Swillable | Issue 13

Posted 7:40pm Sunday 27th May 2012

This week I thought I’d review an interesting little cocktail that I came across via a Peruvian accquaintance of a friend’s sister. The Pisco Sour is the most popular way of consuming Pisco, a Peruvian spirit produced through the distillation of fermented grapes. Its conception was the result of Read more...

Swillable | Issue 11

Posted 7:08pm Sunday 13th May 2012

Taste: 8/10 Price: 12 for $20 (on special) Percentage: 5% As winter creeps in the ease with which a cold beer can be consumed increases noticeably. With many Scarfie flats dipping below the temperature of the fridges in them it becomes convenient to just leave the box in the lounge, not Read more...

Swillable | Issue 9

Posted 4:56pm Sunday 29th April 2012

Taste: 4/10 Standards per vessel: 1.6 Price: $20 for 12 This week I decided to try out the new Cindy’s RTD variation to see what they were like. The scene was a Saturday night red card with a sit-down dinner consisting of 3 courses of alcohol and a court session jammed in the middle. A Read more...

Swillable | Issue 7

Posted 3:53pm Sunday 15th April 2012

Taste: 6/10 Standards per vessel: 1.3 Price: $13.99 per 6 pack I’m not usually a big cider drinker, the last time I bought some was for a bout of Scrumpy hands in second year. Before that it was a friend and I at the tender age of 15 giving the Korean dairy keeper across the road from Read more...

Swillable | Issue 6

Posted 7:07pm Sunday 1st April 2012

Taste: 4/10 Price: $22 Standards per vessel: 21 Percentage: 9% ’Twas the night before Hyde Street and I needed some horse juice for the big day ahead. I made a trip to Cumby Super Liquor to pick my poison with only one real option. I needed something that could go the distance while Read more...

Swillable | Issue 5

Posted 4:26pm Sunday 25th March 2012

Taste: 9/10 Percentage: 6.4%(domestic), 5% (export) Price: 45 baht (approx. NZ$1.90) Standards per vessel: 3.1 in big bottles (Yai Chang) A strong yet tasty pale lager that has only been in production since 1995 yet has since gone on to gain 60% of the local beer market in Thailand. Read more...

Swillable | Issue 4

Posted 4:27pm Sunday 18th March 2012

Taste: 6/10 Price: $12 per 6-pack, Standards Per Vessel: 2.0 (8%) I was pretty stoked this week when I found out Cumby Superliquor was going to be hooking me up with the ever rowdy Diesel, its not often one gets to write on a subject so close to ones heart. Diesel, a mix of only Read more...

Swillable

Posted 3:33pm Saturday 25th February 2012

Taste: 7/10, Percentage: 5%, Price: 12-pack, $23.99 on special (RRP: 26.99), Standards per vessel: 1.3 First produced during the summer of 1998, and re-released in batch form every summer since, Monteith’s Brewing Company refers to this particular brew as “a fresh, bright and lively Read more...

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