The Org Bar, Pull up a chair and share. What're you drinking?

[maviczap]

Chilling dude?

[Brettus]

Mojito!
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/10/10/ecf9da5de2c4e08887057adbacd93c97.jpg
And a sex on the beach for my wife ;-)

[maviczap]

Lucky missus Brettus, wrap up warms there's a stiff breeze ;)

[Brettus]

Haha pun entirely intended I guess.

Followed that up with a tequila sunrise which looked as much like the sex on the beach as to not make it worthwhile taking a picture.
A little sour for my liking but enjoyable.

On to my usual fare now, double Cointreau and coke

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[Brettus]

Tapatalk isn't liking images, a shot of dalwhinnie 15yo now, bringing the class quotient up a little ;-)

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[Brettus]

Dalwhinnie had nice light flavours, don't think I've had that one before. Highland park 18 now, have also ordered a chocolate torte (that's just how I roll ;-))
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[littleoldman2]

Lucky sod, I do love chocolate torte.

[Brettus]

With chocolate orange ice cream too! Most pleasant with a nice whisky. My wife headed for bed already but I wanted time to settle my food and look forward to the dessert I'd had my eye on ;-)

Liking the highland park, full bodied and a little peaty giving it a nice flavour that suits me just fine.

[Brettus]

Sorry for the thread hogging, finished for tonight, decided on a glenmorangie to round the evening off. Didn't fancy cognac after those nice whiskys.

Night all ;-)

[maviczap]

Sleep tight ;) :p

[TamSV]

I was given a bottle of prosecco last week and won another bottle in a prize draw on Monday. I don't really like it and neither does Mrs T. I wonder if I could use it as a mixer...

[andrewsmith]

mix it with a shot of brandy or fruit liqueur

[Littlepeahead]

3 big teas at the Soho meet. On a train with an out of order loo and I have a bladder the size of a thimble. Hm.

[Brettus]

Double Rum n Black for me tonight.
Keep the chill off ;-)

[Tomor]

Lidl desperados. Not bad actually.

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[Brettus]

Only just back from Devon so I'm sober tonight. No bad thing after a weekend of indulgence. Pepsi max cherry is pretty good stuff :-)

[Matt-EUC]

Earl grey tea.

Cause I'm English.

[kaivalagi]

British....

[TamSV]

St Mungos at the moment

[TamSV]

I was given a bottle of prosecco last week and won another bottle in a prize draw on Monday. I don't really like it and neither does Mrs T. I wonder if I could use it as a mixer...

I actually googled a few nice sounding cocktails for this and was going to get in the required spirits.

Then I came in pished last Friday and caned the full bottle. Oh well. :D

[TamSV]

I'm now having a bottle of Ayr Brewing's "Somerset Boab's Black and White". Known round here as "A Boaby".

Probably not something you can get everywhere but, if you've never had Boaby before, you should really try it at least once. You might like it.

A dark beer, strong liquorice aftertaste. A wee bit gassy. Short lived head. Quite nice though. I was pleasantly surprised with my first mouthful of Boaby and it hasn't disappointed since.

[andrewsmith]

Okells Maclir
It'll do nicely

[TamSV]

Okells Maclir
It'll do nicely

Haven't even heard of that one before. What is it and where can I get some? :thumbsup:

[andrewsmith]

Haven't even heard of that one before. What is it and where can I get some? :thumbsup:
It's isle of man beer
Very light quite dry, normally available at B&M stores

[Bluepete]

Whatever is at hand. Shoite week at work. Sod sober for October.

Dad's here so it's going to be a late night.

Pete; )

[andrewsmith]

Home brew

[TamSV]

Whatever is at hand. Shoite week at work. Sod sober for October.

Same here.

I was going to try a sober month but fell off the wagon on day one. The way the rest of the month's gone I wouldn't be surprised if the wife stages an intervention. :D

[TamSV]

Now onto Ayr Brewing Co's Jolly Beggars Amber Ale.

Notes on the bottle suggest a "floral nose" and they're not kidding. Won't be so flowery in the morning I'll wager. ;)

[Brettus]

OK after the earlier post about whisky advent calendar I decided I might just assemble my own, select key ones I like for 10th, 15th and 20th and then my glenfarclas 1981 present from my sister for 24th. The other days to be randomly shuffled by my wife :-)

With the current selection I could (without duplication) start on November 19th but think I'll trim the selection down to the traditional 24.

Rather than sober for October it's more drunk for December ;-)

[pookie]

a glass of cab sav with dinner .. be rude not to have another :)

[Bri w]

Tonight Matthew we is having a large Jura Origin.

[Bluepete]

My interesting pint for tonight is...

Imported Nigerian Guiness!

And it tastes...











Friken awful!

Best get some home brew.

Pete ;)

[rusty76]

My interesting pint for tonight is...

Imported Nigerian Guiness!

And it tastes...











Friken awful!

Best get some home brew.

Pete ;)

I can remember someone brought some of that stuff back from Lagos once

You had to chew your way through it. Rough

[Littlepeahead]

Complan, chocolate flavour. I've got to the stage where my appetite has shrunk so much that I'm just not getting enough calories so the occasional mug of Complan will help me get some protein and vitamins and with a bit of luck I'll start to feel hungry again soon.

[MrMessy]

Last night at a surprise fifty birthday party, Belgian Blue followed by Corona with Vodka and lemonade then finished off with Jack Daniels. Bit fragile today!!

[Brettus]

Had a mega brunch tea (sausage, eggs, bacon, beans and chips) and now kicking back with this:
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Jura Origin and some nice dark chocolate.

I'm sophisticated, me.

[pookie]

ooh its going to hurt tomorrow but what the heck ... red wine followed by a classy cider with a citrus edge.. :) :)

[Bluepete]

home brew

[JamesMio]

Frijj strawberry after utterly wrecking myself on German beer during last weekend's stag do, destroying my immune system and letting in a stinking cold/chest infection that's hung around like a bad smell all week.

Pants.

[BanannaMan]

Peach Brandy.
Some of the finest homemade, typically around 65% abv.
A gift from a mate.

[Brettus]

That sounds interesting Bill!
I'm on limoncello and coke tonight. Finally found some in Waitrose so decided to see how it mixes. I'm thinking 2 limoncello to 2 Cointreau and a can of coke would make a nice citrus mix.

[maviczap]

Lidl Cherry Brandy, nice not a strong brew, but tasty.

Oh, and the wife said its just for her............ muuuuuhaaaaaaahaaaaa

[maviczap]

I'd not seen this before, so I had to try it. :p

I can't show you the unnatural blue colouring, as I'd drunk the contents. I don't think its a good idea to drink 2 in one night :D

But I liked it, but then I have a very sweet tooth :)

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[Kenzie]

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Very blue! B&M sell it, quite tasty.

Anyone tried VAT 69 whiskey?

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[maviczap]

That's the stuff!

Looks like anti freeze :p

[chris8886]

Peach Brandy.
Some of the finest homemade, typically around 65% abv.
A gift from a mate.



sounds lovely does that bill!

[Brettus]

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This could get messy. Playing trivial pursuit, a shot per wrong answer.... Self fulfilling prophecy anyone? :-)

[maviczap]

Its going to get messy the more wrong answers. yeee haaaaa :reaper:

[Brettus]

I escaped with just a shot, playing on the family questions though :-)

[maviczap]

Damn, I was hoping for total annihilation :p

[Kenzie]

Enjoying Jim Beam and coke. Sweeter than the Teachers I tried the other day.

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[BanannaMan]

That's probably my favorite.
Much smoother than Jack Daniels and coke.

[Kenzie]

Yeah, it didn't have such a bite to it. I've not really had whiskey before so I bought a small sample pack. It had Teachers, Jim Beam, Famous Grouse and The Black Grouse in it. Still want to get VAT 69 because I've seen it in Band of Brothers.

[Heorot]

Try Black Bottle if you can find it. A blend of 50% Islay malts and grain whisky. If you like Islay whiskies at blended prices. According to the internet, some Morrisons are selling it at £14 a bottle.

[pookie]

its almost like march 14th in our house hold.. nice chilean cab sav :)

[Brettus]

Bacardi black and Pepsi Max this evening, mellowing nicely :)

[chris8886]

a small glass of red, a very nice julienas from the macon region of france, very nice indeed. which was preceded by a very nice pint of ridgeway from the tring brewery while watching the England game earlier down the local rugby club.

[Fruity-ya-ya]

Many many cans of larger washed down with sone lovely Bajun rum

http://thefloatingrumshack.com/content/images/supermarket/bajan-estate-xo-rum-bottle.jpg

[Brettus]

Ooh that rum looks interesting, got some good colour to it too :-)

[kaivalagi]

Looks like it might be nice and sweet

[Kenzie]

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/11/16/ee697c5855478a8602a6e7381dfcd03a.jpg
Quite like this time of year. The gift sets come out and I get to try different things without buying a big bottle

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[Sir Trev]

Yesterday I was mostly drinking London Pride. Appropriate as I was in London at the annual meeting of me old mates from uni. Found one of those tiny old fashioned pubs just off Covent Garden with character in spades and a barman with a sense of humour.


Today I am mostly drinking tea which is probably not ideal seeing as how dehydrated I feel today... It's no good, I am now officially a lightweight when it comes to alcohol, and I suck so bad at pool after four pints, but then we all did so that made me feel better. But then I am also suffering the after effects of the curry we went for afterwards. I really do think Indian restaurants should ban groups of lads who've had more than half a shandy, even those of us heading into middle age, as we always ALWAYS chose something hotter than we would normally do if out with, say, our other halves. Must go and put another bog roll in the fridge.

[Bluepete]

I'm having a huge mug of tea. Rather have a huge mug of beer, but I'm on nights.

Ask me again at about 7.30 tomorrow morning...

Pete ;)

[Brettus]

Quite like this time of year. The gift sets come out and I get to try different things without buying a big bottle



I'm with you on that one although since discovering master of malt and places like it, I order miniatures (or custom drams from masters of malt) and get to try so much more. I'm not interested in large quantities of nice things. It's the variety that I enjoy.

We should have a bi-weekly thread next year, like a reading club but everyone orders the nominated dram and compares notes after sampling it within the same time frame. Another mad idea by myself or something my fellow spirit drinkers might be interested in?

Limit of £10, (likely closer to £5 avg for samples) could be monthly but easier to forget ;-)

[littleoldman2]

A glass of Theakstons Old Peculiar with some nice crispy pork crackling.

[Kenzie]

So I've had a bottle of fruit cider and now drinking a bottle of Efes

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[maviczap]

I'm with you on that one although since discovering master of malt and places like it, I order miniatures (or custom drams from masters of malt) and get to try so much more. I'm not interested in large quantities of nice things. It's the variety that I enjoy.

We should have a bi-weekly thread next year, like a reading club but everyone orders the nominated dram and compares notes after sampling it within the same time frame. Another mad idea by myself or something my fellow spirit drinkers might be interested in?

Limit of £10, (likely closer to £5 avg for samples) could be monthly but easier to forget ;-)

My wife's German cousin does something like this with a group of his mates with their whiskey club.

[Brettus]

It had to be done.
Even better because it's in the most childish setting :-)

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[Sir Trev]

Brett, are you really admitting to owning a carpet that seems to have come from a 1970's pub? :wink:


Like the idea of the tasting club. Not yet found many Scottish wines I really like so miniatures/drams to try and compare notes on sounds fun.

[Brettus]

Brett, are you really admitting to owning a carpet that seems to have come from a 1970's pub? :wink:

Hah yup, it features in way too many of my pictures. We've both hated it since we moved in.... nearly 10 years ago! despite abusing it with muddy shoes and dog hair it still is in decent condition. One day we'll get around to it but in the mean time we still dislike it but tolerate it. :)

[christian1000]

Best advent calendar ever... Though not ideal for an early morning getup before work. What's the little one hiding in the Christmas day pouch?

Also loving the carpet

[Brettus]

Also loving the carpet


I'll save you a swatch when I rip it up ;-)

The last one is a special one, birthday present from my sister:
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From the year I was born and my favourite distillery :-)

[Teejayexc]

From the year I was born and my favourite distillery :-)


:eek: you're nowt but a pup!

Don't think you should be drinking those at your age, send 'em over here :p

[christian1000]

I'll save you a swatch when I rip it up ;-)

The last one is a special one, birthday present from my sister:

From the year I was born and my favourite distillery :-)

Rather special indeed. Ideal way to kick of the Christmas morning I'd say! Though I'm not convinced with starting every morning with one..that's how people start suggesting you have a problem. Honest officer it was in my advent calender

I look forward to the swatch, I'll frame it and put it up in the garage ;)

[Luckypants]

Quite like this time of year. The gift sets come out and I get to try different things without buying a big bottle

I'm with you on that one although since discovering master of malt and places like it, I order miniatures (or custom drams from masters of malt) and get to try so much more. I'm not interested in large quantities of nice things. It's the variety that I enjoy.Cannot believe I haven't thought of this! Is it not really expensive for each drink doing it this way though?

[Brettus]

The gift side of it is interesting as you get cool glassware and such.


Ordering the miniatures CAN be expensive I guess but imagine buying a £50+ bottle of something only to discover you don't actually like it. The cost of that one drink just increased quite a lot!


For the drinking club I was thinking of a selection from here:
http://www.masterofmalt.com/samples/whisky-samples/scotch/single-malt-whisky/price/
Someone (taken in turn I guess) selects one, they and the other participants purchase said item and we all give it a try.


£4-5 every two weeks isn't so bad. It's about quality over quantity. :)


£5 budget for a drink (in a bar) doesn't get you as much selection as it does on that site incidentally.

[Luckypants]

No I guess you are right for a taster. I have traditionally bought bottles of stuff I've tried in bars / tastings - this brings the ability to taste hundreds! That site is excellent, I'll be ordering soon! :smt026

[Kenzie]

Ordered the Vat 69 this morning. Can't wait to try it

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[Brettus]

Cool, miniature or full size?
Just googled it, looks interesting. report back :D

[Kenzie]

Full size. Saw it in Band of Brothers and always wanted to try. Just having a Jack Daniels Honey with Pepsi max. Very sweet and smooth. Might consider a full bottle.

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[Bluepete]

I'd love to try the Vat 69 as well. Just like you, saw it on Band of Brothers and always fancied a taste. Might have to get the credit card out...

Pete ;)

[Brettus]

Full size. Saw it in Band of Brothers and always wanted to try. Just having a Jack Daniels Honey with Pepsi max. Very sweet and smooth. Might consider a full bottle.

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I tried the JD Honey last year at a bar, interesting stuff. Incidentally saw it about to be added to the sainburys offers tonight. Not sure if other supermarkets aren't cheaper (check mysupermarket.com I guess) but might be worth a look.

[Kenzie]

Bought the Vat 69 from Amazon for £22.40

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[Sir Trev]

Hah yup, it features in way too many of my pictures. We've both hated it since we moved in.... nearly 10 years ago! despite abusing it with muddy shoes and dog hair it still is in decent condition. One day we'll get around to it but in the mean time we still dislike it but tolerate it. :)

Sounds like the very similar carpet we inherited when we moved in 12 years ago. When we had the extension added five years later it became the garage carpet as the GSX-F is not bothered what it's wheels sit on.

