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16 Dec 15 - 07:56 AM (#3758751) Subject: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: gillymor I don't drink any more...but I don't drink any less. That old joke doesn't apply to me around the holidays because I definitely do drink more. I don't go in for Scotch or Irish whiskey much but I picked up a bottle of Jameson's Caskmates which is their whiskey aged in stout barrels and it's far superior to their regular offerings, according to me. Also picked up some Pappy Van Winkles which a really fine bourbon, plenty of Dogfish Head 60 minute IPA which is my go to ale and some Ommegang Abbey Ale which is a wonderful US-made take on a Belgian dubbel. I've just got to pick up some good sherry and some wine and I'm set. |
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16 Dec 15 - 08:31 AM (#3758761) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: GUEST,Raggytash I have a Chateau Neuf Du Pape, it's only a 2013 so I don't know yet if it is good wine or a very good wine. Never had a bad one. The Whisky/Whiskey collection continues to grow 79 bottles in total with 47 different Malts. Should keep me pleasantly mellow. |
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16 Dec 15 - 09:16 AM (#3758776) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: Stu Fifteen cans of Stella, a bottle of Bailey's, a packet of fags and a few down the pub to start with. Oh aye. |
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16 Dec 15 - 09:19 AM (#3758778) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: MikeL2 A problem somewhere meant that my reply was not posted ...doh Got to go will try again later |
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16 Dec 15 - 10:03 AM (#3758784) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: GUEST,# "I've just got to pick up some good sherry and some wine and I'm set." I know nothing about sherry, but wine . . . Any third-pressing muscatel that doesn't exceed 24% alcohol is fine by me. Make sure it has an orangey-yellowish colour, semi-transparent clarity with less than a quarter inch sediment in the bottle. If the sediment exceeds said measure, put a brown paper bag over the bottle and it will appeal to even the most delicate palate. If by accident one should purchase a bottle that exceeds the 24% alcohol suggestion, one may rectify the problem by cutting it with tap water. If the water is chlorinated, that could interfere with the delicate balance of this fine wine, so as a last resort add |
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16 Dec 15 - 10:07 AM (#3758786) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: GUEST,# a can of Budweiser that has gone flat. I accomplish that by leaving it open overnight. The resulting beverage has a delicate nose and is not in the least pretentious. It is best served with cold beans on toast. I give it an 8/10. |
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16 Dec 15 - 10:43 AM (#3758790) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: maeve You've gotten me laughing like a gull here, #! |
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16 Dec 15 - 10:49 AM (#3758791) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: Dave the Gnome Magnum of Proseco to be taken with fresh orange juice for Christmas breakfast and on it's own for Christmas dinner. A teaspoon in the neck of the bottle somehow keeps the fizz alive over the course of the day! Taylors LBV port will round off the dinner and various other beers wines and spirits will probably be sampled over the extended period :-) |
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16 Dec 15 - 11:09 AM (#3758799) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: GUEST,# Merry Christmas to you, Maeve. I hope it's a wonderful time for you and TL :-) |
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16 Dec 15 - 11:17 AM (#3758800) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: GUEST,leeneia Making music, mostly. Friday we will have eight musicians in the living room and 5 Scrabble players in the dining room. Sometimes we will all sing together. Add to that making music in church, and it adds up to a great season. |
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16 Dec 15 - 11:23 AM (#3758803) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: maeve Thank you, #. And to you and yours. :) |
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16 Dec 15 - 11:26 AM (#3758804) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: GUEST,Raggytash For some bizarre reason my good lady insists on Madeira on Christmas morning. Having said that I insist on Port and Brandy at the end of the afternoon! |
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16 Dec 15 - 12:13 PM (#3758816) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: GUEST,# For Raggytash's missus. |
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16 Dec 15 - 12:26 PM (#3758819) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: Bill D Gillymor has it right... except that once a year, I'll spring for Dogfish Head's 90 minute IPA... and if someone wants to surprise me with 120 minute, I'll cope... ;>) And...yes... any good Belgian Trappist ale And for various reasons, including a tribute to a departed friend who love it, a bottle of Penfold's Aussie red wine... Bin 8 or Koonunga Hill |
