I gather from what has been said in a number of posts on this Forum, that one or two members "occasionally" like to imbibe in a glass or two of the "amber nectar".
I too like a drink or two every now and again, but only on two occasions – when it is raining, and when it is not! :beers:
The subject got me thinking about what are peoples favourite drinks, and do habits change over time?
As a young Lancashire Lad I was brought up on Lion Ales – which came from their Brewery in Blackburn (which I once visited on a "sampling trip"), and it was my favourite beer at the time but is sadly no more. Black Velvet (Guinness & Cider) was something else I then used to drink, and Rum & Blacks.
When my wife and I moved to North Wales to live, the local brew was "Marstons" and their "Pedigree" beer was very nice and reasonably strong.
In Tenerife I now usually drink imported Carling keg beer, or the local brew, or draught Peroni – a very nice Italian light beer, and when it comes to spirits it's now either Famous Grouse whisky (& dry), or Brandy and lemonade. The measures here are very large (don't use optics) and a couple of glasses amounts to about a 1/3rd to a ½ of a bottle.
I am partial to the odd cocktail or two as well at the end of the night when out for a meal – particularly Pina Colada, or a Mai Tai.
I do also enjoy a pint of Guinness, but nothing elsewhere compares to the "real thing" - a pint of Guinness served in a Dublin Bar, allowed to settle for 5 minutes, then slowly poured down one's throat.
What's your favourite "tipple"?
dark Rum and coke :beers:
Always enjoyed Bacardi, but these days I find cola (any cola, and to be honest, most of the soft drinks) is troublesome (I blame the aspartame they use as sweetner (nasty stuff ... really), as neither SWMBO not I had problems with some drinks until they swapped over to it :hmmm:). Beer I find totally disgusting, ditto lagers, but I enjoy ciders :D. And these days I do like a nice wine, especially the Big Reds :thumbsup:
Spitfire
Old Speckled Hen
Miller Lite
Morgans Spiced ..............to name but a few
I only drink when there's a Y in the day..............
drink very little intoxicating stuff these days, maybe an occasional glass of mead; wonder how many, if any, also enjoy it; I do prefer the proper stuff, not the flavoured grape juice that is often offered as being mead.
When I go out socialising, which is rare as I have to take the car because of where I live, I usually drink lager, (any draught), or lager shandy. However, at home, I am quite partial to a malt whisk(e)y - at the moment I am working my way through a bottle of 'Kilbeggan' which I find to be a nice smooth whiskey. I am in England at the weekend for a wedding, so, with no driving to do, (flying over and then chauffered by my sister :)), who knows :angel:
Fursty Ferret
Old Speckled Hen
Special Reserve from Tesco when mixing with dry ginger or cola
or to drink on its own, and unspoiled
Jura
Glen Moray
Aberlour
and occasionally from a bottle given to me by my late father
Bunnahabhain
:hmmm: I think I see a pattern developing :beers:
Bit of a fan of Malt Whisky and have quite a collection.
Also partial to red wine.
If we go out I like a good draught ale or if it's hot a nice cool lager.
I did get a liking for Belgian beers when we were there recently but they are strong !
Sounds bad - but I don't drink much at all these days and only at weekends unless i'm on holiday.
Quote from: Dorsetmike on September 08, 2015, 06:21:51 PM
drink very little intoxicating stuff these days, maybe an occasional glass of mead; wonder how many, if any, also enjoy it; I do prefer the proper stuff, not the flavoured grape juice that is often offered as being mead.
I do like mead too on occasions! However, if you like mead, try finding a Polish shop (there are enough of them around!) and ask for a bottle of Polish honey liqueur - you can often find 32% proof in the UK, but in Poland I have had 40% too! Makes a very nice cough mixture... :beers:
I of course like Polish beers - they are mostly what would be lagers here, but I find that they have more flavour than most UK available lagers. There is a very nice bar in the old town square in Poznan that has a micro-brewery and that makes some nice brews too!
