Mexican Coke. Made with real sugar.

That Locke is an interesting whiskey, the closest to poitin you will find.

Bought some Martinique rum from Rum Nation yesterday, almost gone already.  Drank over half a bottle in a mere 2.5 hours yesterday, strange stuff. As potent as Laphroiag at 43% and yet, seems to be as quaffable as pop. The room started to spin when I went to bed, but only for a mere thirty seconds. Glad I didn't do the whole bottle in.

Fulllers, bottle-conditioned, Bengal Lancer IPA 5.3%. Nice.

Also had some Croft LBV 2005 port. Bought because it was cheap. Not great.

Aye, distilled beer, the drink of Humphrey Bogart, Hank Williams and Richard Burton. 

You don't sound as lyrical, eloquent or as heroic as this, if you are drinking double espresso:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkddEkM7FQw

Whisky, what else?

Talking of French and wines from the Germanic regions, a mucca of mine was up from Bordeaux just before Christmas and he is intent on relocating to the wine producing regions of Germany. Amongst his many complaints of France, are the fact that its impossible to buy good wine reasonably priced.

He also said he was fed up with going to dinner parties with English wine bores who can wax lyrical on how good the French wine is, even when its utter shite.  He stated that all the good stuff is exported, the locally available stuff is garbage, but the English expats simple adore it.

I dunno' I like Glengoyne, but I'm sure as hell not going to relocate to Glasgow in a hurry.

Currently drinking an organic, unchilfiltered and Trappist blonde session ale (4.7%) called Puur. Based on the taste, I could glady relocate closer to the monastry, and depending on how much ale one is allowed to imbibe, take to the vows.

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Vertical tasting of my home made Sloe Gin as I rack the latest "vintage" which will be rather good,  on the strong side from the export strength gin offset by good fruit and rather more added vanilla than usual. 2009 vintage now really hitting the spot, very smooth and will easily last the 2 or 3 years it will take to use up (with care).

hic... boy it's strong and slips down so easily.

A Signatory un-chillfiltered bottling of a Glendullen distilled in 1991, only perhaps two more drinks left. Which then leaves a 19 year old Panamanian rumbullion left over of the Christmas spirits. Not bad, and of course, two crates of Trappist ale.

meister,

I have been collecting, and most importantly drinking, wine for over 30 years.  When people ask me what I like best, I always say that I am wine promiscuous.  Like most people I know I mostly cellar reds, but I love the range of flavors available in whites if you just get off the beaten path.