Black Orchard

Alcohol Induced Ramblings

Mixology Monday: Made From Scratch

Posted on Monday, November 10th, 2008 | 1 Comment

This month Doug at The Pegu Blog is hosting Mixology Monday and as usual it is our task, as fellow bloggers, to come up with drink recipes so that [...]

Smirnoff Black Barbers

Posted on Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 | No Comments

Over the last month i’ve been fortunate enough to take on the additional role as the Smirnoff Black (as featured in The Quantum of Solace - seriously, check out [...]

Cocktail Section Revamp

Posted on Sunday, October 26th, 2008 | No Comments

I’ve been working hard to sort out the much neglected Cocktail Section of the website. After taking a long hard look at it and realising that it was really [...]

Real Duff Beer 4 Comments October 24, 2008
Simon Difford’s Cabinet Room 1 Comment October 17, 2008
Chino, the best soft drink ever? 2 Comments October 13, 2008
Stuart Pour (bit fuzzy)

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My Espresso machine is broken

Posted on Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 | 5 Comments

Six months down the line and from out of the blue - myself and brewtus have hit the first bump in our otherwise perfect relationship.
The digital temperature controller on [...]

Thoughts on UKBC 2009

Posted on Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 | 8 Comments

It’s that time of year again and I’m filled with a mixture of anticipation and self doubt. Competing this year will not feel as natural as it did last [...]

Homemade Coffee

Posted on Thursday, October 16th, 2008 | 2 Comments

The title ‘Home Barista’ is flashed around a lot these days.
Since ‘barista’ literally means bartender in Italian, in theory, anyone who puts together a cup of juice and takes [...]

Caffe Florian and The Story of The Most Expensive Coffee in the World 2 Comments September 28, 2008
New Burrs 4 Comments August 10, 2008
Congratulations Stephen! No Comments June 22, 2008

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