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16 Dec 15 - 12:27 PM (#3758820) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: gillymor It's good to see a fellow muscatel aficionado on these pages but, #, you forgot to mention that it is best enjoyed while seated on the curb in front of the convenience store where purchased and to be sure it hasn't turned one should always sniff the screw cap. Also, not to be overly critical, but even utter philistines know that a good Budweiser needs ample time to breathe. |
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16 Dec 15 - 12:32 PM (#3758822) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: GUEST,# I must admit you're right gillymor and I stagger corrected. |
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16 Dec 15 - 12:32 PM (#3758823) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: gillymor Right Bill, DH 90 minute about once a year for me as well. 120 is a little much but I'm working up to it. |
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16 Dec 15 - 12:52 PM (#3758827) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: Bill D I must add that while flat Budweiser is the choice these days, when I worked at a liquor store in the 60s, we had a special beer that would enhance any Muscatel.... it was called "Canadian Ace" and was 79 cents per 6-pack. We called it "faculty beer" in our little store near the university, and on weekends kept a stack of 8-10 cases right inside the door. I think it contributed to the high educational standards the school maintained. (all true ..except perhaps the last sentence) |
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16 Dec 15 - 01:48 PM (#3758847) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: GUEST,Musket Mrs Musket and I are doing quite a bit of entertaining this Xmas, family and friends at different points. I stocked up via a wine club we support plus lots of bottles of Black Sheep, Admans and Old Peculiar, the usual spirits etc. For Xmas dinner, a couple of bottles of a decent verve followed by three bottles of Chateau Reynella 1995 (Shiraz) This morning I thought we had overstocked on wine, as we have 64 places to store and 78 bottles (which to be fair includes our usual evening slurp) and then when I got in tonight, a box was awaiting. A xmas pressie from a relative of 18 bottles of one of my favourite Oregon Pinots. It would appear the liver is evil and must be punished..... Best bit is, I generally take guests down to the pub in the village. If the ruddy house burns, it'll take days to stop the flames. |
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16 Dec 15 - 02:56 PM (#3758871) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: MikeL2 Hi I can't match Raggy's' 79 bottles of Whisky/Whiskey. They are full ones arn't they?? I too love Chateau Neuf and have a dozen. The year is 2012. But I have not tried them yet so I can't comment on them. But I haven't had a bottle yet that I haven't liked. I have a few bottles of single malt Scotch Whisky - 12 years old Glenfiddich; 12 years old Cardhu; 10 years old Jura and a bottle of The McCallan Gold. I have had this several years now so I will probably sample it this Xmas. AS for Irish Whiskey, I have a bottle of 12 years old Bushmills but I do have something unusual too. For my Birthday last month a friend bought me Two " special bottles of Irish whiskey;something I have never heard of. Special in the sense that they are not the usual labled commercial stuff. The bottles have no labels. They are handwritten in white paint. The handwriting is difficult to read. ! seems to be "Jack's Moidiu 43% and the other..."Rare Pat Azel Teeling 43%. Perhaps someone who knows his/her Irish Whiskeys will be able to recognize them. We do have quite a few wines - Prosecco , Several different Siraz , currently my wife's favourite. I like Spanish red Rioja. and have a few Gan Reservas. Port, Cockburns, Taylors will feature high on the agenda and my No 1 son can clear me out in one night if i don't keep my eye on him. I wish you all a great time in trying the drinks. All the best to you all. Cheers Mike PS No music....I hidden my grandson's cello.....lol hic |
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16 Dec 15 - 03:14 PM (#3758875) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: GUEST,Raggytash Ni MikeL, some of the bottles are open, not all by any means. I rarely drink at home. If you or anyone else visited we could rink to our hearts content, but seldom on my own. As to the Teeling, there has been an explosion of "new" whiskeys in Ireland in the quite recent past. I've tried (and have a bottle of) a ten year old Teeling and like all Irish Whiskeys I tried (with the exception of Midleton) it is superb. # Thanks for the link, I remember Strawhead doing the same number with GREAT effect some years ago. |
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16 Dec 15 - 06:44 PM (#3758903) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: gnu STALE Bud? Ahhh... you let the alcohol evaporate, #? It's only 5% to start with. I am on a fixed income so inflation plus evaporation just don't blow the snow fer me eh? Know what I'm sayin? Bud is $48.50 for 30 cans here in the backwoods of Canada's poorest province. How's by you in Uppity Canada? |
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16 Dec 15 - 06:54 PM (#3758904) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: Steve Shaw If you're a supermarket special offer tart you can still get good wine for five quid, six at a stretch. Chateauneuf is overpriced drain cleaner. Avoid France (mean with fruit), Chile (mass-produced anonymity), Oz (alcoholic Ribena) and the US (juice) like the plague. Good NZ whites are a bit dear. Try these, and if your taste isn't mine, bugger off! Tesco Finest: whites, Fiano 2014. Pecorino 2014. If you like rosé, Vina Mara 2013. Red, Nero d'Avola 2014. Waitrose: red, Inycon Nero d'Avola/Frappato. A beauty. Marks and Sparks, red, Negroamaro 2014. Sainsburys: red, Taste The Difference Primitivo, though avoid the 2013. Nice unpretentious white, Torres Vina Sol, anywhere you can get it for a fiver. Rioja, any of the yellow or orange label Campo Viejo. They are always on offer somewhere or other. Prosecco, almost any is good, though Asda sell a cheap one called Italia that is not nice, and Tesco Dino is a bit insipid. You're a mug if you pay more than about £6.50. Champers, Sainsburys Blanc de Noirs. It's a beauty, full price around twenty quid, but I usually get it when it's three quid off AND when the store does 25% off for six bottles of any wines. |
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16 Dec 15 - 07:03 PM (#3758909) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: GUEST,# "How's by you in Uppity Canada?" You have hurt me to the core. I am in Lowery Canada. |
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16 Dec 15 - 07:04 PM (#3758911) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: Steve Shaw Well, Bill, some of those Trappist ales stink. Not saying you can't get good ones, but watch out for rat poo floating in them. If you fancy a truly superb Belgian ale, you can't beat Duvel. Best beer I've ever tasted. |
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16 Dec 15 - 09:24 PM (#3758924) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: Bill D I have had Duvel... (I still know where to get it locally)...very good stuff. But I've also had stuff like Bios Copper Ale and Rodenbach and several excellent Trappist brews. Westmalle & Orval are excellent, but possibly the best single beer I remember was a *fresh* bottle of Chimay blue top about 15 years ago. I spent about an hour today choosing several IPAs from among maybe 25... including 6-7 I'd never heard of. (And I did get more 90 minute Dogfish Head) I do have one treasure hidden away... a small bottle of the original Thomas Hardy's Ale from 1993. I drank a 1987 a couple of years ago, on my birthday. It was difficult saving it for 25 years, but it was delicious. I 'may' keep this one for 2-3 more years... but I want to be able to appreciate it, and I am aging too! |
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16 Dec 15 - 09:53 PM (#3758931) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: Steve Shaw Ah yes, Chimay. :-). I also managed to sample an ancient bottle of Thomas Hardy. Can't remember how old it was, but it was horrible! Gone off, I reckon. |
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16 Dec 15 - 10:32 PM (#3758940) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: GUEST,.gargoyle White House Press Corp....egg nog. The recipe goes back to president Eisenhower. The "foundation" is refrigerated (not frozen) and carried over to the next year. It includes, bourbon, rum, and brandy. Final finish, in a punch bowl includes whipped egg whites, whipped cream and egg nog ice cream. It should test out near 20% alcohol. It is smooth as a silk slipper. Sincerely, Gargoyle This ain't no Michelle O ...open house toddy...it goes back to hard drinkin days of hard core fundamentals |
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17 Dec 15 - 03:24 AM (#3758952) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: Dave the Gnome Chateauneuf was £8 a bottle in Morrisons the other day so I bought a couple. Would not have paid the £15 standard price. Old rarities - Only 2 (in the shed!) A bottle of Liverpool Garden Festival beer from the event of the same name. Late 70's/early 80's? And a bottle of, wait for it... Pomagne! No idea how old it is but it has none of the usual info on the label. We have had it at least 20 years. Not for any particular reason but we never had an occasion special enough to open such a fine bottle...;-) |
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17 Dec 15 - 03:39 AM (#3758953) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: Joe Offer # sez: a can of Budweiser that has gone flat. I accomplish that by leaving it open overnight. The resulting beverage has a delicate nose and is not in the least pretentious. It is best served with cold beans on toast. I give it an 8/10. It's really good for killing snails in your garden, too.... As for me, I try to sample as many different Christmas ales as I can find. I couldn't find Trader Joe's buck-a-bottle Winter Brew last year, but it's back in good form this year. It's a dark double bock lager, and it's darn good. At San Francisco's Camp New Harmony every year, we celebrate New Year's with the "Triple Crown." We start with a John Barleycorn workshop, sampling Anchor Christmas Ale from as many years as Charlie Fenton can find (usually 10-20 varieties). After that is a free-for-all beer sampling, and then Pub Songs and Sea Songs workshops (well-lubricated, of course). A perfect way to end the year. -Joe- |
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17 Dec 15 - 04:27 AM (#3758956) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: Will Fly My son is in the wine trade and we get all our wine from him with a very nice 20% discount. He has a great palate and has studied for diplomas in the wine and spirits educational courses. So - although I've learned a fair bit over the years - he knows a damned sight more about wine than I do! I've been buying through him for a long time and only ever had one duff bottle in all that time. As well as the Belgian and English beers and the various malts, we have (at an average of £10 a bottle after discount): WHITES Domaine Chauveau, Pouilly-Fumé 2014 (France) Mandois, Champagne Brut, 2005 (France) Chateau Bouscasse Jardins, Pacherent du Bic Vilh, 2012( France) Domaine Chéri, Macon-Milly Lamartine, 2014 (x2) (France) Domane Wachau, Gruner Veltliner, 2014 (Austria) Greywacke, Wild Sauvignon, 2012 (New Zealand) Staete Landt Josephine, Chardonnay, 2014 (France) Poggio Alle Fate, Chardonnay, 2014 (Tuscany) Domaine Saint-Lannes Signature, Cotes de Gascogne, 2015 (France) Sequilo, Swartland, 2014 (South Africa) REDS Simon Hackett, Greenacre Old Vine Grenache, 2012 (New Zealand) Calusari, Pinot Noir, 2014 (Romania) Mas Picosa de flor en flor, Capcanes, 2014 (Spain) Passimiento, Baglio Gibellina (mix), 2014 (Sicily) Vina Arana, Rioja, 2006 (Spain) Michele Chiarlo, Barberi d'Asti, 2012 (Italy) Kaiken, Malbec, 2013 (Argentina) La Braccesca Safazio Montepulciano, 2013 (Italy) Sagrantino di Montefalco, 2008 Ym! Yum! |
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17 Dec 15 - 05:31 AM (#3758970) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: The Sandman no more Rainwater |
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17 Dec 15 - 05:36 AM (#3758972) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: GUEST,Raggytash Will !! Can I come to your house if I fetch a couple of bottles of a good Malt Whisky :-) |
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17 Dec 15 - 05:53 AM (#3758976) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: Will Fly With pleasure, dear boy! PM me and get the first mule train down to Sussex. It's only a humble chateau with 120 acres we have, but I'm sure we can manage you. ;-) At the moment I have a half-consumed Glenfarclas malt (superb), and unopened bottles of Dalwhinnie Gold and Balvenie Caribbean Cask for Christmas presents. The Balvenie should be interesting as it's been matured in rum casks - wonder what the "nose" will be on that one... Still to buy: A good gin - possibly Tanqueray - for Martinis, some Armagnac and some brandy. My (very old-school) Martini recipe: 2 measures of dry gin per person 1 measure of Noilly Prat per person 1 dash of Orange bitters per person Plenty of ice in the cocktail shaker, add the liquors. Stir 20 times - do not shake - why add water to the mix? Pour into cold glasses and add 2 stuffed olives per person. DRINK! |
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17 Dec 15 - 05:56 AM (#3758978) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: Will Fly Alternatively, do what Noel Coward recommended and just wave the Noilly Prat bottle in front of the gin! |
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17 Dec 15 - 05:57 AM (#3758979) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: Dave the Gnome I was always put off one of those Martini ingredients by a simple grammatical error - An oilly prat :-) |
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17 Dec 15 - 06:08 AM (#3758982) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: GUEST,Raggytash Will, would a 12 year old Highland Park and a 10 year old Talisker suffice. I suppose I could also bring 10 year old Locke's a rather good Whiskey. That should keep us merrily singing carols for a day or two. |
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17 Dec 15 - 06:15 AM (#3758985) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: Will Fly Ding dong merrily on high! Talisker is always welcome - I've never tried Highland Park. Locke's is good. I had a very nice, peaty Laphroig or three in the pub the other evening while MC'ing the Brighton Acoustic Session. The MC'ing went well - as did the driving home, 'cos I was in the back seat! There's a lovely shop in Bakewell, Derbyshire, called The Malt Shop, which - as the name implies - sells mainly malts (from all over the place, including a prize-winning one from Japan) and glasses, etc. There used to be a similar one in Brighton, but it closed for some reason. |
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17 Dec 15 - 06:46 AM (#3758996) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: MikeL2 Hi Raggy Thanks for your info on Teeling. I will be having a go at it shortly. Regards Mike |
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17 Dec 15 - 06:52 AM (#3758998) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: Dave the Gnome I think, as a Christmas treat, I may need to visit my local temple - The Wright Wine Comapny. Been here almost 3 years and have not yet entered the portal! |
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17 Dec 15 - 06:53 AM (#3758999) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: MikeL2 Hi Steve Thanks for the info and recommendations. There is huge subjectivity in peoples' judgement here. I go by one principle when judging wine & spirits. If I like it - it is good. Regards Mike |
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17 Dec 15 - 07:56 AM (#3759020) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: GUEST,Raggytash There is a stunning Whisky Shop in Stamford Bridge, just off the A64. I really recommend anyone who enjoys a dram to drop in. They have a superb collection. One of the things they specialise in is single cask samplers. Not cheap and in 20ml bottles but well worth it if you are feeling flush. The Whisky Shop |
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17 Dec 15 - 08:12 AM (#3759025) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: GUEST My favorite Christmas cheer: Christmas once Christmas twice Holy jumpin' Jesus Christ Wham bam Goddamn Son of a bitch Shit! |
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17 Dec 15 - 08:28 AM (#3759027) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: Rapparee I have little to offer. Some Headframe "Never Sweat" I picked up in Butte, some whiskey from Wyoming, a couple bottles of 16 year old Bushmills, some Maker's Mark, some Knob Creek, several decent Scotches, a closet of wine, a couple bottles of decent port, and beers. Polygamy Porter, Bitch Creek, various IPAs, Moose Drool, Dead Guy, Troutslayer, Midnight Satin, Belligerent Ass, Grog, and others from breweries such as Big Sky, PVB, Snake River. I can also get Five Wives Vodka if anyone would like to try it. |
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17 Dec 15 - 08:42 AM (#3759032) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: gillymor Boy, I'm drinking this all in (have coat in hand). One of the best parts of the holidays is seeing what sorts of potables friends show up with. |
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17 Dec 15 - 09:01 AM (#3759035) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: Tattie Bogle I leave the beer to my other half as I don't like the stuff: he prefers IPAs and Blondes! (I'm a red-head!) Cider is my delight, almost anything in the Aspall range or Thatcher's Katy (not too much as it's STRONG!) Not keen on bottled Magner's or any of those Kopparbergs: all too sweet, and as for flavoured "fruit cider" - why ruin a good cider by putting blackcurrant or raspberry into it?? Some pubs in Edinburgh now doing Somersby on draught, which is better than Strongbow or Magner's Golden Draught. Sad that we cider drinkers get so little choice of draught ciders in pubs (none at all in some) while there may be rows and rows of draught ale pumps! Wines: prefer white, French or S hemisphere, excluding oaky Australians. N Zealand Sauvignon or unoaked Chardonnay will do me fine. Partial to Viognier either as single grape or in various combinations. Whisky: not keen on a lot of smoke/peat, so would avoid some versions of Laphroaig, Ardbeg, Caol Ila, Lagavulin, Talisker, etc. I do like Highland Park (Orkney), Glenkinchie, Glenmorangie, Bruichladdich, and for cask strength, A Bunadh (Aberlour, Speyside distillery). |
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17 Dec 15 - 09:07 AM (#3759039) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: Will Fly I love cider but I can't drink more than about a half pint because it really upsets my stomach. To cap that, the English Cider Centre is located about 20 minutes away from me by car at Middle Farm, near Firle in Sussex. I can look, I can have the odd taste - but I can't seriously buy! The Centre is a large, converted farm barn with barrel after barrel and shelf after shelf of bottles to choose from - sweet, dry, rough, smooth, mild, strong - and all combinations. No Norman cider, though. Crepes, galettes and Norman coder... mmm ... |
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17 Dec 15 - 09:23 AM (#3759046) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: MikeL2 Hi Raggy Not much warm spirit around Stamford Bridge these days.....Oh you mean the Yorkshire one. Thanks for the link, looks interesting to me. Must try Highland Park one day. Cheers Mike |
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17 Dec 15 - 09:32 AM (#3759050) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: GUEST,Raggytash I doubt you will be disappointed Mike, it really is a fine whisky. |
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17 Dec 15 - 10:18 AM (#3759061) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: Bill D If I had to choose ONE whisky to be marooned with on a desert island, it would be Highland Park. If I had to choose one to be my final sip before I leave this mortal realm, it might be Takisker. That is a harder choice, as I once had one small sip of a super-high gradeCachaça. Never tasted anything like it before or since. |
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17 Dec 15 - 10:48 AM (#3759068) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: GUEST,# After reading this thread I admit I don't have the savvy to speak knowledgeably about various alcohols. I'm still at the stage of thinking 'wine in a box' is the way to go because it doesn't rattle in the grocery cart. I also like bojolly with pasta or sardines. Yes, my friends scoff and ridicule me for it, but since I think any wine that costs more than $8.50 a liter is a waste of money, what can one do. However, I no longer stoop so low as to drink Thunderbird or Ripple, not that I disparage those fruits of the vintner's art. After all, something has to be done with formaldehyde when you remove the biology specimens from it. |
