privada Feral Flying Pig

Drew Estate Liga Privada Feral Flying Pig

When Pigs Fly… Well, These feral flying pigs is like the ‘Beast of  Blenheim’ had babies with your local Queen street synthetic weed user –  It is brutal! Overwhelming but intriguing. This is not for the  faint hearted. This is not for the ‘I am just starting out on cigars’  type

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Gordon Macphail Morthlach 30yo – 48.8% – 1988 to 2018

Gordon Macphail Morthlach 30yo – 48.8% – 1988 to 2018

You think you are a hardcore whisky drinker? If you have never had a Mortlach then you have probably never experienced a beast. Known  as the ‘Beat of Dufftown’ – Mortlachs are known to burn off hair from  most people’s noses and balls! Without sherry influence, it is  unforgiving yet

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The BFD Book Review: ‘The [Un]documented’ by Mark Steyn

The BFD Book Review: ‘The [Un]documented’ by Mark Steyn

Kokila * Title: The [Un]documented Don’t Say You Weren’t Warned * Author: Mark Steyn * Published 2014 If you would like to submit a book review for publication send it to books@thebfd.co.nz Mark Steyn is a political analyst, notably for the UK Daily Telegraph and Spectator. He

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The BFD Book Review: The Tattooist of Auschwitz

The BFD Book Review: The Tattooist of Auschwitz

Grant * Title: The Tattooist of Auschwitz * Author: Heather Morris * Published: 2018 * Pages: 252 If you would like to submit a book review for publication send it to books@thebfd.co.nz The Author is Heather Morris who resides in Melbourne and is a native of New Zealand. She was introduced

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