"What are you drinking ?" - regurgitated.

Had some guys over to listen to some music, drink and eat various cured hams and chocolate.



Bøgedal Nr 185 Lys ale.
Brew Dog Tokyo 2
Southern Tier Mokah
Leitz Rüdesheimer Berg Kaiersteinfels terrassen 2007
Pieropan La Rocca 2006
Bristol Jamaica Rum 1975
Rhum from 1860. Bottled 2010!
Jean Filliox Single Cask
Ægir IPA
NøgneØ/Stone/Jolly Pumpkin Special Holiday Ale 2009
Limonchello anno 2009 (homemade with citrones from Amalfi)
Nøgne Ø Dark Horizon 2.
Tequila Espolon Anejo
Domaine Dupont Natural 1994
Pyrat XO Reserve Ruhm
Jacobsen christmas ale
Rochefort 8
Anchor christmas ale.

We tried an English red, from the Dorking, Vineyards last night.

Denbies Redlands 2009. £7.95.

Not bad, good colour and taste but a disappointingly short after taste. Not sure if that's the correct phrase.

I tried Denbies whites, quite nice, but no cigar.
At that price you should expect better.
But English wine needs support then maybe we will get some better pricing with higher volumes.

Re the red: I would add its disappointingly short of sun in Dorking to make a good red, reflected in the 11.5% abv.

Good summary Mike. Just what I was trying to say.

Last night - a rather fine dinner accompanied by:

2009 IZT Tzapel - Rainoldi (Turbot with bay leaf, beetroot mousse & horseraddish foam)
2009 Ribolla Gialla - Oscar Sturm (Artichoke quiche with quail and carrot & onion chutney)
2008 IGT Chardonnay - Tormaresca (Black roll with salmon and dill)
2008 DOC Dolcetto D'Alba - Nada Fiorenzo (Tartlet filled with lentils and cotechino with a potato sauce)
2007 IGT Merlot - Planeta (Duck in a merlot and cherry sauce with celeriac purée)
2003 Merlino - Pojer e Sandri (Chocolate variation, including an exquisite dark chocolate zabaglione)

Assorted Spumante, mainly from Ferrari and some French fizz (by which time provenance seemed not to matter), I think it all ended with a single malt Ardbeg Uigeadail

... just finishing the last bottle of champagne from yesterday.

A Glenfiddich 12 year old - a pressie from the mother-in-law

My favourite whisky - superb

But 1997 vintage. To honour The Archers 60th Anniversary episode.

At least no one actually died in the Archers, though a character may have left the stage/recording studio ...

Personally I would have prefer Daveeed to have exited stage left ...

First and foremost, as a 'newbie', I would like to say hello and a Happy New Year to one and all.

As to what I'm drinking. Well, tonight my tipple is Corryvreckan from the Ardbeg distillery. Not my favourite Arbeg but a rewarding whisky in its own right.

2007 Chateau Montelena Zinfandel

Fine quaffing wine.... for listening to Jeff Beck Live at Ronnie Scotts on vinyl ..... may have to kill the bottle.

quote:

Originally posted by Exiled Highlander:
I will probably imbibe with some of this tonight.


Slainte

Jim

The 15 year Glenfarclas is my favourite.

Prost,

Karl

Haven't tried the 21 yet, but as chance would have it I have a 15 on the go right now.

Cheers

Brad

My parents brought me a few bottles of the real Frankfurter cider, really missed the good stuff.

Supposed to be at a whiskey tasting tonight with the Scottish Malt Whiskey Society but my Wife pulled rank and has gone out to a Tapas night with her friends whilst I child sit !
Sitting here with a single malt listening to my system with the fire on , so not too bad !!

Managed to get my wife into single malts - trouble is she has taken a shine to my Caol Ila 12 and Ardbeg 10....

A cheeky little pinot noir called 7.1 from the Waipara region. In commemoration of the earthquake.

Cheers
Flettster

I know Jim, but in a way it is a bonus as it gives me permission to get more! 

BTW we need to sort out a listening session before too long.

Cheers

Brad

A cheap vodka and tonic here but with Kumquat instead of lemon or lime. Picked it outside

Somehow Mozart on the tuner is too polite

Oh yummy....

Just picked up a quarter cask Laphroaig last week...

A lot.

Had a few of this last night in the bar that the Brewery has opened in Aberdeen . Bit of a hurty head this morning . Good stuff though , nice to see a small brewery being successful .