Hints and tips:
...We begin, but of course, in the dead of night with a trainee doctor called Abercrombie Smith (Kit Harington) begging a friend for refuge from “the devil” and some brandy for his nerves....
...You might also add a splash of brandy – see classic prawn cocktail recipes such as The Wolseley’s – or vodka like Manzi’s chef Christian Turner....
...We’re offered brandies but it feels like a stretch. As we begin to wrap up, Smith says, “We’re going to make a deal . . ....
...It’s a trait that has attracted generations of artists, writers and craftsmen to the county – and now it’s attracting a new generation of exciting drinks-smiths too....
...Floral apple brandy from Laird in nearby New Jersey brings a strong backbone at 100 proof....
...Both Paul Smith and William Boyd have recently curated hugely popular Lartigue shows at Hoppen’s gallery....
...She is our guide to proceedings, introducing us to the other residents: The Woman (Debbie Kurup), a classy looking type, who nonetheless siphons cheap gin into a fancy French brandy bottle and trades her...
...club, on the “asphalt carpet” strewn with fag ends and spilt beer, then revive his stomach with a “Vera Vomit” and his lungs with a cough “that would turn into a visceral retching”, before downing a large brandy...
...This former sheep farm in the far south-east is now a five-mile-long nature reserve bordered by small islands waggishly named Rum, Brandy and Whisky....
...In fact, they can actually get better if you leave them to sit around a bit, says Louis Lewis-Smith, owner of The Dark Horse in Bath....
...Early in his reign, William imposed a steep duty on French wine and brandy, increased the tax on beer and liberalised distilling....
...Last year, the couple opened Smith & Gertrude in upmarket Stockbridge to rave reviews, serving cheese flights and interesting wines in a bar with communal tables and a record player for diners to choose...
...Inside the Grand Pavilion at Chelsea Flower Show this year, Linda Smith of Waterside Nursery stood by her aquatic fantasia....
...But in Lost for Words the humour is less complex; the novel’s perfect accompaniment would be a glass of crisp rosé rather than one of Patrick Melrose’s favourite throat-scorching brandies....
...Thus Cole doesn’t go out of his way to portray himself as the nicest rapper since Will Smith....
...“Why, I’m the butler,” was Hatendi’s response, to which the policeman asked, what was the butler doing with a large glass of brandy in one hand, and a cigar in the other?...
...The country of Adam Smith, David Hume and Joseph Black was increasingly seen by outsiders as the home of a noble savage in a tam o’shanter....
...Sybil Kapoor is winner of the 2011 Guild of Food Writers Michael Smith award for work on British food …………………………………………………….....
...Fruitcake Flip For the fruitcake-infused brandy: 2½lb / 1kg fruit cake, sliced and toasted 5 litres brandy Pour the brandy into a large jar (I use an apothecary jar). Add the cake pieces....
...Another, slightly sickly twist on the King George has been introduced this year by culinary icon Delia Smith. On deliaonline.com there is a recipe for a Christmas pud made with ice cream....
...) Good firm eating apples with high acidity are required here: Cox’s or even Granny Smiths can both be used but old varieties such as Lord Lambourne or James Grieve are even better...
...Sydney By Peter Smith Shark Beach in Sydney harbour may not sound like the most alluring spot to spend Christmas day but it’s the venue of choice for thousands of Australian sun worshippers....
...Forbes-Smith who was on an overland “motor dash” from London to Quetta, a city now in Pakistan....
...Of course, these are Bergman brushstrokes as well, and adapter Joanna Murray-Smith shares his predilection for heightened intellectual and emotional articulacy....
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