Thread: What are you drinking today?

Originally Posted by Reg Dingle

Dont you feel a bit gay/get some funny looks when ordering a pint of that?

Butcombe is a village just north of Blagdon Lake and there is nothing gay about it. It's a man's place and a man's beer. Many years ago I had a good mate from Butcombe who I used to go ferreting with.

Originally Posted by Stretchy

What's the Butcombe Goram IPA like, Mendip?

It's nice but I prefer the standard, traditional Butcombe bitter. Mind you, I'm pretty conservative in my tastes in all things.

Oh, and another 'Green owed' for that pic, I guess. Please can you keep track of it.


Tonight I had a night off Butcombe and tried something completely different. A first for me, and probably a last, to be honest. There was nothing wrong with it but I'll never remember the name. And I don't really know how to say it.



Where ever I go, I seem to end up drinking with dogs. I guess I just prefer their company to humans. No offense meant to anyone, of course.

Thatchers Katy.



And to finish up, a Thatchers Vintage. I can't decide if I prefer Katy or Vintage, so tomorrow I'll probably go for both again.

Originally Posted by Mendip

In fact I remember when the village had around 15 to 20 shops and now it has just 3 or 4, yet the population has probably trebled since my day. The slow death of a village.

Hi Mendy, I love that old phone booth with the books in it..have never seen that before. Your daughter is so grown up and tall now.
I haven't heard of that beer before. I miss the days of pubs on every corner when I was in England.

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I don't drink too much these days, but the odd one of these is my go to drink nowadays. Low in carbs and sugar, just vodka with flavored water.
Sitting on my patio, reading a book and enjoying the nice weather.

Well back home now in Thailand. Got back yesterday. I will miss the outstanding selection of IPA's with very nice ABV's of 7 to 8%

Had a bit of a OMG this morning. Went to the pool bar fridge to get a beer and it was empty. .

This called for an emergency run to Makro



Before......



After restock. Few IPA varieties, Blonde, Lagers, Dark and Hefe's. Now just have to wait for them to chill. Perfect time being a holiday weekend and all.

Well after a pool vacuum and yard all back to manageable after being gone a month in California its feet up movie time. I was in Tiburon having lunch with my wife a few weeks back and I decided to have a Amaretto sour. (Sans the egg as they usually do). In speaking with the bartender he never uses Egg and has a modified version of the drink which sounded really good. He went over the ingredients and his process. Typically Amaretto Sours get a bad review because they are made too sweet but the way this guy made them, they were refreshingly different and very good.

Ingredients

1.5 oz Amaretto
1 oz Bourbon or whiskey, higher ABV the better so cask strength is ideal I didn't want to open a bottle so I used Buffalo Trace.
1 oz fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon of simple syrup or what I used was Lemon juice cordial


Put in a shaker with a bit of ice and shake until well chilled

Pour over ice and add a Maraschino cherry.

Absolutely delicious

Originally Posted by Stumpy

Typically Amaretto Sours get a bad review because they are made too sweet but the way this guy made them, they were refreshingly different and very good.

Ingredients

1.5 oz Amaretto
1 oz Bourbon or whiskey, higher ABV the better so cask strength is ideal I didn't want to open a bottle so I used Buffalo Trace.
1 oz fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon of simple syrup or what I used was Lemon juice cordial


Put in a shaker with a bit of ice and shake until well chilled

Pour over ice and add a Maraschino cherry.

I'm not surprised they get a bad name, what's that Looperesque concoction? a Gayboys Godfather?
To make a mans one use more scotch than amaretto and lose the shaker, syrup, cherry, umbrella and sparkler

Godfather Cocktail Recipe

Ameretto? good Lord the 80s are back

^ I quite enjoy a Godfather, and it doesn't have to be Scotch. Any whiskey will do. . It ranks right up there with an Old Fashion for me. I enjoy mixing up my cocktails because well like PAG, he cooks up some awesome meals, I make up some really good cocktails. The Amaretto Sour is actually a pretty refreshing cocktail when its hot out however I prefer my Whiskey (Rye) and Bourbon Neat 90% of the time and never mix my good stuff.



Drop on by Dil. I have a cocktail list and can whip up a drink anyway ya want. I have 3 or 4 bottles at Cask Strength ( 118 to 125 Proof) that will curl your short hairs.......

^ A fine collection there Jay.

Originally Posted by Stumpy

Drop on by Dil. I have a cocktail list and can whip up a drink anyway ya want

I'd love to although it looks like another trip to Makro would be needed to knock up my favourite cocktail, Long Island iced tea

I always get terrible hangovers drinking dark spirits and red wine.

Originally Posted by Reg Dingle

^ A fine collection there Jay.



I'd love to although it looks like another trip to Makro would be needed to knock up my favourite cocktail, Long Island iced tea

I always get terrible hangovers drinking dark spirits and red wine.

Oh that was only one side of my liquor cabinet. I have all the fixings for Long Island Iced Tea drinks and more in the other and if you drink yourself blind you can crash on the hammock by the pool. and my 4 dogs will protect you.

^ I'll bring my new waterproof sheet

Originally Posted by Reg Dingle

^ I'll bring my new waterproof sheet

No worries. I will move the hammock over the deck and you can piss right through the hammock openings and it will easily wash through the cracks.

We keep it simple up Norf.

Originally Posted by Reg Dingle

A fine collection there Jay.

Indeed

And arranged like a girl would show off her perfumes.

Originally Posted by Stumpy

Oh that was only one side of my liquor cabinet.

Drambuie whisky liqueur... Nice!


Overdue a bottle of Adnams Broadside being just a year past the 450th anniversary of the Battle of Solebay where the fledgling Royal Navy faced off against a Dutch early morning surprise attack at home

Better than I was expecting. Nuts and caramel with a heavy calibre 6.3% that takes you by surprise, paired with a rare cigarette to recreate the gun-smoke from the lower deck 42-pounders - which I had earned after a 4km lung-busting run this arvo.

I am just reading about the wrestling match between Blighty and Holland in 'Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World' so this was a timely quaff

^ I used to smoke Old Holborn rollies many years ago, before I started flying a lot and went on to duty free Drum and Samson. That's brought back some memories.

^I left a full pack (2-3 year supply for me) unguarded in plain view and it was plundered by Miss Solomon Islands of the mossy-lichen brassiere.

She demolished it in a single 3-day visit so this pack is kept well hidden at the back of the top shelf!

I kept an old packet to re-use so I don't need to look at the medical warning photos on the new packaging.

Enjoying a 21 year old Johnny Walker.

the tasting notes say:

"A sweet creamy core of rare Port Dundas is blended and married first. Then, whiskies that have been matured in American oak are added to add and nurture sweetness in the blend. Aged single malts are then added to the mix so that layers of rich fruit and malty flavours are encouraged and enhanced.

On the nose, notes of spiced apple, smoky oak and a little toasted brioche wafts from the whisky glass.

On the palate, the taste of this best Scotch Whiskey is rather herbal as it opens. It then gives way to tastes of orange and lemon peels by the bucket-load. This then follows with a kick of smoky malt, leaving a satisfactory taste in the mouth.

The finish has wafts of sherry-soaked raisins that are long and lasting"

^ Nice!

For me a decent Scotch is hard to beat for a tipple.

Mind you, I can produce long and lasting wafts after a couple of pints of real ale.

^ I'd forgotten all about Sheppy's cider, and can't remember the last time I drank it.

Something I will have to rectify over the next two days.

^^That looks like Eddy's used your bottle after one of his gruelling workouts

^ I knew I shouldn't have ordered it from eddiecheddarrefreshments.com.

At last it's Blackberry picking season!

Banana and BlackBerry shake..

Burrow Hill. I enjoyed it more than the Sheppy's.

^ Well, that's a bit weird. I have a good friend from Kingsbury Episcopi who I've worked offshore with, on and off, for the past 25 years or so. He recommended a visit to see the Burrow Hill Cider Farm which I was going to combine with a catch-up and lunch. But it didn't happen.

A pint of Sheppy's cider also didn't happen.

But I did sneak in a few Inches this afternoon to round off my 'holiday'.



In fact I managed three before the daughter started to play up.



I like to share a few Inches with the local dogs.



On the way home after the cider, I shared a few memories with the daughter which bored her senseless of course. Back in the 80s this is where we all the village kids used to wait every morning for the school buses to the local comp. Occasionally a few of us would sneak off and hide in the public toilets (just in front of the Golden Lion), wait for the buses to come and go, and then go down to the snooker club for a couple of hours. The Golden Lion used to open around 10:30am, and then we'd pop in for a pint or two. Still wearing school uniforms.



Different times!