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my first gin…

11 Friday Sep 2015

Posted by azahar in food & drink

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cocktails, gin

first gin… in over forty years.

Ever since an “unfortunate incident” with gin when I was about 16 I haven’t been able to even smell the stuff without feeling queasy. So when we were offered complimentary gin cocktails at a recent foodie event I thought “uh oh”. But in the name of research I stepped up to the bar and asked what these locally made gins were all about. Turns out there were two on offer: one made from wild berries and the other from orange blossom (azahar) and citrus. And well, how could I turn down a cocktail with azahar in it? Here you see it, mixed with a citrus tonic that for some reason was blue, and it was actually quite lovely. Though I doubt I am about to turn into a regular G&T drinker anytime soon.

What’s your favourite cocktail?

sherry sunday

07 Monday Sep 2015

Posted by azahar in food & drink, friends, sevilla, sherry, spain, tapas, tapas tours

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jerez, sevilla, sherry, sherry tapas tour, tapas, wine

sherry sunday (1)What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than with new friends enjoying amazing sherries paired with tasty tapas. Thanks to Twitter (once again) I got to meet Paddy @vineinspiration and Lorna @styleisleIRL and took them out on a Sherry & Tapas Tour. Not that Paddy needed any “educating” as he is accomplished wine blogger and specialises in sherry. Which is actually how we “met” on Twitter. Anyhow, Paddy & Lorna were on their way to the Vendimia (wine harvest) in Jerez but stopped off for a couple of days in Sevilla first. And it turns out they will be back in October because Paddy will be taking the Sherry Educator course with me! Small world.

This is only a sampling of what we got up to. It was so much fun “talking shop” with people who share my sherry passion. Looking forward to meeting up again in October.

sherry sunday (2)

farewell feast

02 Wednesday Sep 2015

Posted by azahar in andalucia, food & drink, friends, Malaga, malaga getaway, spain, travel, trips

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el refectorium, friends, Malaga, malaga getaway

malaga feastAs always I ate very well in Málaga, visiting old favourite spots and trying out a couple of new ones. This was a fabulous feast we had on my last night in town, revisiting El Refectorium Catedral. Great food, wonderful wine, fun conversation with dear friends. And of course a couple “penultimas” afterwards. A lovely send off.

new looks for tapas sites!

26 Wednesday Aug 2015

Posted by azahar in andalucia, blogging, food & drink, sevilla, social media, spain, tapas, websites, work

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azahar tapas, sevilla tapas, spain, websites

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More new looks – what do you think?

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las teresas

21 Friday Aug 2015

Posted by azahar in andalucia, food & drink, we love tapas, wine, work

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bars, las teresas, sevilla, seville, tapas, tapas bars

las teresas

It was a night off from tapas tours, so of course I ended up hanging out in bars. Actually, it was mixing pleasure with business as I had to meet with a couple of bar owners, and then wanted to check out a newly opened place. Meanwhile I managed to get this cool shot at Las Teresas. I had never really noticed that hand-painted plate on the wall and to get closer to it I had to go behind the bar. Then Rafa bought us a round on the house and we chatted for another half hour or so. I love this bar, I love the people who run it, the guys who work there, and I’ve been going there for over 20 years. Just like with most of the bars I’ve ended up working with. It’s an amazing job when you don’t really notice when you’re working or when you’re just there socialising. Love my job.

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