Whats your poison?

gtvlusso

Follow on from Lost_in_Thought's thread.......

1, Peroni
2, Caucasion (White Russian)
3, Black Russian
4, Martini (shaken with Olive)

And all in one night *hic*....Although I do like good old bitters: Butcombe blond, Bath Ales and so on. This week, I will be mostly drinking spirits as I am going to see Feeder at the Brizzle Colston Hall.

Jen J

gtvlusso wrote:

Follow on from Lost_in_Thought's thread.......

1, Peroni
2, Caucasion (White Russian)
3, Black Russian
4, Martini (shaken with Olive)

And all in one night *hic*....Although I do like good old bitters: Butcombe blond, Bath Ales and so on. This week, I will be mostly drinking spirits as I am going to see Feeder at the Brizzle Colston Hall.

Water usually, but in a pub even I don't want to look so cheap as to drink a glss of water, so end up on diet coke, and then can't sleep for days as my body is not used to caffeine.

Yes, I'm an teetotal ex-alcoholic. Exciting, huh?

dirk_van_gently

My latest favourite beer, Honey Dew, can't remember who makes it, but it's allegedly organic, and tastes awesome.
Favourite Cider, "Green Goblin"
Favourite whisky "Old Fettercairn"

always_tyred

In order -

Coffee

G&T

Jura or Glenvilet..... or Glemnorangie.... or Tomatin....

I'm told by people wishing to point out my Englishness that these are "beginner malts". Having tried Ardbeg and Larphroig (bottles of which I did manage to choke down) I think this means that once you've killed your tastebuds, you can graduate to chain cleaner.

girv73

I don't drink much: nothing most weeks and just a couple when I do.

But when I do it's beers and ales, the kind that they give you a knife and fork with, and Guinness of course.

I will occasionally drink more (too much) and go on to the vodka, but that never ends well.

UnworthyPapaLazaru

Always Tyred wrote:

I'm told by people wishing to point out my Englishness that these are "beginner malts".

Your English and these are beginner malts.

Addlestons
Tennants Lager

Malts (proper ones)

Port Ellen (I have a very rare unopened 30-odd year old in the house - opening on next special occasion - is buying a bike a special occasion?)
Balvenie

always_tyred

Balvenie - forgot about Balvenie.

Surely that's a soft southern jessie malt as well?

Mithras

Mead!!

Dudu

Barnes' Best Bitter
Budvar
Westmalle Dubbel
Grappa

But not at the same time.

dirk_van_gently

UnworthyPapaLazaru wrote:

Port Ellen (I have a very rare unopened 30-odd year old in the house - opening on next special occasion - is buying a bike a special occasion?)
Balvenie

Remember, that once bottled the maturing process stops, so the sooner you open it the better

Underscore

Dirk Van Gently wrote:

My latest favourite beer, Honey Dew, can't remember who makes it, but it's allegedly organic, and tastes awesome.
Favourite Cider, "Green Goblin"
Favourite whisky "Old Fettercairn"

Agree on the Honey Dew - seem to remember it being a Fuller's beer but I might be wrong - with an honourable mention to Ruddles Rhubarb Beer, which is much, much better than it sounds and does leave the enamel in place on your teeth.

Whiskies though, I'd probably go for Laphroaig Quarter Cask, with honourable mentions to some of the Mortlach bottlings for those preferring a lower Phenol content and Bruichladdich, as a distillery, for doing interesting new things with whisky.

Cocktail-wise, I occasionally enjoy a very Dry Martini or a proper Margarita: silver Tequila, Triple Sec and lime juice.

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edhornby

I like all kinds of things !!! beer, lager on occaision, red and white wine, single malt, cognac

UnworthyPapaLazaru

Always Tyred wrote:

Balvenie - forgot about Balvenie.

Surely that's a soft southern jessie malt as well?

Probably...

UnworthyPapaLazaru

Dirk Van Gently wrote:

UnworthyPapaLazaru wrote:

Port Ellen (I have a very rare unopened 30-odd year old in the house - opening on next special occasion - is buying a bike a special occasion?)
Balvenie

Remember, that once bottled the maturing process stops, so the sooner you open it the better

Indeed. It will be opened soonish, Im looking for excuses...

