Beverage of Choice
Beverage of Choice
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OK, this is an English/Grammar forum, so to tie this in, sometimes words get slurred and grammer gets disjointed whilst partaking of a favorite beverage. With that said, what's your favorite beverage?
Mine: Laphroigh Scotch
Mine: Laphroigh Scotch





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One of my favorite engineering subjects,
If you get befuddled enough you can spell it Laphroaig. then there is Islay misht( mist), Talisker, and others off the island, like that produced by the 13 men of Tay or is it 14 I am too befuddled to tell.
B.E.
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Gunnar Englund
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After work at the pub - pint of Guiness, or 4 or 5
Lunch - tonic with slice of lime
Weekend afternoon on the patio - chilled Riesling or something sweet
Dinner - a light red like a Pinot Noir
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If you're talking hard stuff then one of the smooth Irish (real) whiskeys, Powers Gold or Tullamore Dew are both a nice drop.
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In the winter, I like a full-bodied red wine.
I keep a bottle of Canadian Club lying around, but I am not a good judge of whiskey.
JHG
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Add another Guinness fan here. I'm an ale lover, though, and if I could go the rest of my life never drinking the same beer twice I would be a happy man. I love trying different beers.
I also enjoy red wine, and drink mostly new world varietals. Shiraz, Pinot Noir, Cabernet. There are some very good shiraz/cabernet blends out there as well. In the summer I'll drink some chilled whites as well.
On a hot day, not much beats a G&T with a glass full of ice.
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Seghesio Old Vine (a very very good red zinfandel)
as with others above - Guiness Stout
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The Irish make whiskey, no one else does
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BUNNAHABHAIN
LAPHROAIG
An as we are in the language forum, JAE you have spelt Laphroaig incorrectly
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Sometimes room temperature, sometimes freezing cold. Otherwise I usually just have water.
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I also like the Belgian beers like Chimay.
I'm a big fan of Jim Beam and Coke. Also like the G&T on hot days.
Lately, I've been getting into hard ciders. Strongbow is a tasty English cider. I also like the local cidery's peary.
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Cold beer.
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My favorite commercial Cider would have to be Old English although I haven't had it for years.
The South West of England makes probably the best cider, scrumpy is a slightly more traditional version.
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If someone talked about "hard cider" in the UK, they'd probably be refering to one of those cheap 7+% white ciders that are affectionately known as "tart fuel".
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Strongbow isn't the best (hard) cider agreed, but it's the most commonly accessible.
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My point was Strongbow whilst probably the most available isn't necessarily the best.
You're talking white lightning or similar.
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I much prefer the local cidery's brews. They are pretty pricey though. They have a peary, a peach cider, a couple of different apple varietals, and a few blends like cranberry-apple.
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Greg Locock
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If you remember that kind of scrumpy, do you remember "Stun'em" ? It was a scrumpy put out by either Westons or Bulmers fortified with grape juice. Two pints would do a person for the night or start a fight. They finally banned it.
B.E.
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and usually in unmarked 1/2 gallon opaque plastic containers. It never occurred to me back then that those containers were probably "recycled" and could have contained anything before (kerosene, meths, fertiliser, etc).
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"White Lightning" must mean different things in various regions and dialects.
Where I grew up in the 1960s (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia), "White Lightning" was the local slang name for 50% "metho" (methylated spirits or methanol) / 50% Fanta (fizzy orange soft drink / pop / soda) much favoured by the local homeless. The corner shops kept the metho cold in the fridge alongside the Coke and Pepsi - I kid you not!
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We called them EverDew parties. very strange.
Everclear link
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A corner shop owner in Blyth, Northumberland was imprisoned for selling glue to the local kids. Tablespoons of glue. In paper bags. This must have been mid-late 1980s when I worked there. Blyth is the kind of place which should be marked on tourist maps with a skull & crossbones.
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By Tramps do you mean the UK version, homeless or the US version, ladies of dubious virtue.
From what I recall White Lightning (the cheap bad cider not the aussie version) was popular with both.
I always assumed those scrumpy containers had contained milk or similar previously. The other options you proposed would explain the taste and effects it had though!
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Tramps aren't just ladies of dubious virue here, either. We share the UK understanding of a tramp being homeless, similar to a hobo.