08.20.2010
To reduce its monthly bills, make Puerto Rico greener and add a new viewing attraction to the bay area, Bacardi Cuba Corp. and Aspenall Energies inaugurated the two first wind turbines in the industry area with the participation of Gov. Fortuno and other administration officials at the company’s headquarters in Catano, reports The Puerto Rico [...]
06.13.2010
Well it’s that time of year again (heading into summer) and that can only mean one thing in Japan, time to make Umeshu! Umeshu is a sweet, sour plum liqueur quite popular with women in Japan, and can also appeal to people who don’t like the taste of alcohol apparently. Last week Japanese supermarkets started [...]
02.6.2010
Recently I blogged about the Sapporo/Royce Chocolate beer for Valentines day and there seems to be a spate of other chocolate based beers and cocktails released this year in Japan. Recently I found this Chocolat Cocktail from Asahi which is a Rum and Chocolate based cocktail. I bought it initially for my wife as she [...]
12.20.2009
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 English don’t tend to drink it – even though it may have originated from East Anglia, England, according to wikipedia. (When I first [...]