The Wine & Whisky Thread

Andre, mate - come back soon! :)

Anyway, after having done without alcohol of any description for the last SIX weeks, and with it being Easter Sunday, we decided to have a bit of a splurge... And as it was a beautiful day (25°C during some parts), we ate outside:


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Nosh was home-made spinach and ricotta cannelloni, with a salad of rocket, Lollo Rosso and Radicchio, drizzled in Del's 'house dressing', to start.

This was followed by roast pheasant 'Gypsy Style' (roasted in a Le Crusset pot with Bramley apples, white wine, brandy, streaky bacon, fresh thyme, and a touch of cream to finish, accompanied by rosemary and garlic infused new potatoes, mustard seed cauliflower, and steamed asparagus and french beans.

Yum yum... Oh, and the wine was bloody good, too! :cheers:

Marco.

Crabbie's Original Alcoholic Ginger Beer

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Brought by a house guest over the weekend - if you like normal ginger beer then this is a must try - and very moreish... :)

Nice Making me hungry looking at that cannelloni. :eyebrows:

LOL. We can send some up if you like inside a freezer box.... ;)

Trust me, they were fab. I polished off what was left for lunch today!

Marco.

P.S Alex, I love that Crabbies, too.

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Originally Posted by Marco

P.S Alex, I love that Crabbies, too.

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Just got in from a visit to my local. They have the current seasonal brew from Frederic Robinson's (Stockport) - Ginger Tom - a 4.2 percent beer based on their award-winning Old Tom barley wine with added ginger. Superb (far nicer than the Crabbies). The Old Tom is amazing too, but at 8.5 percent (and £4.60 a pint) needs to be treated with some respect. Will sleep well tonight :comatose: :cheers:

Tonight's "leftovers" (thanks again Steve!) - Kopparberg Premium Cider with Strawberry & Lime

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My goodness, this is potentially dangerous stuff... imagine a really delicious fruit cordial, strawberry being the main flavour but with no hint of alcohol in the taste - really lovely summery drinking... :) Who knew that the Swedes made great cider?!

Carta Roja 2004 Gran Reserva

This is on offer at Costcutter, was £10.99 on offer at £4.99 which is cheaper than Sainsburys :)
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Note the creative use of depth of field, I learn from Hamish :) http://www.realphotographersforum.com


It even has a proper old fashioned cork with printing on :)

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That's not a bad drop of Vino, Mark - had some on Monday with our steak...

Tonight's leftovers - erdinger weissbier

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Not bad - I'd rather have a Hoegaarden though, if I'm honest... But a nice tipple.

Posted this on the Royal Wedding thread, but thought, for relevance, it should also go here... Today's 'scran':

First off, Del had made two lots of the cannelloni (we'd had first of all on Sunday), so we ate the second lot today, freshly made, (and it was so nice, it was no 'hardhship' enjoying it again!):


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And then, to follow, Scalloppine al Limone (with Mitze, one of our cats, vying for our attention!):


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Veg was steamed asparagus, celery, green beans, purple-sprouting broccoli and baby sweetcorn, with roasted cherry tomatoes in garlic and basil, and potatoes roasted with rosemary. All herbs came from our own garden.

Wine (for the connoisseurs among us) was a rather lovely Barbera d'Asti (full-bodied with nice sharpness and acidity, ideal to compliment white meats), and a chilled Pinot Grigio - both going rather well the veal with lemon sauce.

NOM NOM, slurp, slurp!! :cheers:

Marco.

Damn that looks good food :drool: It just isn't the same when you have to cook it for yourself :doh:

I still enjoy eating my own meals though ;) Oh i forgot the wine, i'd best not drink with a meal or i'd be starting drinking at 3PM rather than 6 :lol: