So, I'm thinking of getting two or three bottles of something nice for the Christmas period, which of course starts as soon as I get the bottles :narnar:
I like Whiskey, I quite like Vodka and also some of the creamy spirits too. trouble is my knowledge is very low. I think I can spend maybe Ã,£60+.
Do I go for a Whiskey I know such as JD? Or can someone recommend something similarly priced? What about the other two? Vodka/Baileys etc?
Your suggestions greatly appreciated.
I fully anticipate a lot of replies here as I know we are all very errr knowledgeable on this subject! :flirty:
(Should this be in "Seriously...")
Baileys - bloody gorgeous but I can't for the life of me see how you're supposed to make a bottle last more than a couple of evenings :D
Tesco do something called 'Irish Meadow' (I think) which is not as good but cheap as chips so can be drunk from a decent size glass :D
Vodka - as everyone seems to drink this with a mixer can any differences be discerned?
Whiskey - Tesco do a single malt called 'Islay' which is about 17 quid and has a nice smokey taste (dons flame proof suit in anticipation of the arrival if the anal 'malties' :narnar:)
Ditto Baileys. Top tip: Baileys can be drunk from large glasses too. :norty:
Ditto Vodka. (although I'm not allowed to drink anything other than Finlandia. :rolleyes:)
Ordinary whiskey = The Famous Grouse.
Malts = Take your pick. One man's yummy is another man's yeugh!
Tia Maria = Drink that when you want to kid yourself you're sobering up.(Coffee liqueur, on ice, huge glass.)
And beer. Asda Ã,£10 for 24 cans of Carling. :)
Quote from: OldBloke;298374arrival if the anal 'malties' :narnar:)
Sounds like that could smart...and a million other humorous responses. The Vanilla Absolut is nice if you fancy a change.
dont know if it helps but thanks to delanksta introducing me to burbon and ginger ale at the lan im drinking that a lot, also burbon and bitter lemon is quite nice as well.
but you cant beat the amereto and juice (oj or similar)
Quote from: sheepy;298380dont know if it helps but thanks to delanksta introducing me to burbon and ginger ale at the lan im drinking that a lot
hmmmm got a glass right now :dribble:
Akvavit (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akvavit) is the only true spirit of Christmas :D
But not sure how easy it would be to get hold of over there...
A bottle of Baileys never lasts more than en evening in my household.
But what about a nice Port? Fantastic stuff.
And, an oldie but goldie, Harvey's Bristol Cream. Sweet rich sherry.
Ah some good recommendations there :) I would agree about the Baileys - it goes down to easily!
Still deciding here :)
Sailor Jerry rum is nice if you fancy a change.
Spiced rum, with a slightly vanilla flavour. Goes well with coke, but especially nice with ginger beer :)
Years ago a gf used to drink a concoction called "Brown Cow"
It was Tia Maria with milk. Tasted nice, sort of Baileysish.
The beauty was you could choose how much cow to put in:devil:
Similar to Blunts post, me lady like a White Russian. Kahlua and Milk. Tis gorgeous! And mixing makes a bottle last longer than Baileys.
Other than that Irish meadow is actually a rather nice drink, and certainly makes a nice replacement for milk in a coffee. But Bailey's is definitely nicer.
Oh and Tut knows what he's on about, Morgans Spiced Rum and ginger beer.
Now you made my wife want to go and buy alcohol.
Thank you :-)
Quote from: sheepy;298380also burbon and bitter lemon is quite nice as well.
The mind boggles.:rolleyes: Sheepy, yer taste buds are boogered.
Not surprised if you take advice from the lanky one. :sideways:
A nice golden rum goes down well at Xmas, Cockspur or Mount Gay are both good.:D
All suggestions taken on board.
Right now I'm sipping on a Baileys :D
Quote from: Lameduck;298541Not surprised if you take advice from the lanky one
don't knock it, till ya tried it m8 :flirty:
Kahlua and Milk instead of Baileys imo. Much tastier, much healthier and lasts a lot longer :flirty:
If the whisky's for mixing then it really doesn't matter too much. I tend to use to use a generic blend as you ain't gonna taste it if mixed. If it's a malt then yes Islay is ok and Glemorangie is peppery but rather nice.
Went to a voddy party on saturday which was interesting as I don't really drink the stuff. But out of the 14 or so we had, Tyrrells was the nicest (but I think it's quite expensive), 2nd and 3rd favourite was Bison Grass (Zubrowka) then Skyy and both under Ã,£18 per bottle I think.
Sounds like fun .... I'll await the invite :flirty:
Quote from: Tutonic;298519Sailor Jerry rum is nice if you fancy a change.
Spiced rum, with a slightly vanilla flavour. Goes well with coke, but especially nice with ginger beer :)
I was about to recommend this, girlfriend loves it. Tastes great with almost any mixer. Personally I prefer dark rum as spiced rum is for girls, and white rum is for cleaning old tiles. Although, slightly girly, dark rum and orange is a fantastic drink that everyone should try at least once, not least because it makes bartenders everywhere give you funny looks.
Vodka: I'm no connoisseur, so I just use price as the best measure of a decent bottle - seems to work well for most spirits, but especially so for vodka. Even without going very high in price, you should notice a big difference between say, Smirnoff blue label and the regular red label (which is only good for mixing till you can't taste it).
On the subject of vodka...
QuoteKahlua and Milk...
...isn't a White Russian without it! :flirty: Add vodka in equal amount to the kahlua, and about 4 parts milk. At christmas I sometimes change the milk for a part less of cream, to make it less healthy. With the vodka it tastes almost like chocolate.
Vodka must be drunk fresh out of the freezer and straight, no mixers. Obviously it has to be a reasonable one.
Spiced Rum, again straight, is a lovely winter warmer when you come in from the cold.
Calvados, a nice after dinner drink instead of Cognac or Brandy.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I'm liking some of these! :rolleyes: I got me some Baileys and now looking for something stronger. I'll probably buy a single malt Whiskey next.
Quote from: Bob;298419Akvavit (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akvavit) is the only true spirit of Christmas :D
But not sure how easy it would be to get hold of over there...
Haha, yeah that stuff is good. But it doesn't seem to catch on too well with the non-Scandinavians. :lmfao: