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Awesome Thing We Drank #668: A Range Of Pressed Goodness From “The Juice Truck”

We cruised down to Railtown to grab ourselves a fish taco from our pals at Tacofino the other day. While we were waiting for our lunch to get made they suggested we skip across the street to check out The Juice Truck. Really good call. The juices are pressed on site, so they’re as fresh as can be. The prices are pretty high (like holy shit are you serious? high), but man, are they ever restorative and delicious! Just think of each one as a cheap glass of wine and you’ll pull through with a different kind of buzz.

Pictured above, left to right…

The Profile | Red Delicious Apple pressed with pineapple, anjou pear, orange and ginger | $7.50
The Green | Cucumber pressed with green kale, parsley, celery and lime | $7
The Lemonade | Raspberry and rhubarb with vanilla, mint, lime | $5

To find out if the Juice Truck is headed to your hood, stay glued to their twitter feed @juicetruck.

The Timely ‘Campfire’ Cocktail At Nomad On Main Street

This is a deliciously spicy little number of Eagle Rare bourbon, dry gin and dry vermouth complicated by ginger syrup, Angostura bitters and charred citrus. The potent, aromatic mix is then poured into a smoke filled rocks glass for the win.

South Africa’s Blankbottle 2015 ‘Moment Of Silence’

Seek and taste now, because there’s every assurance this exact wine will never be again. For the better. Crazy good value for this level of everything.

Brilliant, Food Friendly ‘Red Pilsner’ From Steel & Oak

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