Prompted by @"Systemic"#8 post mentioning beer… Not proposed to be only beer, but thought a separate thread that isn't coffee might be good. I'm currently enjoying both sides of the country… North Cotswold Brewery - Hung Drawn and Portered Nethergate - Old Growler Both delicious, but HD&P is my all time favourite. Rich, malty, slightly roasty maybe, but very smooth.

It's done, we now have the food and drink tag….. ![Giphy - ron swanson lunch GIF](https://media4.giphy.com/media/SbV1Ww58rN2Y8/giphy.gif?cid=bb77869fxstkolaafn98zbi44xzxoxe5rssxy7rvdgx3oglw&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g)

I do not drink, even though I used to be a Publican many moons ago. My tipple of choice, is the virtually sugar free version of Vimto! I like it in iced water and drink 4 to 6 pints a day.....no beer can touch it! As a side issue, I bought my two sons 12 bottles of Clarksons Diddly Squat farm lager. The bottom fell out of the box I used to split the 24 up, and the seal on the cap of one bottle lifted, so I had to drink it. I can only describe the taste as being 'dry'. There is an Italian bottled lager the same, maybe Perroni........hope you understand!

> @"dfk41"#p2736 I do not drink, even though I used to be a Publican many moons ago. My tipple of choice, is the virtually sugar free version of Vimto! I like it in iced water and drink 4 to 6 pints a day…..no beer can touch it! Then you do drink…Vimto is a drink..I never mentioned alcoholic.. Beer, Cider, Wine, camomile tea, fruity stuff, super smoothies. This is a place to start a thread about it. So someone might start a specific wine thread in this tag area. ![Giphy - Press Conference Kermit GIF](https://media0.giphy.com/media/Nw8z2olm0nGHC/giphy.gif?cid=bb77869f102xp2az0ijipkn3ggi5fpnj3tylf0meqddx4j8h&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g)

To digress further, what is the most expensive, or best bottle of anything you have drunk or owned? For my 60th, I had had a bottle of 1950 Port put to onside for many a year. I think when I bought it, 20 odd years ago it was £50 or £60[URL=https://i.imgur.com/xwY43S9.jpg][IMG]https://i.imgur.com/xwY43S9.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Was delicious!

Brockmans Gin with Fever Tree tonic - one of the better gins out there. [upl-image-preview url=//i.imgur.com/ykoZKWg.jpeg]

I once purchased a Sapphire gin….imagine my surprise when it wasn't blue but clear when it came out of the bottle!

> @"dfk41"#p2741 what is the most expensive, or best bottle of anything you have drunk or owned? For my 50th birthday (many years ago) my son bought me a bottle of Lagavulin 10 year old single malt whisky, it cost him £70. Best I'd ever tasted up to then was some of the Laphroaig whiskys. The Lagavulin beat the lot and remains the best for me. However, I no longer drink alcohol.

Brew Dog Triple Hazy. Looking forward to Gin and Tonic when my girl returns home from hospital just in time for the New Year! 😊

Just had couple of gin cocktails called “Fine & Dandy” and “a Gimlet”. Now I am having a bit of leftover Xmas prosecco which is a bit flat 😕

@"LMSC"#p2750 I've just had a brew dog triple hazy too. A good way to start some new year celebrations

What are you drinking? ( The Not Coffee Edition)

DavecUK

Dusk When I’m off the booze I like to drink Wilfred’s and tonic, I’m not a fan of excessively sweet drinks and don’t often have alcohol so it’s nice to have a grown up tasting alternative to soft drinks.

Wow….I had not heard of it before, but not cheap. presumably it must be pretty good?

Dusk

DavecUK

I got a bit of a discount, and I work on the basis that plenty of bottles of gin I have were over £30 so it’s all relative! The main flavour I get is clove so you probably need to be a fan of that to enjoy it.

Elcarajillo

Systemic A bit like Laphroaig , very peaty, developed a liking for it when I was up there diving.

Find it too peaty now.

Went to the distillery when up there caravaning but of course being summer they were shut down for cleaning and awaiting the new supply of cereal.

Phil104

I like all the Islay malts and their variations in peatiness. Infused vodkas can be interesting - the hotel we stayed in for the new year encourage the bar staff to make their own infusions using Chase vodka as the base. One of the most interesting was a vodka infused with pignuts. As good neat as it was in a martini.

Dumnorix

I did dry January last year and then decided to go back to a lot less alcohol than I had been drinking previously, as in all honesty it was way too much. The only thing I missed was Henry Westons vintage cider and is pretty much the only thing I drink now alcohol wise- a couple of bottles a week does me fine. Mind you, it is over 8% so probably the equivalent of drinking 4 500ml cans of something of more standard strength.

Waitforme

My tipple of choice is whisky.
I must have over 50 bottles in my barrel at any one time and like them all , from the lighter ones to the ones that punch you in the face.
In reply to @dfk41 , the most expensive is a bottle of Highland Park 25 Yo, currently retailing at around £375 😮, I don’t like drinking it as there’s not much left and every half I have out of it is another half closer to finishing it 🙁

Beverast

dfk41 Most expensive bottle I have bought is a Springbank 21 year old from 2020…cost was £199. Sounds like a lot but a year later you are paying 2-3 times that for the same bottle. A few years ago these bottles would sit on the shelf for a while…now it is virtually impossible to find any at RRP.

Best bottle I have bought is a very tough one to answer - However I will go with the Lagavulin 16, the very first bottle of Scotch I bought way back in 1998. Never had anything like it…took a while to grow on me, but was my “gateway” scotch to peated malts. Newer bottles of Lagavulin 16 imo are nowhere near as good as they were back in the 90’s, however it could also be that I prefer cask strength releases to the general releases - the annual release of the Laphraoig cask strength never fails to disappoint.

Baldrick

I’ve been enjoying a bottle of rathfinny English sparkling (Sussex) this evening. Knocks spots off most the “proper” champagnes I’ve tried. Which is good really as it costs the same 😅

Pompeyexile

Jack Daniels Tennessee Honey… over ice with some ginger ale very nice. Also the Jack Daniels Tennessee Apple very Granny Smith.

Waitforme

On a school night too, shocking … nowt good will come of this malarkey laddie 🤫

Alpesh

These…

With cognac instead of vodka though.

And a blackberry bramble..

And a Manhattan..

My other lockdown hobby!

DavecUK

Alpesh I should start drinking again!

Ernie1

Great to see an ‘other drinks’ thread! Some nice looking drinks! I envy you Scotch drinkers. It’s a world I’m keen to explore but don’t know where to start! Beginner Scotch recommendations welcome!

I’m a sucker for craft beer and often visit the Deya brewery in Cheltenham. Great taproom and a lovely motorbike ride over there.

I also used to live conveniently between Howling Hops and Pressure Drop breweries who both make some fantastic beers. The House IPA from HH is one of the best beers I’ve had.

Picked up these two from Deya. Delicious but you wouldn’t want more than one 😅

Also a bonus reference for any English folk fans!

MediumRoastSteam

Elcarajillo Ribera del Duero

I’ll have to invite you over Frank! 👍😊

Pompeyexile

Bitter is my preferred option and my go-to beer at home is this…

Ernie1

@Pompeyexile

Nice to see a Moccamaster creeping into the photo!

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