Apart from that I have developed a taste for Polish vodka (I find Russian vodka's too rough!) The Zubrowka (Bison Grass) vodka has a hint of vanilla to it, and is great cold with apple juice - the Poles call it apple pie! They also make a very nice cherry vodka - Wisniowka, although that is difficult to get in the UK. There are other weaker versions in Polish shops, and they are nice too! :thumbsup:
Quote from: Tdm on September 08, 2015, 05:42:11 PMwhen it is raining, and when it is not!
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As a young Lancashire Lad I was brought up on Lion Ales,
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What's your favourite "tipple"?
Sounds about right to me
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Cumberland Lad, brung up on Carlisle State Management (a strange tale of military/industrial times)
It was cheap !
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anything brewed by me*, and lots of other stuff as well.
Quote from: port perran on September 08, 2015, 06:42:25 PM
Bit of a fan of Malt Whisky
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and have quite a collection.
Me too
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a collection ?! Mine 'evaporates' too quick to be collected :(
But,
* you can combine too styles of drink by brewing your beer with
peat smoked & malted barley,
sadly the Laphroaig and Ardbeg malted barley is difficult to obtain now and the German "Rauchbier" malted barely are rubbish :(
You can see from my avatar that I like a drop of the black stuff (I prefer Murphy's to Guinness), although it's difficult to find it properly served in this corner of the country. Otherwise, a glass of wine or dry cider with a meal a couple of times a week, or a nice glass of chilled Czech lager on a hot day.
May I also recommend...
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also 'Old Engine Oil' porter, by Harviestoun Brewery is particularly good if you can find it.
Slainte!
Chris
My taste has varied through my ages, so........
Teens - Grotneys Red Barrel and Courage best bitter
20's - got very much into real ales
30's - some friends and I got heavily into holding cocktail afternoons/evenings
40's - as part of a Purchasing team at work I used to get given many bottles of spirits, my favourite tipple being Bushmills Black Bush whiskey
50's - as part of a Sales team I used to travel a lot and Polish/Bulgarian beer was the order of the day
60's - I have to drive most of the time but if I am being carted by someone else then either a real ale or red wine (white is refreshing but does nothing for me)
I don't tend to drink at home despite having cupboards full of malt whisk(e)y and various ingredients for cocktails still. Southern Comfort is very nice but after a few the air guitar always seems to make an appearance for some reason :headbang: :-[
Quote from: Agrippa on September 08, 2015, 06:18:22 PM
Spitfire
Old Speckled Hen
Miller Lite
Morgans Spiced ..............to name but a few
I only drink when there's a Y in the day..............
First two are on my list plus a tot or three of Southern Comfort :pint:
Dave G
I still love a gin and orange, don´t know what it is but the combination works for me, also partial to the odd tot of Jameson´s. :)
I like variety...and something unusual.
If out for a quick drink after work, I like to try a guest beer of some sort; or failing that Asahi is quite common in the many public houses around the office. Belgian beers are always good, and we have an interesting selection of occasionals at home; including absinthe, sake, poitin and grappa (not at the same time though!).
Whisky (and for that matter whiskey) is also greatly appreciated!
I haven't had a serious drink for a few years now, just personal choice, but I always enjoyed a single malt called Tamnavulin. We toured the distillery , near Glenlivet, while on holiday (one of many)in the highlands, and I found it very smooth. Sadly the distillery is finished now.
Jack Daniels here but only once or twice a year.
When found in the shops the occasional bottle of Sake is nice.
In my yoof I enjoyed a good farmhouse scrumpy, the real stuff, if enough rats didn't fall in the vat they'd throw in a side of beef. I see a mention of Guiness and cider, that would have to be draught Guiness and scrumpy.
When I was in the RAF and rose to the dizzy heights of the sergeants mess, then a Bacardi and Coke or a Vodka 7up hit the spot; never could develop a taste for whisky, made me very ill very quickly, same with bitter or mild, not to my taste, lager needed a dash of lime or lemonade tops.
A good topic, no slagging off, just mentioning your
beverage of choice,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Forgot to mention Jaegermeister , not bombs just straight
as in Germany and Austria, Little Creatures (oz) , Brewdog
stuff, Greene King,Erdinger Weissbier.......
Beers: Chimay (blue), Dragon's Milk (bourbon barrel stout), and stouts and porters generally, the occasional IPA (preferably very hoppy and bitter)
Wine: Carnivore (very full bodied Argentine Cabernet), or a nice Malbec
Spirits: Lagavulin (single malt), Pinnacle Cake vodka, Bombay Sapphire martini, Jack Daniels Honey
That's pretty much my Christmas letter to Father Christmas, but without the N Gauge items.
If out and it's an event (Rugby for example) where it is mass catering it's Larger and I prefer Heineken - it's difficult to stuff up a pint of H.
I love me Port but have a tradition of once the cork is out the bottle has to be finished - so you don't want to be working next day.
But my favourite tipple of the moment is Gvine vine gin from France (yes I know) with Schweps Tonic, ice and lime - very refreshing...
When I was younger anything alcoholic that suited the mood would pretty much do, but beer wise from the keg my favorite bitter is 'Maldon Gold' from the Mighty Oak Brewing company. Bottled 'Golden Hen' Tinned 'Old Empire' IPA.
Red wine there are quite a few, I won't go there as there are many! Spirits well I guess 'Smirnoff' with a splash of slimline tonic is one I drink these days as I watch my weight, but I do love a malt and I'm a bit partial to a 'JD' but these are only consumed at the festive season and on special occasions.
BTW Great thread! :beers: :thumbsup:
Had a very nice dark spiced rum called Kraken the other night.
Quote from: Steve Brassett on September 09, 2015, 08:09:30 PM
Had a very nice dark spiced rum called Kraken the other night.
Did you sleep OK afterwards as I've heard The Kraken Wakes? :-X
I have to confess that I drink every day.
I drink one can of Heineken in the canteen at lunch time.
When I get home in the evening I unwind with a couple of kirs.
I am export salesman so when I travel overseas I replace the kir by a gin & tonic (or sometimes a mojito if I'm in a place where the ice cubes can be trusted).
Of course when my wife is not there anything goes !
Chin-chin,
Joe
Does anyone recall, from at least 10 years ago, a vodka called 'Ursa', with a picture of a polar bear on it ? Haven't been able to find this in years ... was a really nice vodka too :(
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Scrub that ... a Google shows it was bought out by Diageo in '04 (so about the time I recall having it last) and ruined ... :( :thumbsdown:
In my opening post of this thread I forgot to mention wine.
Being an occasional "Migraine" sufferer I have to be very careful when drinking wines (I am told certain types of "congeners" used in the wine making process are known triggers of Migraine).
I drink very little wine at home because most local wines give me a bad headache, but when I go on a cruise I always drink Bernkastel Reisling (from the Mosel region) with my meals, as it not only tastes good (in my opinion), it doesn't give me a headache the next morning, and all Fred Olsen Cruise ships stock it.
I would love to have some at home, but can't get it here in Tenerife, have we any German members on this Forum that could send me some over!? :thumbsup:
Being a Lancashire Lad originally I find I am also allergic to Yorkshire Beers (particularly John Smiths)! :D
When it comes to single malt whisky - I do like "Isle of Jura" which comes in a nicely shaped bottle also. A whisky connoisseur (so he said) on one cruise we went on once told me that you should never drink a single malt "neat", but should add just a drop of plain pure water to it as it brings out the flavour more. How true that is I just don't know - perhaps someone on here does?
Try your whisky with a dash of water and if it's not to your taste just drink it neat,
whisky connoisseurs are like buses and football writers, there's one along every minute.
Quote from: Tdm on September 09, 2015, 09:38:53 PM
A whisky connoisseur (so he said) on one cruise we went on once told me that you should never drink a single malt "neat", but should add just a drop of plain pure water to it as it brings out the flavour more. How true that is I just don't know - perhaps someone on here does?
