Bought Tanqueray no.10 gin for my stepmum. It had better be decent at 33 quid a bottle.
Also had some Punk IPA on draft. It really is a pleasant pint. A definite if you're not getting on it.
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Bought Tanqueray no.10 gin for my stepmum. It had better be decent at 33 quid a bottle.
Also had some Punk IPA on draft. It really is a pleasant pint. A definite if you're not getting on it.
I bought this for myself for over Christmas. Lovely stuff to even drink raw :drool:
https://www.obrienswine.ie/blacks-sa...-gin-50cl.html
Gin is more hipster than Coffee these days.
I'm really not a fan of gin but I don't think I've ever drunk it properly. I wouldn't even know how.
I'd agree with this. Gin bars sound like places Foe and Kiko clones have board meetings in. Cunts.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spikey M
I seen my first gin bar today. Never knew they were a thing.
I've had it as a standard gin and tonic. I don't get it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Magic
Gin is hideous.Quote:
Originally Posted by Magic
I'm a raspberry kopparberg or cheeky vimto kind of man. Purple, fizzy and fruity. :cool:
Been looking into Xmas booze, inspired by: https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/fe...piritoftheyear
That Garden Tiger gin, plus https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/...-pineapple-rum or https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/...-exclusiva-rum sounds right up my street.
You think Foe is a hipster?Quote:
Originally Posted by Magic
Scottish bloke who works on an oil rig?
I thought Foe was a meathead, not a hipster.
I can't keep up.
I'll be getting this https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/...eries-ipa-caskQuote:
Originally Posted by Raoul Duke
I've never actually been on a rig that produces any oil.Quote:
Originally Posted by Raoul Duke
'Might get sent to one soon that occasionally spills it though. :henn0rz:
I can't be dealing with Whisky, but that does sound pretty intriguing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spikey M
What is cask? I see it mentioned loads these days, especially with Scottish spirits that sound more like you're clearing your throat than an actual name.
It's a barrel.Quote:
Originally Posted by Giggles
It's glorious. I'm not keen on smokey ones, but this one sounds great.Quote:
Originally Posted by Raoul Duke
Hasn't it all always been made/stored in barrels? Why have they all only started referring to it now then?Quote:
Originally Posted by Spikey M
It's the type of barrel being used. In this case the barrel previously had an IPA in it so the whisky takes on some of its flavour.
Cheers. So it's not just 'it's a barrel' then.Quote:
Originally Posted by Raoul Duke
Don't think I'd like it then. 40% is too much for me in a whiskey, makes me heave.
I've no idea - that seemed to explain it, but I know fuck all about whisky/ey
I had assumed you were asking about the cask in its name.
Cask as in, everywhere you see any marketing blurb for an expensive whisky it mentions the word cask most times these days. I never knew it referred to it being stronger stuff or different flavoured because of what was previously in the barrel.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spikey M
It generally is reffering to the barrel used. 'Oak smoked' whisky for example is smoky because the barrel was. 'Cask strength' isn't something I had even heard of.
In marketing detail is king these days. That's why you hear of 300 year aged balsamic vinegar and pepperoni pizzas or green tea smoked chickens ballsack. People (hipsters bro) go mad for this shit.
That really is true. There's so many more products out there now than there used to be, yet so many are so similar to the next, that you really have to try do something to differentiate yourself.Quote:
Originally Posted by Adamski
I love it. I draw the line at that whisky IPA though. Don't mess with perfection (on both sides)
I love both, so it's more than worth a try. I see no reason why it shouldn't work.
Yeah I quite fancy a try of that.
I went to a whisky thing recently and they had two whiskies that were, supposedly, exactly the same other than the type of barrel they'd been aged in and it made quite a difference.Quote:
Originally Posted by Giggles
It definitely does, I was surprised how much but I suppose it makes sense.
Bourbon and sherry oak casks seem to be my favourite.
Yeah my old flatmate had a bottle of some sherry oak stuff, maybe Balvenie. It was delicious.Quote:
Originally Posted by Adamski
The super peaty smoky whiskies are still my favourites though.
Oh and rye whisky is terrific. Would deffo recommend the Bulleit "95" rye.
How am I hipster?
Guinness Rye Pale Ale is absolute piss.
Shitey Fosters pint cans. Near to end date so corner shop were doing them £2.50 for 4.
Do you normally like rye IPAs? I do but Guinness' new stuff has been a proper mixed bag. The West Indies Porter I liked, the others not so much.Quote:
Originally Posted by Giggles
I think it's the first rye one I've tried but I'll sample one more of a different brand before I write them off.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ian
I like the Dublin Porter and Hop House 13 is ok if you're on a long day of it. That stout with the two X's on the label is the worst alcoholic drink I've ever tasted. Black water.
This evenings selection:
http://i.imgur.com/Y20JnYi.jpg
The sisters fella left some Lech here last night so I tried one. Absolute piss.
Warsteiner is lovely. Goes flat really quickly though.
Delighted Mike is still with us after the boys club news midweek.
It was our Christmas beer last year in the Akehurst household.Quote:
Originally Posted by John
Irn Bru.
Last night it was Red Stripe in a Jamaican restaurant followed by just about everything in the Brewdog.
Another perfect IPA for summer. I was only allowed to buy one 4 pack.
https://www.ccliquor.com.au/wp-conte...ar-Hog_B1x.png
This is one is my favorite drink but it's not for light weights.
https://www.mybottleshop.com.au/medi...bottleshop.jpg
This one is almost.impossible to find now.
http://growlerfills.beer/wp-content/...an4pkphoto.jpg
Why were you only allowed to buy one 4 pack?
I'm drinking The Belvanie at the moment. Very smooth.
The bloke who owns the bottle shop likes try and stop people from buying up all of limited releases so more than one can enjoy it.
He really tries to help out the regulars that way.
@Giggles
A 50/50 mix of Morrisons white chocolate milk and green lid milk. :drool: