Favourite tipple, and why?

john8pies · Post by **john8pies** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 2:53 pm

I honestly thought this had been done before but I can`t find it on the search facility, so here goes.

What is your favourite alcoholic beverage, and why?

For me, it is cider. The reason I started drinking cider is that when I went on a `mystery tour` with my dad when I was about 12, they gave a prize to a special seat number - it was the empty seat next to me (I don`t know if this was deliberate!) so I moved into it to get the prize for my dad. Then on my first trip to the pub, I remembered this so I just asked for `Cider, please` - and have been enjoying it since!!!

:wah: :-6

pina · Post by **pina** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 3:03 pm

My fav drink is Vodka & Red Bull, vodka because it has very little taste or smell and red bull keeps me awake and gives me lots of energy to dance the night away. :yh_giggle

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 3:04 pm

Far Rider wrote: :wah:

Cider? What is 'Cider'?

Fermented apple juice!

I love grape juice :sneaky:

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 3:19 pm

Far Rider wrote: LOL!

Thanks again Abbey!

Yuk!

I like Ice tea with lemon. Yeah, I know you said alcoholic beverage... I do like an ice cold beer once in a while, but it's gotta be very, very cold!:wah: Waddya mean yuk?

it's a lovely refreshing drink, you obviously dont have it in your country,

we also have a similar drink called scrumpy!

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 4:06 pm

john8pies wrote: I honestly thought this had been done before but I can`t find it on the search facility, so here goes.

What is your favourite alcoholic beverage, and why?

For me, it is cider. The reason I started drinking cider is that when I went on a `mystery tour` with my dad when I was about 12, they gave a prize to a special seat number - it was the empty seat next to me (I don`t know if this was deliberate!) so I moved into it to get the prize for my dad. Then on my first trip to the pub, I remembered this so I just asked for `Cider, please` - and have been enjoying it since!!!

:wah: :-6

I can't honestly say that I have a favorite Tipple, but on a hot humid day, after a round of golf, give me a Gin & Tonic. After a swim on a hot day, give me a Heiniken's. On a cold blustery evening, sitting by the fire, give me a cognac or brandy. Give me a decent Merlot with my steak and a good Sauvignon Blanc with my fish. And for just conversational chatting, give me J & B Scotch. There are times when I even enjoy a "Guiness" with my Kiwi friends and Pommy son-in-law.

cars · Post by **cars** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 4:26 pm

I'm not a big drinker of alcohol. So when I do have an alcoholic beverage, I like it to be disguised. Like a "sissy" but I like it "Pinia Colada", or Harvey Walbanger, or Long Island Ice Tea. All go down real smooth & easy, but after "2" just try to stand up!! Very difficult!

Rapunzel · Post by **Rapunzel** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 5:31 pm

Like Cars, I'm not a huge social drinker, but for me, on a hot summers day, it has to be Pimms.....with all the vegetation!! *hic*

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 7:14 pm

BUBBLY!! Always the bubbly!!

WHY?!?!?

Because it's BUBBLY!!

:-4

:yh_bigsmi

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 7:40 pm

English breakfast tea with a little milk..........and the occasional margarita when at a tiki bar!

:-6

babygirl · Post by **babygirl** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 7:46 pm

abbey wrote:

Fermented apple juice!

I love grape juice :sneaky:

hey Abbey what about our strawberry linisfarne wine

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 11:54 pm

Tinseltoes wrote: Abbey, I know Cider is fizzy, but is scrumpy?Scrumpy's the same as cider, i'm not too sure but i think its made in the west country, the one i tried had a kick like a mule!:yh_silly

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 11:58 pm

Angel chocobo wrote: hey Abbey what about our strawberry linisfarne wine :DAhh,,, How could i have forgot, Lindisfarne cherry, strawberry,elderflower, raspberry and peach wine with lemonade?

It's like a party on your tongue!:yh_party

Post by **spot** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 1:17 am

Tipples. I think the word excludes wine, then. Wrong word for what one does with wine. Just picking a single tipple, it would have to be the whiskeys, there's so much subtle variation between them. Close, though, are the Polish vodkas, an amazing array of flavors rather than the subtlety of the malts but they brighten anyone's evening. You have the Liqueurs, from Krupnik with its honey base that often gets served hot to the plum Sliwowica or Wisniowka, ginger Imbirowa, orange and lemon Pomarancza and Cytrus, or grass-flavored Zubrowka. At the traditional end, there's still the different rye flavors of the Zytnia and Wyborowa. Actually finding a supplier might be the hardest part, if you're not in a town with a good Deli.

Why, though. The thread asks why. Besides the tastes? I had several trips to Poland in the seventies, I don't think you get much chance of learning about the national drinks without visiting. Once you get interested, as with anything else, you stick to it and expand what you know. That's as good a reason as I can focus on.

john8pies · Post by **john8pies** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 6:37 am

Well, cider can be pleasantly `flat` or more `frisky`, "mild" or "strong", `sweet` or `dry`. It`s fantastic! Scumpy does tend to be made in the west country, but yesterday I got some from Suffolk. Thanks for supporting me, Abbey!

babygirl · Post by **babygirl** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 9:08 am

abbey wrote: Ahh,,, How could i have forgot, Lindisfarne cherry, strawberry,elderflower, raspberry and peach wine with lemonade?

It's like a party on your tongue!:yh_party

i forgot the lemonade bit lmao, i got my wine today yummy

Jives · Post by **Jives** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 11:06 am

Ahh...there was a time when I was young when I embarked on a crusade to taste every beer and wine in the world, but as I grew older, I stopped wasting exorbitant amounts of my salary on high-proced alcohol.....

Now it's just Bud Light and "Tequiza" for me.

Anybody here ever try Tequiza? It's a beer that also has a bit of lime and agave nectar in it. Very southwestern and very good!

BTS · Post by **BTS** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 11:37 am

Scrat wrote: I prefer Saki for wine and when it comes to beer there are a few. Stateside I like a brew called Moosedrool made by a small brewery in Montana .Hey could not ressist Scrat.............

There is also a beer called Moosehead.......

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You get it right between the Antlers...........

Oh my favorite beverage is any Ice Beer

Agnes · Post by **Agnes** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 12:26 pm

Slippery Nipple. :-6

jasmund · Post by **jasmund** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 2:02 pm

I guess I am out of the loop, I clicked on because I had NO idea what a tipple was.

-Diet pepsi Lime and ice. (I dont drink sorry)

capt_buzzard · Post by **capt_buzzard** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 2:28 pm

An Irish Rock Shandy consists of bitter lemon and orange juice on the rocks by the pint glass:p

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 2:34 am

Used to be bourbon for me and Fosters or Michelob Dark for the ale

But those days are long gone

Thank God !

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 2:39 am

shot of jack daniels, shot of amaretto, topped up with coke & ice, its called wrath & i discovered it in a theme bar of dracula's castle

specials are the seven deadly sins, if you can work your way through a pitcher of them all you get 2 pitchers free, we dident manage to do that :rolleyes:

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 3:05 am

Amaretto on ice is very nice.

I never could drink Jack Daniels it had a way of making my stomach erupt.