Most Scotsmen I've spoken to have always given me the same advice - "The ONLY thing that should be added to a good malt whisky is more whisky" ;)
Paul
Beer or red wine for me and maybe a malt whiskey on special occasions.
American microbrew beers have improved no end in recent years (yes seriously!). When on the East Coast I like Yards, Dogfish Head or Founders IPAs; when in Colorado, Breckenridge Brewery's Avalanche IPA is excellent.
Quote from: Sprintex on September 10, 2015, 02:52:42 AM
Quote from: Tdm on September 09, 2015, 09:38:53 PM
A whisky connoisseur (so he said) on one cruise we went on once told me that you should never drink a single malt "neat", but should add just a drop of plain pure water to it as it brings out the flavour more. How true that is I just don't know - perhaps someone on here does?
Most Scotsmen I've spoken to have always given me the same advice - "The ONLY thing that should be added to a good malt whisky is more whisky" ;)
My father always used to say "They spend a lot of money taking the water out of whisky - why put it back?"
Well with a tag like mine it has to be mainly beer, my favourite being "Palmers Best"
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Generally a good session beer between 3.8 & 4.2 tasting of malt and hops and not messed about with, we have 2 local micro breweries. Bournemouth Brewing Co which after a dodgy start has got it's act together. It's invitingly close!
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Their "Golden Grains" is very thirst quenching.
And 8 Arch Brewing Co (named after Julians Bridge in Wimborne, where again their "Parabolic" is very tasty and "Bowstring" is a good session beer
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Both the micros have a brewery tap!
On the wine front only taken with food and it depends what I'm eating but again I don't like it messed about with, grapes is the flavour I'm after, the other "Jilly Goolden" wines as I call them are not for me, she once described one as having a hint of old saddle leather Ugh!
A decent Port with Cheese and a good Brandy with the coffee go down well.
Finally what I call my sipping whisky "The Malt Vault"
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Right I've made myself thirsty so I'm off for (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-eatdrink009.gif) (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php) Cheers David
Mine's a vodka chased with a light beer. This is very confusing for occasional acquaintances because they expect me (being so obviously a Brit) to drink the Whiskey that's always also available. Problem is that my Russian Wife drinks the Whiskey leaving me the vodka........
We drink normal cheap stuff as a rule but for special occasions we get the really good (read expensive) stuff. I often think that after a few expensive drinks we could easily go back to the normal every day stuff. Trouble is, these thoughts come the next day when it's to late !
With nearly 50 years of propping up bars all over the globe and consuming vast quantities of real ale, plus gallons of single malt, I have now by some strange means decided I cannot drink them any more!!! :'(
If I drink alcohol at all I take one large glass of Port, White or Tawny makes no difference.
The other week my "townie", Sloane Ranger stepson took his mother and I out for a meal, he was horrified, no sorry, mortified, when I ordered fish and chips with a glass of Port!
"You can't drink Port with White fish" He exploded!
"Oh yes I can says I" I then had to explain Rule 1! :smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing:
Cheers Peter.
I don't drink as much as I used to. A doctor asked me once how much I drank a day. I said 8 or 10. He said units, I said pints. Nowadays I am usually driving, so I only have one or two a week. I do like real beers, especially IPA varieties, but Pedigree is always a goer. After spending 5 years in Norway. Aquavit always goes down a treat, as long as it's Gammel Opland.