[Kenzie]

Bad influence Brettus. Got this from Asda
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/11/20/52d49e191cdc00d6617d807e7cb8ca89.jpg

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[Brettus]

Yay! Welcome to the discerning drinkers society :-)
I've not tried many blended whiskys yet. I'm on single malts primarily but I started by trying loads of spirits, gin, Cointreau, cognac (I rather like those too!) vodkas and a couple of types of absinthe.

All interesting but I'm no fan of vodka anymore, not now I've found a world of flavours out there :-)

Enjoy Kenzie :-)

[Kenzie]

Don't know the differences between different types. Got a glass of vat 69 and coke at the moment. It's smooth, not too much of a kick with a nice warming feel to it.

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[kaivalagi]

I will get some of this next time I head over there!
http://www.fijirumco.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Bounty-Honey-Rum-Flavour-Profile.png
I'll never buy the overproofed variety again though, you're left not knowing what happened the night before!

[Luckypants]

I got this for my birthday and cracked it open as all my other whiskies are still in storage after moving house...

http://misswhisky.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Dalwhinnie.jpg

This is a lovely expression of Dalwhinnie, one of my favourites when I'm in the mood for a sweet whisky. The nose is fruit cake and walnuts, with a hint of vanilla. The feel in the mouth is full and oily, coating the tongue and mouth. The taste has fruit cake, vanilla and honey tones with a subtle hint of peat and smoke. The finish is warming with the vanilla and honey intensifying.

Bloody lovely and an ideal Christmas dram.

[Heorot]

Dalwhinnie is the main malt in the Johnny Walker range of whiskies. The highest distillery in Scotland.

[Brettus]

Very nice LP and a really informative write up too! I'm still gaining experience to pick out such things.
Might have to pick up a sample of a dalwhinnie though, might've had one in a bar but nothing like as posh as that one :-)

Kenzie, I barely know the differences either, I'm just learning by reading and tasting. Interesting the different flavours and such that you can pick up on. I watched a couple of YouTube videos on the subject and I really enjoy it. Definitely add water to expand the taste spectrum though, that's my top tip. Nice to experience the full strength but for tasting it needs to be milder IMHO.

Kinda like a car speeding past, you can appreciate its impressiveness at full pelt but slow it down and you can appreciate the flow of the body lines, the proportions of the arches and accents of styling too. Take your time, slow it down and think.

[Brettus]

An unsophisticated mix of kraken, limoncello and coke tonight that I'm calling a krakello and coke ;-)

[chris8886]

a bottle of scarecrow from the wychwood brewery, a nice golden, pale ale :)

[Kenzie]

Monkey Shoulder and coke tonight. May have a Vat69 later

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[kaivalagi]

Havana Club 7 and Pepsi max in a mo, no full fat coke in and I'm just too lazy to get some in now!

[Kenzie]

Gone for Tennessee Honey again

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[chris8886]

had a couple of lovely pints of side pocket from the tring brewery again this evening :)

[Kenzie]

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Good old Poundland!

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[Brettus]

Saw this over the weekend, and it sounded like a mix of most things I like so how could it possibly go wrong?

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/11/24/91aa33f130374e2037a62f7a55dc4922.jpg

Honey, spices, tangerines and blended scotch whisky for those wondering.

Kinda like a Cointreau fireball.

Definitely flavoursome but perhaps best left for a mixer. Got a glass of pepsi max to try next.

[Bluepete]

If my delivery arrives when advertised, I'll be sipping Mojitos made with Havana 3 yr old this weekend. Mrs BP will be having a Gancia extra dry Vermouth with lemonade. The I'll be making some limoncello using some Skyy vodka which should be ready for Christmas.

Tonight is a cold Staropramen.

Pete ;)