Post subject: Re: Food thread ... another serving ...
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 10:41 am
El Barbudo
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All the usual suspects are OK by me, Beefeater, Gordons, Tanqueray, Bombay Sapphire etc but my preference is for normal strength 40% Plymouth, the botanicals are tasty without being way too herby.
Tried Hendricks a couple of years ago ... I didn't actually like it that much and, at the price, it wasn't something I was going to give a second chance.
I'm waiting for the rum discussion. Then I'll come to life.
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I haven't tried the 60%, it was the 40% that I had, a very nice sip.
I've just discovered my newest, favouritest website: Drinkshop.com
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Post subject: Re: Food thread ... another serving ...
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 10:45 am
Chris28
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McLaren_Field wrote:We were given some clear liquid shots in a "proper" (ie the locals ate there too) Greek restaurant when in Corfu this year which was unbranded and simply called "Holy Water", they made a big thing of it so we looked impressed when knocking it back but actually it was pretty unpleasant, a bit syrupy and burned your mouth and throat like hell, you can imagine that you wouldn't be able to drink much of it and you'd probably be dead within a few months if you made it your booze of choice.
Same here in Crete. Wasn't "holy water" but something similar. We were given a plate of water melon to eat with it, after each sip (basically to take the taste away).
Brought a bottle of something similar back with us after another Greek holiday. It's not nice, but not totally unpleasant.
Post subject: Re: Food thread ... another serving ...
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 10:46 am
cod'ead
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El Barbudo wrote:Mine's Gerry's, I used to stand outside their place in Old Compton St like a kid at a sweetshop window. And now they're online.
Do you seriously expect us to believe you loitered around Old Compton Street, just to look at booze through a shop window? Some defence that would be
The older I get, the better I was
Advice is what we seek when we already know the answer - but wish we didn't
I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me than a full-frontal lobotomy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ kirkstaller wrote: "All DNA shows is that we have a common creator."
cod'ead wrote: "I have just snotted weissbier all over my keyboard & screen"
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "No amount of cajolery, and no attempts at ethical or social seduction, can eradicate from my heart a deep burning hatred for the Tory Party. So far as I am concerned they are lower than vermin." - Aneurin Bevan
Post subject: Re: Food thread ... another serving ...
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 10:52 am
cod'ead
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Chris28 wrote:Same here in Crete. Wasn't "holy water" but something similar. We were given a plate of water melon to eat with it, after each sip (basically to take the taste away).
Brought a bottle of something similar back with us after another Greek holiday. It's not nice, but not totally unpleasant.
Someone once left a bottle of Albanian plum brandy after a party at our house. Now Slivovitz this wasn't, it was the foulest tasting beverage I've ever had the misfortune to drink. I tried unloading it on other people when we were invited to their parties but they always insisted we took the bottle back home. I finally got shut of it when we had a barbecue and some people turned up late. The embers had all but died, so I piled on more charcoal and poured the plum brandy over to get it going again. Instead of a clear blue flame, this yellow, acrid smoke rose up, like burning sump oil. One little sip of this was enough for anyone, for about three days afterwards, whenever you belched or farted, you could taste & smell it.
The older I get, the better I was
Advice is what we seek when we already know the answer - but wish we didn't
I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me than a full-frontal lobotomy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ kirkstaller wrote: "All DNA shows is that we have a common creator."
cod'ead wrote: "I have just snotted weissbier all over my keyboard & screen"
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "No amount of cajolery, and no attempts at ethical or social seduction, can eradicate from my heart a deep burning hatred for the Tory Party. So far as I am concerned they are lower than vermin." - Aneurin Bevan
Post subject: Re: Food thread ... another serving ...
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 10:53 am
Big Graeme
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cod'ead wrote::lol:
Do you seriously expect us to believe you loitered around Old Compton Street, just to look at booze through a shop window? Some defence that would be
There are (or were last time I was down there) three very very good shops there, the booze shop, the Italian Deli opposite and the French Patisserie not too far away, all there way before the pink pound was thought about.
Post subject: Re: Food thread ... another serving ...
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 11:10 am
Standee
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Big Graeme wrote:There are (or were last time I was down there) three very very good shops there, the booze shop, the Italian Deli opposite and the French Patisserie not too far away, all there way before the pink pound was thought about.
the booze shop and Deli are were still there in September, not sure about the Patisserie.
Post subject: Re: Food thread ... another serving ...
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 11:13 am
cod'ead
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Big Graeme wrote:There are (or were last time I was down there) three very very good shops there, the booze shop, the Italian Deli opposite and the French Patisserie not too far away, all there way before the pink pound was thought about.
Spot the bearded one
The older I get, the better I was
Advice is what we seek when we already know the answer - but wish we didn't
I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me than a full-frontal lobotomy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ kirkstaller wrote: "All DNA shows is that we have a common creator."
cod'ead wrote: "I have just snotted weissbier all over my keyboard & screen"
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "No amount of cajolery, and no attempts at ethical or social seduction, can eradicate from my heart a deep burning hatred for the Tory Party. So far as I am concerned they are lower than vermin." - Aneurin Bevan
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