Real Ales for me and brandy :)
Like to try all the real ales but those on the lower abv, ie session ales. Just started brewing my own and just bottled up 40 pints of mild, keen to see how it turns out ;D
Quote from: chub1 on September 11, 2015, 07:30:29 PM
Real Ales for me and brandy :)
Like to try all the real ales but those on the lower abv, ie session ales. Just started brewing my own and just bottled up 40 pints of mild, keen to see how it turns out ;D
Let us know where you live and we'll pop around to help you try out the home brew. :beers:
Quote from: port perran on September 11, 2015, 07:54:51 PM
Quote from: chub1 on September 11, 2015, 07:30:29 PM
Real Ales for me and brandy :)
Like to try all the real ales but those on the lower abv, ie session ales. Just started brewing my own and just bottled up 40 pints of mild, keen to see how it turns out ;D
Let us know where you live and we'll pop around to help you try out the home brew. :beers:
:beers: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
At home I like Adnams "Broadside" or for wine a Malbec.
During our winters in Goa its usually Kingfisher or Honeybee and Coke with G&T filling a gap in either place.
Quote from: steve836 on September 11, 2015, 08:31:04 PM
At home I like Adnams "Broadside" or for wine a Malbec.
During our winters in Goa its usually Kingfisher or Honeybee and Coke with G&T filling a gap in either place.
Honeybee - now that brings back memories. Great stuff !
What is Honeybee ?
Best regards
Joe
Quote from: joe cassidy on September 12, 2015, 06:13:13 AM
What is Honeybee ?
Best regards
Joe
Honeybee is Indian brandy. It's a bit like Spanish brandy only much sweeter.
It's a toss up between bourbons at the moment - Evan Williams 1783 vs Makers Mark vs Rittenhouse rye - all very wonderful!
In(n) my youth anything except for Campari (yuk) but mainly lager, lager, lager, lager...lager.
Now mainly cider and red wine (not together but did drunkenly, while chatting, top up a wine glass with cider and as the tight student in me from long gone years has never left, drank it. Not too bad really).
Mainly English mass produced cider but like trying French, Spanish and other world ciders. Can't do the proper cloudy stuff anymore, decorum prevents me from saying why :D :worried:
I do like gin and bitter lemon in the summer. Very refreshing. Won't drink it in the pub though. Not because my mates would take the p but it would be more expensive than Fleischmann.
Nevada Pale Ale is nice when I've been in California and can't find an Irish pub.
And so to the Guinness. YES. Say no more.
One day I'll have to give up and then be able to go to Tings by helicopter and stretched Limo.
Keep the faith. Cheers weave :beers:
Quote from: steve836 on September 12, 2015, 07:49:07 AM
Quote from: joe cassidy on September 12, 2015, 06:13:13 AM
What is Honeybee ?
Best regards
Joe
Honeybee is Indian brandy. It's a bit like Spanish brandy only much sweeter.
Does it travel well ? :)
Best regards,
Joe
Quote from: joe cassidy on September 12, 2015, 11:42:15 AM
Quote from: steve836 on September 12, 2015, 07:49:07 AM
Quote from: joe cassidy on September 12, 2015, 06:13:13 AM
What is Honeybee ?
Best regards
Joe
Honeybee is Indian brandy. It's a bit like Spanish brandy only much sweeter.
Does it travel well ? :)
Best regards,
Joe
Don't know Joe, it never lasts that long :-[
Regards Steve
Quote from: weave on September 12, 2015, 10:35:36 AM
Now mainly cider and red wine
Mainly English mass produced cider but like trying French, Spanish and other world ciders.
Good man :thumbsup:
One of the reasons I bought my current place is that a cider farm is a mile or so down the hill :beers: The experienced amongst you will notice the slight tactical error ... :-[
I do enjoy English ciders, but not the mass-produced crap like Strongbow :sick2: Got to be a good local one, and some of those do travel well :D Surprised that a number of countries I never thought of as cider-makers are doing some very tasty ones - Rekorderlig do a very good pear cider (and
please - let's
not get into the argument of whether that should be perry or not again ::)), as do Kopparberg :thumbsup:
And Big Reds in the wines - 14% upwards :thumbsup: very nice :pint:
If you ever get the chance visit San Sebastien in the Spanish basque country.
It's a lovely town on the coast and the main form of entertainment in the evening is a pub crawl. They all serve local cider with tapas.
Best regards,
Joe
These are my favourite Tipples.............
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