RobinRobin 11942 Posted February 10, 2024 Share Posted February 10, 2024 3 hours ago, Renton said: I remember there was a fad in the 80s of people selling "bottled air from New York" and such exotic places, and mugs actually bough t them. You can still get similar. And, bottled air from each of the UK countries. The cost? £100! Is this about CT? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 36037 Posted July 14, 2024 Share Posted July 14, 2024 In the interests of balance and because it tastes nice, I’m having the odd Estrella Galicia. @PaddockLad not sure if you knew, as I believe you’re a fan, they stock it in LIdl now. Which reminds me, as I believe you’re also a fan of Cuban Ron, they do their own 7 yo Cuban Rum now. I’ve had better but it’s very decent. Especially for the price 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 44008 Posted July 14, 2024 Share Posted July 14, 2024 4 minutes ago, Alex said: as I believe you’re also a fan of Cuban Ron Who? … 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 34886 Posted July 14, 2024 Share Posted July 14, 2024 7 minutes ago, Alex said: In the interests of balance and because it tastes nice, I’m having the odd Estrella Galicia. @PaddockLad not sure if you knew, as I believe you’re a fan, they stock it in LIdl now. Which reminds me, as I believe you’re also a fan of Cuban Ron, they do their own 7 yo Cuban Rum now. I’ve had better but it’s very decent. Especially for the price Mates are out for the match, I said no, I'm up at five in the morning, I'll just watch it in the house. The bairns are both out as well. Anyway, I'm now on my fourth can of kronenbourg. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 44008 Posted July 14, 2024 Share Posted July 14, 2024 1 minute ago, Howmanheyman said: Anyway, I'm now on my fourth can of kronenbourg. Fancy a fight? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 47900 Posted July 14, 2024 Share Posted July 14, 2024 There's another resignation coming here. I can feel it in my bones. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 22830 Posted July 14, 2024 Share Posted July 14, 2024 Oooh, let's see. A pint of coke, followed by a glass of tap water, now really risking it with a lime and lemonade. 👍 Not a problem but the shite I'm watching on TV in the hotel bar is. 👍👌 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 44008 Posted July 14, 2024 Share Posted July 14, 2024 12 minutes ago, Renton said: Oooh, let's see. A pint of coke, followed by a glass of tap water, now really risking it with a lime and lemonade. 👍 Not a problem but the shite I'm watching on TV in the hotel bar is. 👍👌 Never mix your drinks mate… amateur hour tbh. 😘 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdansmith 3260 Posted August 24, 2024 Share Posted August 24, 2024 yesterday i bought 6 bottles of Zinfandel red wine in a deal. only 2 bottles left now . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 21840 Posted Saturday at 18:13 Share Posted Saturday at 18:13 A nice Westmalle Trappist Tripel at 9.5% 🤪 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 21840 Posted Saturday at 18:15 Share Posted Saturday at 18:15 Whisk(e)y drinkers. I need a recommendation. A mate would like to try a whisky. He's only had bad experience when someone gave him an Ardberg some years ago and he thought all Whiskies were like that. I am normally a proddy man with my Whiskey and go to Bushmills. Any others recommended? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 22830 Posted Saturday at 18:28 Share Posted Saturday at 18:28 6 minutes ago, wykikitoon said: Whisk(e)y drinkers. I need a recommendation. A mate would like to try a whisky. He's only had bad experience when someone gave him an Ardberg some years ago and he thought all Whiskies were like that. I am normally a proddy man with my Whiskey and go to Bushmills. Any others recommended? Did he like the Ardberg? Interestingly it is the extreme NW quadrant which is where I used to like mine. I don't think there is any correct answer to this any more than what the best red wine is. Personal taste and trial and error. I would say though Scottish whisky is far superior to Irish whiskey and @Alex is your man. Fuck, wish I could still drink this. The week I've had though I'd definitely drink a whole bottle right now unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 36037 Posted Saturday at 19:19 Share Posted Saturday at 19:19 (edited) @wykikitoon So, I like smokey peated whiskies and I like unpeated ones. But the former is an acquired taste and I didn’t actually like it when I first tried it. My mate brought a bottle of Laphroaig or maybe Ardbeg round what must’ve been 20 years ago and I thought it tasted like seawater. Im terms of single malts I’ve never had a bad one but some are a bit dull imo. And as the popularity of