Grant Ovenden – The Cigar Merchant www.canteros.nz A bad cut will ruin even the best cigar, so it is important to cut your cigar correctly to avoid disappointment later. While it would seem that cutting a cigar is quite possibly the easiest part in the process, poor quality cutters
Some time ago I bought two books, both of which were part of the British Government’s Mass Observation Project. One was “The Diaries of Nella Last, Writing in War and Peace“. The second was Kathleen Hey’s “The View from the Corner Shop – The Diary of a Yorkshire Shop
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
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
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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sometimes we taste whisky and we just take for granted the differences, but what if you side by side two whiskies, for all intents and purposes same barrel type and same bottler but 5 years apart. You get a remarkable difference in flavours. Is older better – no not always! Unless
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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
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