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17 Dec 15 - 11:06 AM (#3759071) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: gillymor You're not alone out there, #. I have a fiddling buddy who claims to never having imbibed an adult beverage other than a jug wine made by the Gallo Bros. for over 3 decades. He says that he can honestly state that it's the finest wine he's tasted in over 30 years. I think I know but I got to ask, what is bojolly? |
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17 Dec 15 - 11:51 AM (#3759077) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: GUEST,Musket I stocked up the whisky and the whiskey today, as I had to be in Bakewell for a meeting. That said, the fire water that has impressed me most recently is made in a fairly new distillery in Southwold. Yeah, Adnams make their own now and when we tried a taster on holiday last year, we had to buy a couple of bottles. Just over £40 a bottle so no gulping it down but ruddy good stuff. Their own gin is something else too. I like a smoother taste normally and Bushmills is my poison but a peaty Islay of one type or other is a treat. |
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17 Dec 15 - 02:18 PM (#3759100) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: GUEST,Raggytash Hmmm just one bottle to take to a desert Island............. Edradour? Caol Ila? Talisker? Highland Park? Please Mister can I be abandoned at least 4 Times |
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17 Dec 15 - 03:33 PM (#3759111) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: GUEST,# "I think I know but I got to ask, what is bojolly?" It was a term (and pronunciation) I picked up from the character Wojohowitz from the sit-com, Barney Miller. He had a hot date at his place and he was having a meal centered around escargot (which he called esCARgots) and he was accompanying that with a Beaujolais wine (which he called boJOLLy). That tickled my fancy and I've used the pronunciation for about 40 years now. |
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17 Dec 15 - 08:49 PM (#3759170) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: Steve Shaw A bottle or a thousand of Laphroaig Quarter Cask will do me on the desert island. Failing that, Talisker. Or split the difference, so 750 of each. :-) Is it all right if have Kirsty Young too? |
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17 Dec 15 - 08:50 PM (#3759172) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: Steve Shaw Or 2000 bottles of Glenfarclas... |
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17 Dec 15 - 08:59 PM (#3759174) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: Tattie Bogle Sounds like I need to go down and join Will Fly and Raggytash: try out some of that cider, and Will, I'll bring the Highland Park. We have a wee family story about Highland Park: we once had to entertain some Japanese visitors, thanks to our daughter having been earlier involved in a Japanese youth exchange scheme. Took them back to our place, and my husband generously offered a few malts around: WEE LIIYKE HIGHLAND PAAAAAAK was the verdict! Next night was a ceilidh night at a rather expensive country club near us: himself, being sociable, offered the visitors a drink: they all ordered Highland Park: 20 years ago now, but still the most expensive round he's ever bought! |
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17 Dec 15 - 10:23 PM (#3759185) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: Rapparee Perhaps I'll uncork a bottle of Le Bonne Merde. It's been sitting on the mantle now for several years. It's a bit dry; I understand that the last person who had a taste was sucked into himself. |
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17 Dec 15 - 11:04 PM (#3759191) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: GUEST,HiLo Ah yes, Highland Park, very good. I have only recently learned to appreciate it. I enjoy it so much that it may overtake Laphroig as my favourite. All the beer is Belgian and the wine is out of a box but it is French and very red! |
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18 Dec 15 - 02:45 AM (#3759216) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: GUEST,Musket Le Bonne Merde? Good shit. |
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18 Dec 15 - 06:15 AM (#3759248) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: Steve Shaw I'll have to give Highland Park another whirl. It used to be top dog with me, but I had the feeling a few years ago that it had dipped below its peak. I haven't had a bottle for a good few years now. Macallan 10-y-o was my other favourite but I'm all confused as to what's what in their range these days |
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18 Dec 15 - 06:17 AM (#3759249) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: Dave the Gnome You just reminded me, Musket. I think a few breweries are now distilling. I had a pint of York breweries 'Dark Ghost' ale a couple of weeks back and on offer alongside it was Elysian spirit, distilled from the same mash! The two together were £5 so I tried it - Very nice too :-) |
