Let's talk about drink...
OK, now it's time to talk about your favourite beverages from around the world. They must be alcoholic I'm afraid (sorry to all the tee-totallers and those excluded on religous grounds).
I'll start it off with some real ale contributions:
Real Ale
- Abbot Ale - Green King brewery, Suffolk, England
- Betty Stoggs - Skinners brewery, Cornwall, England
- Old Speckled Hen - Moorland brewery.
- Spitfire - Shepherd's Neame brewery, Kent.
- Doom Bar - Sharpe's Brewery, Cornwall.
- Tribute - St Austell Brewery, Cornwall.
- Chocolate Ale - England.
- London Pride - Fullers brewery.
- Theakstons Old Peculiar.
- Black Sheep Ale & Riggwelter (both from Black Sheep Brewery)
Cider
Lager/Beer
- Trappist Beer (double and triple) - Belgian
- Pilsner Urquell - Czech Republic
- Barrandov - Czech Republic
- Budvar - Czech Republic
- Kolsch - Germany
- Bittburger - Germany
- Heineken - Holland (ONLY the Dutch version, not the UK muck)
- Alfa - Holland
- Jenlain - France
- Amber beer.. tastes alot like bitter but slightly more refreshing
- Leffe
- Duvel
Stout
- Guinness - Ireland
- Murphys
Wine
- Barton et Guestier '96 Merlot - France
- Cotes du Rhone villages - France
- Beugoulais villages - France
- 1996 Pomerol, Merlot grape, France (superb)
- 2000 Penfolds Reisling, Australia (excellent)
- 2001 Coonawarra Reisling, Australia (as good as the penfolds)
- 2000 Albarino, Spain (you guys got to try this wine - Marks and Spencer, and Oddbins stock it - fantastic white)
- 1997 Bayerskloof, Cab Sauv, South Efrica (robust red)
- 1996 Napa Valley Cab Sauv (A1)
- 2000 Noble Rot Reisling, half bottle, Vasse Felix, Australia - a phenominal dessert wine...
Spirits
- Jack Daniels - Bourbon whisky, USA
- Southern Comfort - Whisky liquer, USA
- Jim Beam (Bourbon)
- Sake - Japan
- Macallan 10 Year Old Single Malt Whisky.
- Laphroaig 15 year old (43%)
- Glenmorangie
- Gentelmens Jack
Re: Let's talk about drink...
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Originally posted by simonm
OK, now it's time to talk about your favourite beverages from around the world. They must be alcoholic I'm afraid (sorry to all the tee-totallers and those excluded on religous grounds).
I'll start it off with some real ale contributions:
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[Spirits
- Jack Daniels - Bourbon whisky, USA
- Southern Comfort - Whisky liquer, USA
- Sake - Japan
Jack Daniels is not burbon whiskey. It has rice as one of the ingredients. This disqualifies it from being burbon. Unless it has a green label which is Jack Danies Rye wiskey, They always put it in the burbon section for some reason. If you like black label jack daniels try Gentelmens Jack, It's much smoother and has the same taste as the black label jack daniels. Not sure if they sell it in Europe though.
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Originally posted by simonm
OK, now it's time to talk about your favourite beverages from around the world.
Thank you Simon for bringing a bit of sanity to the forum.
Well there is Theakstons Old Peculiar to add to your list. Not very good for excessive consumption though as its a wee bit strong.
Milton's Caligula is good for winter although strong 9% +
The Macallan 10 Year Old Single Malt Whisky. [The 18 is better but pricey].
Laphroaig 15 year old (43%) is probably my favourite Islay (mayby ID can tell us more!) and of course Glenmorangie.
:D
As for wine - I'm on the lookout for coteaux champenois next time I'm in France. Still Bollinger would be very tasty with Langoustine though. Especially the "Special Cuvée".
On the other hand I've had a very good drop of peasent brewed Retsina probably no more than a few weeks old and still 'live'
Ahh the simple things in life :D