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#26 2010-05-24 21:34:33
- ckav
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Re: What are you drinking at the moment ?
Are you saying the formula has been reformulated for modern tastes?
I was fascinated when an intact cache of blended whiskey from one of Shackelton's expeditions was relocated a few years ago.
The stupid broad writing in OUTSIDE magazine ( a bunch of goretex clad PC pussies) described him as 'well known alcoholic' and quipped about them abandoning sealskin sleeping bags,tents and all his booze, so eager to leap into the rescue longboats.
The company was able to secure part of the cache and commented the older peaty formula had been lost. they are confident their master blender could 'reverse engineer' a bottle and recreate the original.
I posted on another forum my interest and received nasty replies about buying whiskey simply because a label with Endeavor was plastered on it. Well no, I have long been fascinated with the later, epic boat voyage and incredible seamanship, navigation and physical effort to reach a STILL remote whaling station to get help.
It would be a small gesture to drink it in salute of real adventure, not goretex day hikes.
#28 2010-05-24 23:51:28
- Taylor McIntyre
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Re: What are you drinking at the moment ?
Iced-coffee... 6.50am seems too early for a nice freezing cold vodka & orange... It's been a very warm night here.
#29 2010-05-25 00:03:21
- ckav
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Re: What are you drinking at the moment ?
Old irish gave us uisce beatha (water of life or aqua vitae in the latin) and it's scots gaelic uige beatha which became Usquebaugh in old english and then whiskey or whisky for anglo-irish and anglo-scots.
'Whiskie' worldwide refers to any grain fermented alcohol.
This I know from a paper I produced for my linguistics course at university. my teacher, a latina loved to roll her RRRRRRs and then sounded like a car with two flat tires trying to pronounce gaelic. I never revealed the secret, one given in a story by Myles na Gopaleen the irish writer.
I've always taken mine neat. One of the compelling reasons for fermentation was the danger of water born pathogens even in ancient times.
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#30 2010-05-25 13:32:27
- 4F Hepcat
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Re: What are you drinking at the moment ?
Vibe-Rations in Spectra-Sonic-Sound
#31 2010-05-25 13:38:08
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Re: What are you drinking at the moment ?
Vibe-Rations in Spectra-Sonic-Sound
#32 2010-05-25 13:55:11
- Kingstonian
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Re: What are you drinking at the moment ?
Had Westerham Perle earlier today in Kingston's Wetherspoons, which was full of people you would not aspire to be. Got served quickly though.
The beer was nice though and not too alcoholic - a good alternative to lagers. I just had the one pint and left.
Summer Perle Golden Ale ® 3.8% - May - Sep
Summer Perle was originally brewed in 2004 to commemorate the 30th (Pearl) Anniversary of the Canterbury Beer Festival. It was a huge success. It was the fastest selling beer at the Maidstone Beer Festival and was delivered to several other beer festivals by special request. It has now been added to the range as our summer seasonal. This golden ale is dry hopped with Hallertauer Perle hops which impart a spicy and refreshing finish to this summer ale.
#33 2010-05-25 13:58:48
- JohnL
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Re: What are you drinking at the moment ?
"The less taste a person has in dress, the more obstinate he always seems to be. It is a great pity. Because he will never be a success as it" - Jerome K Jerome http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVHUA4dZI0o&feature=related
#34 2010-05-26 02:51:01
- Maximilien de Robespierre
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#35 2010-05-26 11:39:40
- ckav
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Re: What are you drinking at the moment ?
Lion Coffee 100% kona whole bean. I used my brass turkish grinder and a blue enameled, speckleware cowboy coffeepot. Water was bottled, rotated out from my earthquake emergency stash. I finished my A.M. shave with my favourite aftershave, close sillage. The combination of mingling scents as coffeecup meets lips is quiete nice, and personal.
#36 2010-05-26 11:48:44
- Film Noir Buff
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#37 2010-05-26 12:08:54
- JohnL
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Re: What are you drinking at the moment ?
"The less taste a person has in dress, the more obstinate he always seems to be. It is a great pity. Because he will never be a success as it" - Jerome K Jerome http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVHUA4dZI0o&feature=related
#38 2010-05-26 12:09:17
- ckav
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Re: What are you drinking at the moment ?
After reading that I have a urge to clear my palet. Everclear would work.
#39 2010-05-26 12:52:55
- Bishop of Briggs
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Re: What are you drinking at the moment ?
Old Speckled Hen.
Contrary to lies of FNB and Woofboxer, I (and most of the other "Buff Bastards") have been banned from posting on this forum. There are only a few posters left so don't waste your time on here. This forum is dead and nobody cares.
#40 2010-05-26 14:12:12
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I brush my teeth with minty paste/I hate when Liquor goes to waste.
#41 2010-05-26 14:24:44
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#42 2010-05-26 14:26:32
- heikki k
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Re: What are you drinking at the moment ?
Velkopopovicky Kozel: Czech lager.
#43 2010-05-26 15:02:02
- shamrockmonkey
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Re: What are you drinking at the moment ?
kozel may be the best beer ever, in the pilsner/lager/light colored category. ambrosial nectar. the only place that sold it was the place we got cisco at, in a crime ridden suburb by ohare airport which is known for its "fashion show" bars. 10 yrs ago they stopped selling it and life has gone downhill ever since.
apparently, according to the croat friend who turned me on to it, "kozel" is "goat" in all the slavic languages. in an age of beers named after bicycle parts, inane pop-cultural references, pseudo-literary characters, and the like, a beer called " Goat" has a definite place.
I brush my teeth with minty paste/I hate when Liquor goes to waste.
#44 2010-05-26 15:17:58
- formby
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Re: What are you drinking at the moment ?
"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin
Souvent me Souvient
#45 2010-05-26 16:03:46
- Kingstonian
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Re: What are you drinking at the moment ?
They sell Kozel in Wetherspoons though they do not use the difficult first name. They also sell German Tucher wheat beer now as well as Erdinger. Good prices as usual
Polish beer is everywhere now as Poles are everywhere. I had a Tyskie from Tesco earlier. At 5.6% it is not a session beer.
Having a nice cup of tea now. Red Label. Milk and sugar.
#48 2010-05-26 18:42:13
- John Rotten
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Re: What are you drinking at the moment ?
three ounces of Hudson Baby Bourbon, straight. Very young bourbon but intense, especially if you like a mashbill that's heavy on the corn..
#49 2010-05-26 23:02:32
- Maximilien de Robespierre
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Re: What are you drinking at the moment ?
Alright, I'm off the Canadian and bumwine, and have replenished my larder. Tonight, its a tumbler of 12 year-old Redbreast after a boeuf bourguignon accompanied by a Henschke Keyneton Estate Euphonium 2004. The Barossa Valley is a bargain hunter's paradise.
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#50 2010-05-27 00:14:02
- Taylor McIntyre
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Re: What are you drinking at the moment ?
More Iced Coffee.
Tried Iced Tea yesterday afternoon. Nasty. I had to have a Pimms afterwards & Lord knows I'm not keen on Pimms either.
Maybe I'll go back to drinking Tonic Water...