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18 Dec 15 - 07:49 AM (#3759259) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: gillymor "bojolly",thanks,#. |
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18 Dec 15 - 11:17 AM (#3759328) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: Bill D I used to save my pennies for Macallan, as it was the first really good scotch I tried, and several times was gifted some for BDs or Xmas, but now there are SO many choices... and so few pennies... that I try something new as often as I can. I like Cragganmore for late night, Abourlour & Auchentoshan for general sipping and my latest find, Glen Garioch, is a perfectly decent malt. Sigh... only 47 or so more that I want to sample from the shelves at the local booze-booth. (the $200 & UP bottles behind the counter are but a pipe-dream) |
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18 Dec 15 - 04:20 PM (#3759414) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: gnu GUEST,#... "You have hurt me to the core. I am in Lowery Canada." Sorry. A lot of Herring Chokers and Bluenosers and Spudders (I won't repeat what those from The Granite Planet call yee) consider Lowly Canada to be just as Uppity as The Centre of the Universe Province. Anyway, I may relocate to LaBelle in the coming years for cheap beer, better health care... I could go on but I'll lump the rest in the category of common sense and decency. OH! Kissmeass cheer? HO HO HO! NO NO NO! Baaaaaah humbug! |
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18 Dec 15 - 05:08 PM (#3759427) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: GUEST,# 1) You're welcome, gillymor. 2) Have a great Christmas, gnu. |
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19 Dec 15 - 06:14 AM (#3759560) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: GUEST,Raggytash I was in Manchester yesterday and called into the ALDI in Eccles (I was using their car-park) They had some Clontarf Single Malt Irish Whiskey at £19.99 a bottle (less than $30) Bargain !! I bought two. I think I should have got a third. It would make a very nice present. |
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19 Dec 15 - 07:21 AM (#3759579) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: Dave the Gnome May pop in to our local Aldi for some of that, Raggy! We don't get our Morrisons staff discount on spirits so I if can get them from anywhere at a lower price - I will :-) Did you see Ted while you were there? I remember seeing him as Father Christmas on Eccles precinct a couple of times. Shame he can't do it any more - I reckon he would have been great at it. |
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20 Dec 15 - 07:19 PM (#3759962) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: Tattie Bogle Ah Yes, Glen Garioch! Another guid yin! Frae Oldmeldrum in Aberdeenshire. Maybe time to mention this: Leave us our Glens |
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20 Dec 15 - 08:44 PM (#3759974) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: Steve Shaw I'll be in Prestwich, Bury and Radcliffe at various times tomorrow if anyone is in the vicinity to shake my hand/ buy me a butty! |
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20 Dec 15 - 10:18 PM (#3759983) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: Bill D Since there are so many lovers of the wee dram here... homage to Bottle of the Best |
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21 Dec 15 - 03:30 AM (#3760008) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: GUEST I notice Steve isn't getting any further west today. I'd avoid a zone around Anfield too if I were him. |
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21 Dec 15 - 04:18 AM (#3760022) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: GUEST,Raggytash Avoid Anfield ? ................. what for ......d ? |
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21 Dec 15 - 06:38 AM (#3760042) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: GUEST,Musket My guess. Steve's irrational and in my opinion unethical attachment to Liverpool, especially considering the result this weekend may shine a little light on the subject. Me? I was at Hillsborough watching a real team put four in the back of the net. Up the Owls! |
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21 Dec 15 - 10:21 AM (#3760071) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: GUEST,MikeL2 Hi I for my sins was at Old Trafford on Saturday. United played as if they didn't know each other. There's something wrong somewhere. We shouldn't lose to Norwich - sorry Delia. But fair do's they were by far the better team. Trouble was I took my two youngest grandsons. They had never been to a Premier league match. They were obviously a bit upset. Things will have to get better or we could be playing Sheffield Wednesday next year...lol Cheers Mike |
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21 Dec 15 - 10:29 AM (#3760073) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: MikeL2 Hi To get back more on thread this time... A good friend has just sent me for Christmas a case of Sparkling Red wine called The Full Fifteen. Now here's the thing, we usually drink our red wines at room temperature. But we usually drink sparking wines cold from the fridge. Should I chill sparkling red....???? Cheers MikeL2 |
