Invented as a cooking system in rural Africa this is a shoe-in for use on a boat as, firstly it’s a barbecue and oven that you can pick up and move and secondly you can roast an entire meal with it, as the fat drips into its inner moat for roast potatoes and veg. We [...]
Guy Venables finds a rum that’s all the better for decanting, as it hides the face on the label I have long been aware that the process of decanting wine into a decanter has many reasons. The un-knockable-over ship’s decanter for instance is suited to those of us of the arm-waving disposition when drunk or [...]
One Pot Cooking: When it comes to cooking for the very cold the Alaskans get daily prizes. I was there in the 1990s and had my life saved by this dish on a day when I was so cold I couldn’t pick up the spoon. You won’t find it on the internet (well OK you [...]
Over the Yardarm with Guy Venables where Guy visits the Salcombe Distilling Company’s Gin School to learn how to make gin, properly, with a copper still, and botanicals... or you can just buy their own ‘Start Point’ brand In a smartly converted boathouse on the banks of the creek sits the Salcombe Distilling Company. The [...]
Guy Venables Cuba and rum are indivisible, as it seems are rum and cigars. Guy goes there on a visit and learns much about blending I was invited to Cuba recently to draw cartoons of a trip for some of the worlds best bar managers and cocktailists organized by Havana Club rum. Here, under the [...]