single malts increases world wide, some are not aged all that long. Legally it has to be 3 years but sometimes you’ll get malts all from the same distillery but of varying ages. With those they often don’t carry an age statement (because the age statement has to be the youngest whisky in the bottle, if you put an age statement on). And a single malt looks a bit shit / cheap with (for example) 4 years on it. Not having an age statement doesn’t make it poor quality. But it’s something to be aware of. Btw Bushmills is made exactly like a single malt from Scotland, rather than most other Irish Whiskies. That’s the 10 year old or older Bushmills. Black Bush and ‘standard’ Bushmills are like blended scotch. Black Bush is lovely btw. As to your mate, Wyki: I would probably recommend an entry level whisky like Aberlour 10 or 12, Glenmorangie 10 or 12. Or good old Glenfiddich. If he likes those then maybe experiment a bit more. And if he fancies trying something different, some sites sell miniatures (5 cl samples)*. A Scottish malt that’s very similar in style to Bushmills 10 is the Auchentoshan. For the ones I’ve mention see which ones are on offer online. Or at the supermarket. Most supermarkets have a decent selection of single malts. Read the label / tasting notes though to avoid peaty ones. *Master of malt and the whisky exchange both do this. Edited Saturday at 19:32 by Alex 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 21840 Posted Saturday at 20:28 Share Posted Saturday at 20:28 Cheers @Alex that's mint. I love Black Bush. They did a honey one too Bushmills but I took it to Italy when I went biking and it went within two nights it was that nice 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 36037 Posted Saturday at 21:13 Share Posted Saturday at 21:13 Amazon quite often has 1 litre bottles of Black Bush on offer. The trouble is, if I buy a litre on offer, I don’t save any money because I just drink more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 36037 Posted Saturday at 21:15 Share Posted Saturday at 21:15 3 hours ago, wykikitoon said: A nice Westmalle Trappist Tripel at 9.5% 🤪 Bloody lovely stuff. Orval is another favourite of mine. I must get myself back to Belgium someday 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 3710 Posted Sunday at 09:45 Share Posted Sunday at 09:45 14 hours ago, Alex said: I would probably recommend an entry level whisky like Aberlour 10 or 12, Glenmorangie 10 or 12. Or good old Glenfiddich. You cannot go wrong with those really, even when buying for a cranky old whiskey snob. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 44008 Posted Sunday at 12:03 Share Posted Sunday at 12:03 I had a “few” snifters of The Balvenie Doublewood over the Christmas holidays, first time I’ve touched a drop of whisky in a while. And by a few, I mean between my brother and I the bottle got gently caned 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 36037 Posted Sunday at 12:12 Share Posted Sunday at 12:12 3 minutes ago, Monkeys Fist said: I had a “few” snifters of The Balvenie Doublewood over the Christmas holidays, first time I’ve touched a drop of whisky in a while. And by a few, I mean between my brother and I the bottle got gently caned Balvenie do sone really nice whiskies. William Grants own them. Who do the Grants blends. They also own Glenfiddich. The Monkey Shoulder ‘blended malt’ has both Glenfiddich and Balvenie in it. Despite the popularity of Grants and Glenfiddich the company is still owned by the Grant family. It’s significant because something like 90% (might be more tbh) are owned by massive multinational corporations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 44008 Posted Sunday at 12:21 Share Posted Sunday at 12:21 The Doublewood is probably my favourite whisky tbh. We also threw the cork away on a bottle of The English single malt which I’ve had in the cupboard for a good while. Not too shabby at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 11942 Posted Monday at 02:59 Share Posted Monday at 02:59 14 hours ago, Monkeys Fist said: The Doublewood is probably my favourite whisky tbh. We also threw the cork away on a bottle of The English single malt which I’ve had in the cupboard for a good while. Not too shabby at all 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22865 Posted Monday at 14:37 Share Posted Monday at 14:37 Arran is the nicest dram I've tried recently. I cained a bottle with my dad over xmas - goes down like nectar. My dad is taking my brother and me on a three day tour of distilleries in Islay later this year. A weekend of cultural learning. I'm not a massive fan of the peaty drams usually until the end of the evening, but I'm happy to make an exception 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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