Tiny Explosions

Dirk Van Gently wrote:

My latest favourite beer, Honey Dew, can't remember who makes it, but it's allegedly organic, and tastes awesome.
Favourite Cider, "Green Goblin"
Favourite whisky "Old Fettercairn"

Honey Dew is indeed a Fullers brew.

As for me, well, it's gotta be Guinness when here in Ireland, over the water, a nice pint of Hobgoblin goes down well

Oh, and the odd Mojito!

Clever Pun

Fuller honey dew is lovely also mentions to Doom Bar, Tribute, timothy Taylor or the beers front

I do like single malt... a lot, I'm a member of the Scotch Malt Whiskey Society http://www.smws.com

Always Tyred... try Benromach Organic it really is a cracking dram
http://www.oddbins.com/products/productDetail.asp?productcode=27698
Also Talisker and Mcallen might be more your type of thing

You friends were giving you Islay whiskeys which are an acquired taste. Although the 15 Larphroig is awesome and so much nicer than the 10.

AndyManc

Dandelion and Burdock




You bunch of pi** heads :P

Underscore

UnworthyPapaLazaru wrote:

Port Ellen (I have a very rare unopened 30-odd year old in the house - opening on next special occasion - is buying a bike a special occasion?)

Hmmm! I've just finished a bottle of the 1979 3rd release. Lovely stuff. Bought it to celebrate the birth of my first son; finished it to celebrate the birth of my second son! Buying a bike must be a special enough occasion...

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AyrshireBacon

Am partial to the odd drop of single malt.

But last week was Norwich Beer Festival. So many beers, so little time.

I was speaking to some of the staff who (last year) worked untill 11pm,
drank until 3am (biggest lock-in ever!!!) and then cycled home on Marriots Way.

lost_in_thought

Oooooh me me me!

I like beer, I do. Oh yes.

Actually, I can't stomach wine, red or white. It gives me a burning feeling which I don't appreciate. I react very badly to Champage, but do enjoy port/sherry occasionally.

So it's beer, belgian and/or wheaty if possible, with a particular favourite being Leffe Brun.

Once I'm all beered out, which happens relatively quickly, I'm also on to the single malt.

However, I'm actually a big fan of the Laphroaig, and Lagavulin is another favourite. If I'm after something less smoky, Dalwhinnie is very inoffensive indeed.

However, I prefer it as it comes out of the bottle, which leads to a lot of 'STOP putting ice/water in my damn whisky!' and careful monitoring of my glass in case a dozy barperson nicks it.

gtvlusso

Red wine: good, very good.
Bourbon: bonzer
Brake Fluid: Hmmmm.....

Sewinman

Mainly red wine but when it gets serious I like Highland Park for a single malt. JW Black label is also very good too - its actually more complex than most single malts and much harder to make!

Favourite drink though is golden rum - a Mount Gay Extra Old rum with some ice (in a beach bar, sunset, Barbados).

Sewinman

lost_in_thought wrote:

Oooooh me me me!

I like beer, I do. Oh yes.

Actually, I can't stomach wine, red or white. It gives me a burning feeling which I don't appreciate. I react very badly to Champage, but do enjoy port/sherry occasionally.

So it's beer, belgian and/or wheaty if possible, with a particular favourite being Leffe Brun.

Once I'm all beered out, which happens relatively quickly, I'm also on to the single malt.

However, I'm actually a big fan of the Laphroaig, and Lagavulin is another favourite. If I'm after something less smoky, Dalwhinnie is very inoffensive indeed.

However, I prefer it as it comes out of the bottle, which leads to a lot of 'STOP putting ice/water in my damn whisky!' and careful monitoring of my glass in case a dozy barperson nicks it.

Is this a wind up? You're like the most perfect bird ever!?

biondino

I like all sorts, but I think red wine is my preferred area and cabernet sauvignon (why do I feel like an 80s yuppie saying this) is my favourite variety.

