Eggnog - Photo courtesy of Simon on Picasa - Click for Link I had my first taste of the traditional Christmas drink Eggnog last night, and pretty nice it was too. Apparently Eggnog is a drunk throughout Canada and America, especially at Christmas (us...

A while ago I bought a book (or rather a Mook – a magazine/book) about wine here in Japan, called the “Basic Wine Book” – ワイン基本ブック which is, as the title suggests a beginners guide to wine. And pretty useful it is too. It has sections...

Beer and Coke Cocktail I went to a local Izakaya last night (an Izakaya is kind of a cross between a tapas bar and a pub, where you buy lots of small plates of – usually – cheap food and wash it down with drinks. Japanese people tend not “just” drink,...

Sapporo Space Barley Sapporo Breweries are releasing a limited run of Space Beer next year! Actually they’re calling it Space Barley beer as it’s made from some barley that spent some time on the International Space Station. Which is nice. Apparently...

Beaujolais Villages Nouveau 2009 I wasn’t intending to rush out and buy a bottle of Beaujolais Nouveau this year, I was just going to buy it when the opportunity arose, but on the 19th the boss of my company gave everyone 2 bottles as a gift. Very...