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    Yet Another Pipe and Cigar Friendly Spot in Kuala Lumpur

    Back in KL for a day before going on to Malacca. Staying at the Majestic Hotel this time as they have a Smoke Room There is a bar and a humidor stocked with a small selection of cigars. You are welcome to bring your own cigars. And pipes are welcome. The Majestic Hotel and Smoke Room Enjoying...
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    Dinner In The Oldest Restaurant in Malaya

    I’m in Ipoh a couple of hours north of KL, on the way to Penang. It’s a town founded on the wealth from the surrounding tin mines. The restaurant, Durbar FMS, started in 1906 and moved to its current location in 1923. It is a restaurant caught in a time warp Both the decor and the menu is...
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    A Pipe and Cigar- friendly venue in KL, Malaysia

    I’m in KL for a few days staying at the Grand Millennium Hotel, right next door to The Pavilion Mall in Bukit Bintang. There is a small cigar shop in the hotel, but unfortunately the hotel cigar lounge is closed permanently. The shop carries a good range of Cuban cigars, including Cohibas and...
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    The Health Benefits of Pipe Smoking

    I have been on BP meds for years - along with a whole slew of others. Bad health runs in the family. I had to stop taking the antihypertensives recently as my blood pressure was too low and I was getting dizzy/light-headed spells. My BP is now in the healthy normal range, without the meds. I...
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    A Simple Lunch for a Few Friends

    A small lunch with 3 of our best friends - my best mate and drinking buddy, Wayne and great friends Stuart and Caroline. My wife and I met Wayne when we were learning French at the Allianz Francaise all those years ago. I wanted to learn enough to decipher a French menu and order a bottle of...
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    A Port and Cheese Evening

    A mate arrived back from London with a few things in his luggage last week. So 3 of us gathered at his home for an evening of Port and cheese 50 yo Kopke White Port, 50 yo Graham’s Tawny and a 1977 Taylor’s Vintage Port (this last half bottle from a friend who thought we needed another port as...
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    An Omakase Dinner with Rieslings

    I organised a 10 course Omakase dinner at Azuma Restaurant paired with Rieslings Apologies, I forgot to take photos of the 2nd course I left out photos of the pair of Austrian Pragers Looks like I forgot to photos of the next 2 wines
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    A Cigar Dinner

    The club held its 29th Annual Cigar last night. Usually held in October, this dinner was delayed for six months because of building renovations. The outdoor terrace was awashed in a sea of fez’s. The 40 attendees enjoyed a well-executed menu 3 cigars were provided - a Jose Piedra...
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    A Birthday Dinner

    A dinner to celebrate a friend!s 75th birthday Sorry for the lack of photos of the spread
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    Chinese Dinner for 6

    A mate is retiring this week, after 40+years as a dental surgeon. 6 of us had a Chinese dinner to wish him all the best for the next chapter of his life. Started with a trio of my favourite champagne, Tattinger Comtes de Champagne Dumplings and fish Followed by an excellent deboned...
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    A pre-,Xmas Chinese lunch

    A great lunch today with a few exceptional bottle Sorry for the lack of photos of the food ☹️ Champagnes were GREAT Very good white Burgundy Then a couple of excellent cred Burgundies I Then a superlative rare JJ Prum Eiswein
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    In Memoriam

    Wine dinner last night was a memorial dinner for one of the original members of the group. Most of the wines served came out of his cellars Paul was a successful manufacturer of men’s clothes, which gave him the financial independence to pursue his other interest, photography. He exhibited in...
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    A Italian Lunch Followed by a Cigar

    I seldom do lunch during a work week, so it’s a rare occasion when I’m out to lunch two days in a row. A simple Italian lunch today: Kingfish crudo with citrus dressing and pink grapefruit Pasta in a creamy cheese sauce Tuna steak - very Sicilian Tiramisu Simple food, but full of...
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    A Reunion Lunch with Three Schoolmates

    Quite a few years (decades really) since I was at school. So it’s good to see schoolmates from time to time - boarding school does make for some strong bonds. 4 of us met for lunch today ahead of larger class and school lunches this coming weekend The wine Freshly shucked Pacific oysters...
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    A Szechuan Dinner (With Photos)

    A Szechuan dinner last night with 5 friends. Most of the dishes were immersed in at least 3ins of oil, making it difficult to distinguish one from another 😏 First the wine: Extra points if you can name this chef 😁 Mapo tofu Pork slices in chilli oil Claypot prawns with mung bean...
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    Chinese Meal

    A Chinese meal with 4 friends Nice food Great company
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    Wine Group Dinner

    Table of 12 last night. A few interesting bottles including a 1919 Red Burgundy (Sotheby’s label) One corked bottle - the 1996 Niepoort Late Bottled Vintage port. A real pity because under the spoilage was a very good wine
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    Cataract Surgery

    I had my 1st cataract surgery 48 hours ago. What a totally painless procedure. Done with light sedation, so I was in a half-conscious state during the proceedure. At one point I asked if they were about to start. Only to be told they were all done. I was allowed to leave (with my wife) after a...
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    Do You Have a Disappointing Pipe ? And Why

    Have you any pipe(s) in your collection you find disappointing or plain irritating to look at ? I bought this Peterson XL90 new a few years ago I accepted that it wouldn’t pass a cleaner - so that is NOT a deal breaker I have kept it in a cupboard all this time. Because of a large...
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    A Chinese Dinner

    I arranged a Northern Chinese (Beijing) themed dinner midweek to show how wine friendly Chinese food can be. (The meal was heavy on non-meat dishes as one of the attendees was vegetarian) The wines were chosen with the menu in mind Entrees: Seasoned jellyfish Seasoned black fungus Smoked...