Beers - there's a time and place for everything, and I'll regularly drink bitter, lager and stout in the same evening. Bitters tend to win out most of the time, with Fullers being easily my favourite brewer which is convenient as it's extremely local and my favourite nearby pub (the Red Lion in Barnes) has Fullers beers on tap. HSB narrowly edges Honeydew, but my preferences change every time.

Lager I drink less often as I'm now too old to drink premium lagers all night and the weaker ones universally taste like arse. In the summertime they become exponentially more appealing.

Cider I rediscovered a couple of years ago in France, having abandoned it once my palette became too sophisticated for Gaymers Old English (age: 16) and Londis strong dry antifreeze (age: 18 and only then because it was by far the cheapest alcohol per unit on campus). I like Aspall ciders but I haven't gone far beyond them - some Somerset scrumpy from a petrol can at a party a few weeks ago may well have been the most unpleasant thing I've ever put in my mouth.

Spirits are a tricky one - for a start, I don't get drunk on them - I just feel a bit odd and then get knocked for 6 by the surprise hangover the next day. But they do make some of the most delicious drinks - caipirinhas, margaritas and the like. I never gorged myself sick on tequila like most of my friends so these days I really like it and have a bottle of expensive sipping tequila (Centenario?) at home.

Single malts are the right way to finish most things, including this post. I used to love Scapa and more recently Laphroaig, but my favourite bottle is one I bought for £40 from a tasting 6 years ago - and 11-year-old unnamed Campbeltown with the most astonishingly deep, challenging taste I've ever experienced. I think I have about 1/3 of the bottle left.

Clever Pun

lost_in_thought wrote:

However, I prefer it as it comes out of the bottle, which leads to a lot of 'STOP putting ice/water in my damn whisky!' and careful monitoring of my glass in case a dozy barperson nicks it.

Only ever put a little filtered water in to taste... NO ICE it ruins it

lost_in_thought

Clever Pun wrote:

lost_in_thought wrote:

However, I prefer it as it comes out of the bottle, which leads to a lot of 'STOP putting ice/water in my damn whisky!' and careful monitoring of my glass in case a dozy barperson nicks it.

Only ever put a little filtered water in to taste... NO ICE it ruins it

Agreed on the ice! I understand that you're meant to put a little water in it to enhance the taste, but i prefer it without.

sewinman wrote:

Is this a wind up? You're like the most perfect bird ever!?

Not perfect, just like beer and whisky rather than cocktails and wine.

Sewinman

Clever Pun wrote:

lost_in_thought wrote:

However, I prefer it as it comes out of the bottle, which leads to a lot of 'STOP putting ice/water in my damn whisky!' and careful monitoring of my glass in case a dozy barperson nicks it.

Only ever put a little filtered water in to taste... NO ICE it ruins it

I don't buy into all that kind of single malt facism...half an inch of tepid filtered water to release the flavour etc. In my opinion one should just get it down you in what ever way you prefer. Its all marketing bollox invented by the scotch industry. Single malts being better than blends is another myth.

Sewinman

lost_in_thought wrote:

sewinman wrote:

Is this a wind up? You're like the most perfect bird ever!?

Not perfect, just like beer and whisky rather than cocktails and wine.

I have never met a girl who likes scotch, hence my comment. Anyway, chin chin.

ansbaradigeidfran

I can't abide beer, and wine I'll only take a token half-glass if social pressures demand it.

Me, I like cider and perry. The good stuff, that is. Trouble is, at 8% or so, I can't drink much of it.

I always knew I should have been born in Hereford...

edhornby

Ardbeg ! I have a bottle of Nearly There which will be drunk very slowly because it's all gone except overpriced on wes on ebay....

get a bottle of the renaissance from royalmilewhiskies !!!

or talisker... mmmm

sazzledazzle

Not a big drinker really as alcoholism seems to run in the family. But when I do have a snifter I'll drink most things apart from wine and whiskey - one glass of red or white and I go totally round the bend. Last time I drank some I tried to prove Wonder woman was better than Superman by jumping out of a moving car pretending to be her. It didn't end well :oops:

And whiskey - well it's just foul stuff!