“It was 1895 when Hungarian émigré Julius C. Newman founded a cigar company in his family’s barn in Cleveland. Today his grandsons Eric and Bobby run what he began, making J.C. Newman one of the oldest cigar companies around.” so there you go, that’s why Caeser is
You may have heard of ‘Blended Whisky’ like Johnnie walker. Except for the Green 15yo (not this bull shit ‘Island green’ and the Gold label), Johnnie Walker is generally rubbish. It is designed for people who can’t be bothered exploring whisky (No offence – Sorry but not sorry) Cadenhead makes
You can drink whisky because it is ‘smooth’ or you can drink it because you love experiences. This is one for experience. Thought provoking, a part of history, old fashioned and influenced by decades sleeping in a barrel. What a treat! BUT, it’s expensive – probably will cost you your
Burn, Hollywood, Burn A regular review by John Black Here’s a pub question worth a beery rumination: Who did the most for the cause of human freedom in the twentieth century? Sir Winston Churchill? Martin Luther King? Ronald Reagan? An eccentric choice but not one without a sound argument
Talisker is a distillery that can be polarising because some think it’s like drinking Diesel while some like drinking diesel so they like Talisker. None the less, Most Taliskers are low ABV, because Diageo and big corporates tend to water down whisky – they say its for our drinking pleasure
So this is a highland park. If you are not across it – SMWS is an independent bottler. They are generally pretty good, love them in fact but as the famous words of bad Santa goes : “They can’t all be winners’ This one was not the prime example of the
Signatory vintage cask strength Blair Athol 58.9% 27 years old 1988 to 2016 – 93 of 520 – Cask #6851 matured in a refill Sherry butt. paired with: The Cohiba Talisman2017 This may have ruined my life. Blair Athol, Glorious dram. Cohiba Talisman – Luxury Personified or in this case, ‘Cigarified’ Blair
Burn, Hollywood, Burn A regular review by John Black Dr Sleep, the long awaited, much belated sequel to the classic horror The Shining is a bonfire of lost opportunities. The original Stephen King novel of an alcoholic writer, Jack Torrance and his wife and psychic child stranded in the Overlook
Laphroaig is usually something that people say they drink – because they have not had any other whisky or they think it’s cool. OR in the rare occasion they actually like it. I kid I kid, Just being a dick. Laphroaig is polarising because it tastes like ashtrays. It is
The first line I ever read about this cigar was enough to make me want to smoke it. “The fullest and darkest Punch to date” lets take a look at what makes this just that. BrandPunch LineDiabloSizeDiabolus 5 1/4 x 54WrapperEcuadorian SumatraBinderConnecticut BroadleafFillerHonduras & Nicaraguan If that wasn’t
Burn, Hollywood, Burn A regular review by John Black So let’s get the plot of the Terminator saga straight: Big bad Arnold Swarze-wish-I-could-spell-his-name was sent from a future of sentient machines to our past to kill the mother of a future leader of a human rebellion against the machines.
Having smoked many of the original blends of the Guardian of the Farm I was excited to hear of the new release then reading the details of this stick pre-release I have to say I was pretty damn eager to get my hands on some. Let’s take a look
Burn, Hollywood, Burn A regular review by John Black Jojo Rabbit, the new film by Taika Waititi, isn’t as brave or as clever as many critics, and no doubt the filmmaker himself, seem to think. Remember this is the same gentleman who proclaimed his homeland ‘Racist as F*#K’
The Convalmore 40yo – Cadenhead 175th edition – 1977 to 2017 – 58.8% Have you ever wanted to drink like Floyd Mayweather, except with more class and less crass? The Convalmore is an closed distillery. Luxurious, High-Roller as shit. Why you ask? Because its 40 years old FFS! It is rare, only
Doug “Uncola” Lynn thetollonline.com This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors,
Ardbeg invokes 2 reactions – WTF is that?!?! or GLORIOUS! (while the sun shines from the sky directly from the gods themselves). It is polarising as it is heavily peated and at times can taste like liquid smoke. But Ardbeg has a HUGE cult following. Every year, Ardbeg releases ‘Ardbeg Day
