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  1. #1501
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    Some slurps enjoyed over the last few months (Sorry Marco, they’re all French. )

    2013 Château de Maillert, Haut-Médoc



    Gold medal winner, Concours International 2016

    13% ABV £15 a bottle

    Though less of a primadonna than thinner skinned varieties, nonetheless the Bordeaux star grape, Cabernet Sauvignon, makes some demands of its own. To perform well in a maritime climate like Bordeaux, it needs well-draining gravel soils to help it ripen fully. Unfortunately, wines meriting only the broad Haut-Médoc appellation can be rather simple, due to haphazard pockets of gravel in predominately heavier clay soils.
    Clay lacks the heat transferring properties of gravel, so grown in it, Cabernet Sauvignon may have difficulty developing maturity and complexity in finished wines from the region.



    2014 Château d’Anvichar, Bordeaux



    Gold medal winner

    14% ABV


    2007 Château Le Boscq, Saint Estèphe



    56% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc.

    13% ABV £25 a bottle


    2010 Château German, Castillon, Côte de Bordeaux



    Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc

    Médaille d’Or, Paris 2012


    13.5% ABV ~ £20 a bottle


    2007 Château Capbern Gasqueton



    Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc

    13% ABV ~ £30 a bottle


    2011 Château Les Grands Maréchaux, Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux




    14.5% ABV £16 a bottle


    2003 Château Ramage La Batisse, Haut-Médoc



    Awards:
    Japan Wine Challenge, 2007: Seal Of Approval
    Le Guide Hachette des Vins, 2007: 1 Star
    Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, 2006: Silver
    Concours des Grands Vins de France Macon, 2006: Or


    13% ABV £14 a bottle
    Barry

  2. #1502
    Join Date: May 2016

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    Default Are posts on other spirits permissible here?

    Slightly off OP, but Friday last was 'Martini Night'. Junipero Gin, produced by The Anchor Distilling Co. of San Francisco [@ 49.3%], and vermouth by Noilly Prat [@18%], then, once the posh stuff was done, Tanqueray Export Strength [43.1%]. Spent Saturday in bed with a katzenjammer.

    That American import was a little too strong for me, though I understand they do a 98% version of the Junipero: Angels and Ministers of Grace defend us!

  3. #1503
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    Thumbs up ***BARGAIN Prosecco at Lidl****

    For Prosecco fans. £3.99 a bottle, folks. Get it while stocks last:

    http://www.msn.com/en-gb/foodanddrin...RiX?li=BBoPRmz

    SLURPTASTIC!

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  4. #1504
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    Yes .
    Spiced rum- never ever tried it knowingly until buying a bottle of Capt Cooks rum from Lidl by mistake ,when in a hurry !!(thought if was plain dark rum doh !!)



    Oh yes
    I only ride 'em, I don't know what makes 'em work

  5. #1505
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    Nice gift for my assistance handed to me earlier.
    Regards,
    Grant .... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work
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    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

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  6. #1506
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    Quote Originally Posted by Oddball View Post
    Yes .
    Spiced rum- never ever tried it knowingly until buying a bottle of Capt Cooks rum from Lidl by mistake ,when in a hurry !!(thought if was plain dark rum doh !!)



    Oh yes
    Try some Sailor Jerry's.

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  7. #1507
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    Quote Originally Posted by Yomanze View Post
    Try some Sailor Jerry's.

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    Right , willdo , thanks Neil. I did have a bottle of Red Roy Spiced Rum a few weeks back ,from Majestic Wine in Wrexham .
    Very nice that was too!
    I only ride 'em, I don't know what makes 'em work

  8. #1508
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    Used to get Bacardi spice. it was great but got taken off market for some reason.... must go and groom my coat now .. howl...
    Regards,
    Grant .... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work
    .... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
    FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -

    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


    ***SMILE, BE HAPPY***

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    Quote Originally Posted by Oddball View Post
    Right , willdo , thanks Neil. I did have a bottle of Red Roy Spiced Rum a few weeks back ,from Majestic Wine in Wrexham .
    Very nice that was too!
    Mix with coke, or better still, proper ginger beer and squeeze in a wedge of lime, known as a Dark & Stormy - my favourite thing to do with spiced rum.
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  10. #1510
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    Default Wine, Whisky and Real Ale Recommendations

    Finally got a shelf cleared to put the booze collection on( for now). Still looking for a cabinet.

    As I don't drink much now I might as well see it out. Always collected whiskies and brandies for some reason. It's not all there but most of it



    Think shelf will handle it as it used to have a lot of heavy pans etc on it. More bottles than you think there. The boxes are deliberately covering non boxed bourbon as I don't want the light getting at it too much
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    Regards,
    Grant .... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work
    .... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
    FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -

    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


    ***SMILE, BE HAPPY***

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