If theres one thing i cant stand its racial stereotypes.
So how many whippets do you own Andre?
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If theres one thing i cant stand its racial stereotypes.
So how many whippets do you own Andre?
Col again thats a Lancashire thingQuote:
Originally Posted by colinB
when i go to Brighton and drink to much red wine i always wake up with sore arse:scratch:
Sorry mate my info regarding black pud and flat caps, comes from the Goodies, if you can remember the show. And as far as being tight goes yorkies and scotts share that trait it's a well known fact. :trust:Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre
Brighton you say, doesn't brighton have a thriving gay community :lolsign:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonboy
Reminds me when trainspotting came out and people telling me " i cant understand a word with all those glasgow accents:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre
I can assure you (Being a Yorksire man) your wrang ;) Bill oddie is a Lancashire man btwQuote:
Originally Posted by Jac Hawk
:lolsign:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonboy
Have you forgotten about that gay party you gatecrashed, where you met 'Simon' and his unfeasibly large sausage? :lol: :eyebrows:Quote:
when i go to Brighton and drink to much red wine i always wake up with sore arse:scratch:
Marco.
the bastard told me he was a butcher and his sausage was the finest in the land, toad in the hole took on a very different meaning as for the batter.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
:lolsign:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonboy
To return to topic:
2008 Château Vieux Manoir Bordeaux Supérieur.
http://www.cellartracker.com/labels/152964.jpg
Situated in the Entre-Deux Mers region this wine uses Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon grapes.
"Cherry, cedar, leather with a very dry finish. Dry tannins and slightly chalky".
The redoubtable Jancis Robinson strongly advises this wine should only be drunk with food and not on its own! I'm inclined to agree.
Decant and allow to breath for an hour. Must be served at the correct temperature 17 - 18°C.
£6.99 Co-op
Some of the alcohol that passed my lips during the past fortnight or so:
2005 Château de Lyde
2006 Magon
2006 St Joseph
2008 Château Neuf du Pape, Rhône
2006 Bourgogne Hautes - Côtes de Nuits
2001 Castillo San Lorenzo , Gran Reserva Rioja
2005 Château Castelbruck , Margaux
2006 Albeisa Barolo
2007 Bastides de Garille Cabardès
2005 Château L'Argenteyre, Médoc
A couple of bottles of 2008 Dino, Pinot Grigio
and at Marco's, a rather fine
2006 Château les Eyguem, Margaux.
Several bottles of either Conwy Brewery 'Welsh Pride' or 'Honey Beer', a few pints of 'Speckled Hen', 'London Pride', 'The Reverend James' or Marstons 'Pedigree'.
Most of a bottle of Aberlour 10yr malt, several aperitifs of Raki with water and a similar number of digestifes of Janneau 'Napoleon' Armagnac.
Not beer or wine but i just got another bottle of La Fee Absinthe 140 proof and not to be taken lightly, very nice drink though if you like anaseed, you can now get it from amazon too:):):)
http://www.lafeeabsinthe.com/images/...-parisenne.jpg So i think i'll go and hack my left ear off :)
What the hang over front like Mike?
Well i'll let you know when i sober up mate :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre
plus it has wormwood in it, which aparently has an helusenogenic effect, gives you some real wird dreams.:eek:
And badly affects one's spelling!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jac Hawk
True and i'm only onto my second glass:eek::eek::eek::eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
in the words of earnest hemingway "got tight last night on absinthe and did knife tricks"
not a drink to be taken lightly:cool::cool::cool:
I've spent the last 5 hours driving, so I've put my feet up & poured myself a well earned glass of Brakspear's Triple.
http://hywelsbiglog.files.wordpress....pg?w=450&h=600
7.2% ! It wouldn’t take that many bottles to put me under the table.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Grand Wazoo
In turn let me introduce you to the
2006 Château de l’Estang, Côtes de Castellion, Domain: Vinyards Bocquillon.
http://pmcdn.priceminister.com/photo/295142725_ML.jpg
Composed of 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Suvignon. Situated 45km east of the city of Bordeaux, this is a new AOC, only designated since 1989.
“Medium bodied, with a long silky finish”, the 2006 scores 85-87/100.
Can be drunk now but would benefit from laying down for 3-4 years.
£9 from the Co-op.
Attention all whisky lovers, especially those that enjoy Islay malts:
http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/Pro...B.10YOV1&w=270
My local Coop is selling the 70cl Laphroaig Islay single malt for less than £20! The offer ends 18.01.11, so hurry - at that price I bought two!
For Christmas I was given a bottle of the Quarter Cask that I think both of us enjoyed so much last year Barry. Having a snifter is a tough choice in this house at the moment, what with that & the Arbelour sitting side by side in the cupboard!
Haha! - It's a tough choice Chris, but someone's got to make it! ;) I'm in a similar position myself.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Grand Wazoo
Regards
Any home brewers of beer here? if so i'll get cracking with a fresh Topic!
To be ‘laid down’ for a couple of years:
2009 Chateau Dubois Gramond Bordeaux
http://www.cavusvinifera.com/fr/wate...hp?idcru=12123
Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon
2006 Chateau la Picherie Montgne Saint-Émilion
http://www.nectarwineclub.com/images...cts/60628b.jpg
Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon
2009 Chateau Rollin Haute-Médoc
http://www.bawineclub.co.uk/images/products/62636b.jpg
Cabernet Sauvignon
All around £16 a bottle
Nice, Barry. Just in case you hadn't noticed, the Castello San Lorenzo Rioja Reserva is back on offer at Tesco - half price again, but the original price had gone up 10%... Still, at £5.24 a bottle it is still a bargain.
Good call Alex!Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
I haven't visited my Tesco for about six weeks now. Good job I spotted your post this morning before I went shopping. Needless to say, I have 'stocked up'. The offer ends 22.02.11, so time enough for a few more. Verily my 'cellar' runeth over! ;)
Personally I think the San Lorenzo Reserva is better than the Berberana. :)
Thanks
Regards
Excellent!Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
I'd agree, my wife prefers the more oaky Berberana, but to be honest we're not fussy when either are on offer! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Nice reccos, Barry - noted :)
Sorry, but I have to chuckle at "Chateau la Picherie" (pron: peesherie). I can't help thinking of pissoirs, where one would take a 'pich' (peesh) :lol: :eyebrows:
I believe that wine may have considerable 'lime' content! :lolsign:
Marco.
Hi Marco,
I realise my post on the clarets was somewhat scant and probably not very informative. I’ll try to put that right by expanding what I know about them.
Château Dubois Gramont 2009, Bordeaux AOC
Situated in Blaye, across the river from the Médoc cru of Margaux. 2009 was by all accounts a very good year for Bordeaux. A mixture of largely Merlot and a little Cabernet Sauvignon grape: the Merlot providing soft, ripe summer fruits and the Cabernet blackcurrant notes.
Can be drunk now but will benefit from cellaring for a couple of years, allowing more complex savoury notes to develop. 12.5% ABV. Drink by end 2015. This wine works out at £8 a bottle.
Château La Picherie 2006, Montagne-Saint-Emilion AOC
There is nothing lavatorial or even ‘fishy’ (;)) about this small family-run estate of 3.5ha. The vines are 90% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged between 30 and 80 years.
Deep plum and black cherry flavours. A few years cellaring will allow the wine to take on more complex notes. Drink by 2016. £16 a bottle
Château Rollin 2009, Haut-Médoc AOC
A petit vin from a family estate adjacent to Paulliac. Again this is a 2009 Bordeaux and one that I am looking forward to drinking in a couple of years time. Drink by 2016, 13.5% ABV. £14 a bottle
I ordered all these wines from Laithwaites.
Regards
Ok down at the scratter's end of the scale...
My local coop is selling;
Poggio Castagno Chianti Riserva 2007 @ £4.99
... allegedly half price :eyebrows:
Not sure I'd pay £10 for it, but at a fiver it's very good value, and very drinkable
:cool:
Trouble with Red Wine is it's moreish to me i end up supping 4 bottles & getting hammered..pouring it in a pint pot don't help :lolsign:
Ok chaps off down the club for a good sesh, i'll try disconnect my arse from this chair... :cool:
Just about to sit down for tonight's repast, which is roast wild Scottish grouse wrapped in Bayonne ham, in Sauce Albert on a bed of braised Savoy cabbage and celeriac mash with Pommes Dauphinoise, garlic-infused fine green beans and steamed asparagus tips, drizzled with Jersey butter.
For anyone interested, the grouse is from Donald Russell (phenomenal quality on-line butchers): http://www.donaldrussell.com/pages/p...ookie%5Ftest=1
We're having this cheeky little chap with it....
http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/5...egraveprod.jpg
:cheers:
Laters!
Marco.
I'm about to have me tea, which will be a spam butty washed down with a can of dandelion and burdock.
;)
Arr, it's tough down there in Derbyshire... I thought it was your turn for the bone this week, Keith? :eyebrows:
Marco.
Bone? Luxury...
S'ok, I'll send a doggy-bag down ;)
Marco.
Sounds nice and at a reasonable price too! Where did you buy yours from Marco? Sainsburys?Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
I'm afraid my evening meal tonight was far more prosaic: grilled local butcher-made wild boar and apple sausages; mustard-flavoured mashed potato; braised celery and red pepper; steamed savoy cabbage, asparagus tips (snap! :)), sugar-snap peas and garden peas.
Washed down with Tesco's dependable 2006 Castillo San Lorenzo Rioja Reserva.
What you had sounds really nice, Barry - nothing prosaic about it, yum yum! :)
As it's Valentines night tonight, and we detest mingling with the rabble in restaurants paying though the nose for some rather vulgar 'themed dinner', most of which Del likely couldn't eat, I went into Chester today to our favourite French delicatessen and bought her a selection of vegetarian canapés and nibbles (and of course some flowers).
So along with that lot and some smoked salmon blinis, parma ham filled rosemary and sea salt-infused ciabatta, and also some duck liver pâté, we'll snuggle up in front of the log fire instead with some pink Champers, which is in the fridge chilled and ready to go:
http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/520/champveu12.jpg
:cheers:
Anyone else got any plans for Valentines?
Marco.
I have the same problem with the overly large wine glasses that are popular over here, I had to import some smaller ones from Spain...more like port glasses in size. :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre
Sorry, Barry, I missed that. Are you referring to the wine? If so, we bought it in France :)Quote:
Sounds nice and at a reasonable price too! Where did you buy yours from Marco? Sainsburys?
Jolly nice it was, too!!
Marco.
Had 2 cases of this in the cellar for 7 or 8 years now.Going to give it a try tonight and see how it's doing
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...5/IMG_0834.jpg
Wow! :eek: The going rate for the 2000 1er Cru Beaune Teurons is £1060 a case, or £88 a bottle!Quote:
Originally Posted by BTH K10A
Enjoy
Respect, Andy :youtheman:
However, I hope before you drink it, you decant it properly, serve it at the right temperature in proper glasses for Burgundy, and most of all, enjoy it with a meal that befits its stature! ;)
Marco.
Hi MarcoQuote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Yes, all done properly. :)
It's getting there, maybe a couple more years to reach its best.
Finishing off with Ramos Pinto port. Highly recommended.
Les Coucherias is worth looking out for. It's not bad at all.
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...5/IMG_0835.jpg
I got the Teurons through a mix up. I actually ordered a couple of cases of Les Hospices 1er Cru as I only had one bottle left but recieved the Teurons by mistake. As a goodwill gesture the seller gave me a partial refund and I ended up paying less than £8 per bottle.:):):):):)Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
I wish I had the self-discipline to lay a wine down for 7 or 8 days, never mind years! :lol:
Sounds like a good evening!
I wish I had the self-discipline to lay a wine down from walking in the house with it :lol:
Nice outfit, dude - it suits ya. Bet the boots pinch after a while, though! :eyebrows:
Marco.
Their killing me mate,i'll be glad to get em off