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21 Dec 15 - 10:32 AM (#3760075) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: GUEST,Musket You'd have to stay up to do that. We are a point off the playoffs and looking better game after game. Be nice to be back in the premiership. If we fail, we might still be playing Man Utd or even more realistically, Chelsea. Now there's a thought.... |
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21 Dec 15 - 11:18 AM (#3760083) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: Long Firm Freddie Hi MikeL2 Interesting point I found this table on Jancis Robinson's site. She suggests serving red sparklers lightly chilled, but not as chilled as most whites, 10-12 degrees celsius, 50-54 Fahrenheit (or just bung in the fridge for 1.5 hours!) Wine style Ideal serving temperature °C/F Refrigerate for (hrs): Light, sweet, whites 5-10 / 40-50 4+ Sparkling whites 6-10 / 42-50 4 Light (aromatic) dry whites 8-12 / 46-54 2 Sparkling reds 10-12 / 50-54 1.5 Medium bodied, dry whites 10-12 / 50-54 1.5 Full sweet whites 8-12 / 46-54 2 Light reds 10-12 / 50-54 1.5 Full dry whites 12-16 / 54-60 1 Medium reds 14-17 / 57-63 - Full or tannic reds 15-18 / 59-65 - LFF |
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21 Dec 15 - 02:46 PM (#3760111) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: MikeL2 Hi Firm Freddie Many thanks for the chart it is both interesting and useful. I've put the bottles in my cold store...not a fridge but an out-building where I keep my beers and wines coldish. I saw an article in one of last week's newspapers from Laithwaites the Wine Sellers. They are advising us not to serve sparkling whites - Champers. Prosecco etc etc too cold as it kills the aroma. Many thanks Seasons best to you and yours Mike |
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21 Dec 15 - 09:16 PM (#3760150) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: Tattie Bogle Does exactly the same for cider: where did all that ice rubbish come from? Glass oot the fridge, cider super-cooled, an avalanche of ice in the glass. Naw, room temp any day if you want to taste it properly! |
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22 Dec 15 - 01:18 AM (#3760155) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: MikeL2 Hi Firm Freddie Many thanks for the chart it is both interesting and useful. I've put the bottles in my cold store...not a fridge but an out-building where I keep my beers and wines coldish. I saw an article in one of last week's newspapers from Laithwaites the Wine Sellers. They are advising us not to serve sparkling whites - Champers. Prosecco etc etc too cold as it kills the aroma. Many thanks Seasons best to you and yours Mike |
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22 Dec 15 - 06:36 AM (#3760192) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: Long Firm Freddie Hi Mike, glad the table was of use, and Season's Greetings heartily reciprocated to you and yours. White fizz straight from the fridge certainly benefits from being allowed to warm up a bit as we found at a family gathering on Sunday! This is the link to the Jancis Robinson article. Very much agree with Tattie Bogle about over icing cider, though in summer I do like a nice bottle of Aspall's Premier Cru lightly chilled. Yum! LFF |
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22 Dec 15 - 08:03 PM (#3760374) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: kendall A DEAR FRIEND IN ENGLAND INTRODUCED ME TO GLEN MORANGE A FEW YEARS AGO, THEN MY PAL, GORDON BOK CAME BY WITH A JUG OF ABALOUR, AND I WAS HOOKED.PROBLEM WAS, IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND NOT EASY TO FIND HERE. RECENTLY, HE CAME BY WITH A BOTTLE OF McLELLANDS SINGLE MALT, AND I FOUND THAT I CAN DRINK IT ON THE ROCKS, OR, EVEN NEAT. (DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH I HAD ON THE ROCKS):-) AND, IT IS WAY CHEAPER. |
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22 Dec 15 - 10:49 PM (#3760395) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: GUEST,punkfolkrocker " Cider - Naw, room temp any day if you want to taste it properly!"... .. providing that room is a stone cold pub cellar... 😜 take it from me, there are a good few local farm ciders you really don't want to taste properly... PFR - west country born and bred.. cider guzzler since the age of 5 or 6.. unfortunately now retired for middle age health reasons... |
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23 Dec 15 - 02:35 AM (#3760408) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: GUEST I shall let you know my tipple once I have gone through my shopping list. Let's see now.. Potato peelings Severn Trent's finest Aqua Zinc bathtub Heater Condenser A dozen bottles |
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23 Dec 15 - 04:02 AM (#3760419) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: Dave the Gnome Went to the Wright Whisky Shop yesterday. Unfortunately they did not have Elysian spirit. Luckily they had some rather good cherry vodka that both Mrs G and I can enjoy. Also got some orange bitters as recommended earlier for Martinis. |
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23 Dec 15 - 04:57 AM (#3760428) Subject: RE: BS: What's your holiday cheer? From: GUEST I went to the Wrong Whiskey Shop and came out with a jar of pilchards. |