Les in Hull, agreed! but on the other hand, spirits should never be allowed to corrupt the precious brew, unless one is limited, by circumstance, to a single drinking vessel and time is of the essence. Otherwise, they should only be savoured side by each.

In 1675, Charles II of England published an edict to close down British coffeehouses on the grounds that they were centers of political agitation, his royal proclamation stating that they were the resort of disaffected persons "who devised and spread abroad divers false, malicious and scandalous reports, to the defamation of His majesty's government, and to the disturbance of the peace and quiet of the nation." Public outcry forced the King to refute his position eleven days later.

I am pleased to note by your posts that Britain did not go on to become entirely a nation of emasculated tea sipping grannies.*BG*