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Hydropath Society 'Pure White' 2018
RRP$20 Adelaide Hills, SA, Australia Funny story. When I won my award for Best New Writer (shameless self-promotion, I know) Tom Robinson...
Lushmuddled
Aug 22, 20211 min read
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Henschke 'Johanne Ida Selma' Blanc de Noir MD
AUD$70 Adelaide Hills, SA, Australia I like Henschke. I think that the wines are fabulous across the range. I also like that they, in my...
Lushmuddled
Aug 22, 20211 min read
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Vanguardist 'La Petit Vanguard' Corsair 2020
Riverland, SA, Australia RRP$25.00 Man. Every time I drink something from the Riverland it just makes me think that I need to go there....
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Aug 18, 20212 min read
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TOP 5 Non Alcoholic Drinks
I have been experimenting a lot with non-alcoholic drinks lately. Dry July was a good starting point, but the popularity of sober...
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Aug 12, 20213 min read
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Dry July Recap
I want to start this with complete honesty. I did not do Dry July. My wife and I started with the best of intentions and we drank a lot...
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Aug 8, 20213 min read
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Winmark 'Rusty's Run' Chardonnay 2019
RRP$32 Broke, Hunter Valley, NSW It feels like it's been a while since I properly reviewed wine. That's my bad. Apologies to all! Broke...
Lushmuddled
Aug 8, 20211 min read
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An Evening With...Fighting Gully Road La Longa Sangiovese 2017
I would argue no Asiustralian has more passion for Sangiovese than Mark Walpole. His winery, Fighting Gully Road, is in Beechworth and,...
Lushmuddled
Aug 8, 20216 min read
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Spirits, Interrupted
Want to go straight to the recipes? Click here to skip the nerdy stuff. Non-alcoholic spirits. We all knew that I'd get there eventually....
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Jul 27, 20216 min read
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Get On The (Non Alcoholic) Beers
I've been known to enjoy to a non-alcoholic beer. Well, enjoy could be the wrong word. By and large, I find them thin and without body....
Lushmuddled
Jul 17, 20214 min read
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Altina Light Me Up
NON ALCOHOLIC 250mL can $6.00 per can, $20 per four pack A green tea and apple base, with forestberries, wattle and cayenne pepper....
Lushmuddled
Jul 11, 20211 min read
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McGuigan Zero Shiraz
NON ALCOHOLIC RRP$13.00 Australia I was really happy with the Zero Sparkling, so I have high hopes for the Zero Shiraz. Again, I can't...
Lushmuddled
Jul 8, 20211 min read
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Drunken Monkeys
An Admittedly Incomplete History of Booze I know, I know. We've all had that high school class where the teacher awkwardly talks about...
Lushmuddled
Jul 7, 20216 min read
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McGuigan Zero Sparkling
NON ALCOHOLIC RRP$13 South Eastern Australia There isn't a lot of information on the label - I can't find any information about vintage...
Lushmuddled
Jul 7, 20211 min read
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Seedlip Grove 42 + Lemongrass Tonic
NON ALCOHOLIC RRP$20 per 4 pack London, England Comes in tinnies, and I'm all about the tinnies. And fancy RTDs really. I've had the...
Lushmuddled
Jul 4, 20211 min read
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Dry(ish) July: An Introduction to UnMuddled
I drink alcohol. A lot. Probably more than I should. But what can I do? I work with it. I write about it. I engage with it every day. I...
Lushmuddled
Jul 1, 20212 min read
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Lucky Prince Pinot Noir 2020
RRP$12 South Eastern Australia I'm not sure what's going on at Oak Road, but I do not like that their own wine panel is rating the wine...
Lushmuddled
Jun 23, 20212 min read
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Betty & Max Chardonnay 2020
RRP$11.00 South Eastern Australia This was sourced from a mixed case, the company being Oak Road Estate Wines. They seem to be a...
Lushmuddled
Jun 23, 20211 min read
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Penfolds Grange Vs. The Hunter 2014
The name of this should be The Hunter Vs Grange. The Hunter Valley is definitely the underdog in the industry. Calling it Grange Vs The...
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Jun 20, 20215 min read
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The Eurovision Drinking Game
Oh, it's the most wonderful time of the year... Eurovision is nigh. We've all heard of it, even if we've never watched it. I've been...
Lushmuddled
May 17, 20214 min read
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Yelland and Papps Greenock Shiraz 2016
RRP$40 Barossa Valley, SA, Australia This was something of a spiteful purchase for me. After being disappointed by my last Barossan...
Lushmuddled
May 16, 20212 min read
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