Can’t be beat. Its been awhile.
Was sure glad to hear Sassorosso (2166-6428), the Italian restaurant and wine retailer, has recently started gettin people high every Sunday from 11am.
I was there on time with a friend, Lena. Guests can have unlimited wine (white & red) and Italian sparkling wine, prosecco. The wine changes every week tho.
Prosecco [...]
Entries Tagged as '~ Wine, tuak & champy ~'
Champagne in the a.m.
February 5th, 2010 · 6 Comments · ~ Alcohol & food pairing ~, ~ My recommended outlets ~, ~ Wine, tuak & champy ~
Yeast, ur da shit!
September 18th, 2009 · 9 Comments · ~ Alcohol &... health?? ~, ~ Moonshine! ~, ~ Wine, tuak & champy ~
Yea, yeast is my new best friend. Coz i just gotta let them do what they do best, and before i know it, i got free booze!
My apple cider experiment has worked out. And its gooood.
These little fuckers just need sugar. They consume whatever sugary liquid u feed em, and they fart CO2 & piss [...]
Champy party
August 17th, 2009 · No Comments · ~ Events ~, ~ Wine, tuak & champy ~
There was champagne comin outta my ears at August Man’s anniversary bash at Alexis, Gardens on Wed. My ex-Star buddy Rubin’s d editor. The mag’s only a year old, but celebrated in style! Champagne was sponsored by Mumm - 200 bottles worth!
The outlet is really cool, like d layout n design.
Hit Spaghetti Grill (03 2287-2220) [...]
Tags:Alexis·August Man·August Man anniversary·Mumm·Mumm champagne·Spaghetti Grill
Hints of Dutch lavender, with a roasted lemongrass finish…
August 13th, 2009 · 4 Comments · ~ Funny-ass shit/incidents ~, ~ Personalities / Mixologists / Them experts ~, ~ Wine, tuak & champy ~
Yea, u get to hear shit like dat when u go for booze tastings. Always blows me away. Haha!
Either i have a retarded tongue, or i’m really bad at description, coz most of d time, i dont get what the experts say they’re gettin.
They will sniff and sip a wine and describe all these lovely [...]
Langkaued-up with them Ibans
July 15th, 2009 · 8 Comments · ~ Events ~, ~ Funny-ass shit/incidents ~, ~ Moonshine! ~, ~ Travel ~, ~ Wine, tuak & champy ~
Phew. Five days in Sarawak went by in a flash.
Must be the mental haze caused by all dat langkau, the local Sarawak liquor moonshine made from rice. Similar to lao lao from Laos.
Started the trip in style - straight from Kuching airport to this local hotel, Telang Usan, the usual pit-stop for a heavy tuak [...]
Tags:Akasha·Damai·langkau·Rainforest World Music Fest·review·rice liquor·Sarawak·SCV·Tuak
An intimate afternoon with many many vinos
June 12th, 2009 · 4 Comments · ~ Events ~, ~ Wine, tuak & champy ~
Flavours magazine asked if i wanted to be a judge in a wine-tasting panel.
This is what’s known as a hypothetical question, cos it dont require an answer.
This session was pretty specific - a blind-tasting focused on wines below $80 (retail). BTW blind-tasting dont mean u get blindfolded.
So at 2pm a few days ago, there were [...]
Tags:Delicato·Flavours·Jacob's Creek·judging·Kilikanoon·Penfold's·wine-tasting·zinfandel
DIY tuak!
May 11th, 2009 · 25 Comments · ~ Moonshine! ~, ~ Travel ~, ~ Wine, tuak & champy ~
I have had an unending supply of great tuak, thanks to my friend Mary Jane - not her real name la. To protect her identity. She’s afraid her front door will be kicked in by a SWAT Team or hordes of tuak junkies.
She’s been with me at Sarawak many times for the world music fest. [...]
