Friday drinks thread

[Arkwright]

A few unfinished bottles of wine, port, sherry, Baileys and Advocaat left over from Christmas be rude to throw them so tonight I will be emptying these bottles.

 

[jakarta]

Common or Garden Wolf Blass Cabernet with our Chilli earlier on, Mrs Jakarta only had one glass - I have pretty well had the rest of the bottle so think that may be me done for this evening...

 

[Barry Izbak]

Harveys in the Preston brewery tap
Shame about the music. But the beer is good

No sign of [MENTION=205]Tom Hark, Preston Park[/MENTION]

 

[Bozza]

Squash (Robinson's Apple & Blackcurrant) here. I should at least try to go a week without a drink.

 

[Machiavelli]

True. But with a rich man's tastes and a poor man's pocket.

Then you're like me, but not like [MENTION=27447]Goldstone1976[/MENTION]. I do wonder whether he had the foresight to realise that wine prices would inflate wildly before buying all his fancy kit. I am now finally accumulating a small cellar, but because of inflated prices, poor man's pocket, etc, I have to dig around for up-and-coming producers, less-fancied wine regions, etc

 

[Machiavelli]

Well, I'm going to try an Austrian Riesling from Sainsbury's Taste The Difference range, and then Bolney Pinot Noir (which has attracted some comment on another thread) tonight.

A tip to those who want to develop an interest in wine: try Sainsbury's TTD range -- they're somewhat more adventurous, and you'll get a diverse range of styles from it, and they tend to be in the 'sweet price spot' for wine, which is broadly in the £7-£15 range. Here, you're getting more spent on the actual liquid that goes in the bottle (which is minimal below the lower price point, and you're paying for rarity and/or novelty above).

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

A few unfinished bottles of wine, port, sherry, Baileys and Advocaat left over from Christmas be rude to throw them so tonight I will be emptying these bottles.

Then off to see Nurse Gladys is it?

 

[whitelion]

Just been over to Tesco for 4 beers @£6.

Will have tomorrow though during the football. So I've just had a latte - really pushing the boat out.

 

[Prince Monolulu]

 

[chippy]

sagrato chianti reserva here (from hove waitrose on offer at 6.99) the missus is on 'dry january' so all the better for me!

 

[BUTTERBALL]

Country pub beckons tonight, so Dry January starts tomorrow

 

[Barry Izbak]

The Argyle now.
How does this place survive.
Half a dozen in on a Friday night

 

[vegster]

Just finished a couple of pints of Langham' s Arapaho, now moving in to the Belgians in the stockpile.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Dry January

 

[atfc village]

Too much on this month, so going for plastered January...

And roll it on into Feb?

 

[dazzer6666]

Bottle of Fleurie. One of my favourite wines

 

[Chicken Run]

Oh dear. What have you done?

Apparently I snore??

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Bottle of Fleurie. One of my favourite wines

Light and fragrant....nice.

 

[dazzer6666]

Light and fragrant....nice.

Exactly.......no hangover for a start (unless I start on the port afterwards)

 

[Superphil]

Now I treated myself to this just before Christmas, a Kilchoman Sauternes Cask single malt. It's a bona ride rarity, I believe it may be sold out, for ever. I bought it with th full intention of drinking it, and that is what I am doing, it is simply sensational.