What is your favourite "Tipple"

[Dancing Queen]

I'm sat here enjoying a rather nice Shiraz Grenache, I don't profess to be any sort of wine expert, I just know what I like

This one is Rawnsley Estate ( a SE Australian Red ) I have been buying it for a couple of years now ( and also their Merlot ) it retails at £10.99 in Tesco ( I buy it by the case when it is on offer with 50% off )

What is your favourite tipple, I'm always willing to try anything that is recommended.

[ChesterfieldJohn]

Hi,

Marstons Pedigree bitter and Glennfiddich

Glennfiddich I am drinking at the moment.

John

[GillD46]

I'm not much of a drinker and in fact don't like spirits at all. I do enjoy the (very) occasional glass of champagne and on QE I fell in love with Orange and Passionfruit Mojitos and had one every night before dinner.

[RB1961]

Evening,

Guinness in the winter..cider in the summer.

Anything red or white that's on special offer for £5-6 at tesco.

On a cruise I have magniers (1 bit of ice) or corona.

RB

[oldbluefox]

I'm not into wines at all. At dinner I am just as happy with a glass of water.

Beers - a couple of pints of Jennings Bitter or Speckled Hen, or Black Sheep
On a night out it's G & T
A little tincture - Jamesons or Glengoyne whiskies.

Not all in the same glass though, Dancing Queen.

[Boris+]

I don't really do spirits - and wine needs to be champagne really for me. However, I do enjoy (in the evening) just one glass of Royal Elegance - and the longer the better; but not every night.

Em

[Silver_Shiney]

A full-bodied Merlot, Shiraz or cabinet sausageroll (the Bulgarian one is very insipid) for wine, Doombar for the hops squash, and Asbach Uralt brandy

[The Tinker]

Em - what is a Royal Elegance? - obviously had a sheltered upbringing as never heard of it?

[paultheeagle]

Cherry coke with loads of ice.....Very occasionally a Magners with ice, preferably draught but I will put up with a bottle.

[oldbluefox]

Also rather impartial to Bucks Fizz, especially in a big glass.

[welshynurse]

Toffee apple cider, or pretty much any flavoured cider - I'm not fussy

[Kendhni]

Cool Colada


Or if you mean alcoholic a bottle of Budweiser or, if not available, a Coors light

[Dark Knight]

A good Bitter in Winter
Cider in Summer
Bushmills whisky
Mojito cocktails

or if on the wagon Pepsi Max or Ribena

[towny44]

Interesting topic DQ but if Oz wine is your favourite you will have noticed how the price has shot up in recent times, obviously on the back of the exchange rate movement.
We used to be able to buy slurping Oz wine at under £3 a bottle and Jacobs Creek cab.sauv/shiraz was under £4. Nowadays the cheapest plonk is over £4 and JC is over £6 even when its supposed to be half price at Tesco. Still its only money.

[Stephen]

Spirit - Whiskey

Beer - Real Ale

Wine - Red

Not necessarily all in the same glass.

[gfwgfw]

Hey Ho

A very kind lady CC'er has on several occasions left me a bottle or two at the Tivoli Box Office for my delectation

I have a wee dram afore taking to my cot and have very pleasant dreams

How nice is that

Graham

[Stephen]

Sounds good to me Graham.

I normally have a dram before partaking my two glasses of red wine each evening with dinner......hic

[gfwgfw]

. . . . and it makes a most pleasant change from Mucky Brown's Famed Darzet Zider

[Dancing Queen]

Interesting topic DQ but if Oz wine is your favourite you will have noticed how the price has shot up in recent times, obviously on the back of the exchange rate movement.
We used to be able to buy slurping Oz wine at under £3 a bottle and Jacobs Creek cab.sauv/shiraz was under £4. Nowadays the cheapest plonk is over £4 and JC is over £6 even when its supposed to be half price at Tesco. Still its only money.

Yes John you are right, what was once £4-£5 a bottle is now £5-£6

I enjoy a variety of wines NZ, Chilean, South African, the Rawnsley Estate just goes down very nicely so when on offer I tend to buy it.

I was rather hoping any wine drinkers out there were going to say what they liked , you mention JC also one of my favourites but agree it isn't very often you see it under £6, if you shop in Tesco do give the Rawnsley a try if you like JC you will like that.

[gfwgfw]

"Wine Snobs"


Is there such an animal

[Dancing Queen]

"Wine Snobs"


Is there such an animal

Ohhhh yes Graham but it's not me when I wouldn't pay more than £6 a bottle ( well on a cruise I would but it would be a similar quality just cost 4 times as much ) I'm not interested in a bottle costing £xx if it tastes good that will do for me ...what a heathen I am !!!

[oldbluefox]

If buying wine I usually go for red just for slurping and always enjoyed Lindemanns. I expect somebody will tell me it's total garbage but I thought it tasted fine. To be honest £6 or £60 they all taste the same to me so it's money wasted. Give me a nice malt whisky any day, or on hot days such as this a Pimms No1 with all the trimmings goes down nicely.

[Dancing Queen]

Crikey Foxy ...you're "posh" Pimms

Now't wrong with Lindemanns, a couple of years ago on Cunard I had been drinking the Cunard own label and they ran out, I just asked the wine waiter for something similar and low and behold I got Lindemanns ..very nice it was too

[Dancing Queen]

Oh and "slurping" isn't the done thing on cruises

[Silver_Shiney]

WE had a wine-tasting evening at church a few weeks ago and were taken through the whole charade of wine drinking.

First, swirl the wine in the glass and notice how quickly or slowly it trickles back down. The longer it takes, the longer it will linger in your mouth as you swallow.

Look at the colour. The deeper the hue, generally, the older it is.

Then bury your snout in the glass and breathe deeply. This gives a better indication of the flavours as more taste sensors are in our nose than on our tongue.

Take a sip, purse your lips and suck in some air. This enhances the flavour.

Finally, swallow.



What a load of cobblers. I didn't find sucking in air did anything for me. All the bottles we tried were around the £10 mark. Some were okay, some markedly less pleasant than some £3-£4 bottles I usually go for.

Apologies to any wine afficionados here, but I'll knock back a decent, cheap Shiraz or Merlot without all the fancy "procedure".