no chance at three for a tenner then :(
Roll on Saturday i'll be on the Sneck Lifter again. yum yum
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no chance at three for a tenner then :(
Roll on Saturday i'll be on the Sneck Lifter again. yum yum
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/bridge-end-...mra-award.html
I know where I am going next time I visit Marco
Lol, as an adjunct to that, see here: http://www.mcgivernales.co.uk/
I've never been to his pub, but will check it out sometime and report back! :cool:
Marco.
2010 Roc de l’Aigle, Réserve
Grenache Noir Vielles Vignes.
http://www.laithwaites.co.uk/DWBase/...3036b.jpg?d=1b
Grenache noir grape, 13% ABV
"Le terroire du Mont Tauche est marqué par une biodiversité remarquable. Les vignes que nous y cultivons de façon raisonnée contribuent au maintien d’espèces protégées comme l’Aigle Royal."
Laithwaites ~£8 a bottle. Drink by end 2012.
Neither beer or wine, but I saw one or two mentions of whisky on AoS this evening (including Lagavulin - one of the best, I reckon), so I thought I'd share a glimpse of my pre-bedtime snifter for this evening.
It's BNJ, my favourite blended Scotch:
http://www.whiskyandwines.com/images...col_jarvie.jpg
I do like to odd real ale now and then, plus a whisky (member of the whisky society :) ) however I am more a fan of the craft beers that are becoming more and more popular.
from the likes of Three Floyds - http://www.3floyds.com/
Mikkerllar - http://www.mikkeller.dk/index.php?be...8&id=61&land=1
These two breweries were brought to my attention by BrewDog.
Now not a lot of people like their marketing (I for one care nothing for it), but I am more interested in what their beer tastes like, and to me a lot of it is full of flavour and doesn't have any nasty ingredients (basically it's all natural).
They have a silly spat going with CAMRA as do CAMRA with them, however ignoring that, the proof is indeed in the pudding.
Just try some perhaps?
Now where did I put my 10year old Macallan :)
2003 Château Lalande D’Auvion
http://www.laithwaites.co.uk/DWBase/...3456b.jpg?d=1b
This Cru Bourgeois Médoc is a fine claret and has an “intense, inky cassis and black cherry fruit, well integrated oak and complex savoury notes”. Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon grape.
One the nicest clarets I have drunk for a while. Château bottled, 14% ABV.
2008 Château Roc de Pellebouc
http://www.laithwaites.co.uk/DWBase/...2064b.jpg?d=1b
Gold medal winner: 2009. Again, this is a blend of, mostly, Merlot with some Cabernet Sauvignon. 13% ABV.
The resulting cuvée is “beautifully rich and complex, with ripe plum, black fruits and subtle spice characters on the nose and palette, supported by well-rounded tannins.”
Enjoyed with Boeuf Bourguignon, new potatoes, baby carrots, asparagus, fine green beans, mangetout, and garden peas.
2009 L’Esprit de Pape, Côtes du Roussillon
http://www.laithwaites.co.uk/DWBase/...2899b.jpg?d=1b
Local varieties of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre go to make this a deliciously rich and complex Rhône.
“Strawberry, raspberry, cherry and black-fruit flavours and enriched by spicy vanilla tones”. 13.5% ABV.
Currently swigging a glass (or two) with some Jarlsberg and a freshly baked baton.
http://thornews.files.wordpress.com/...arlsberg-1.jpg
Back again - to let you know Tesco is running a half price offer on the
2011 Dino - Pinot Grigio.
http://img.tesco.com/wine/UIAssets/p...ot_150x300.jpg
Go on, at £4.99 a bottle it's worth picking up a couple of bottles to keep in the fridge whilst we wait for Summer. (or £4,74 if you buy a case!) :)
I shall probably crack open a bottle for tonight's meal: Sushi to start, followed by a salmon fillet with a watercress and crème fraiche dressing, new potatoes, brocolli, red pepper and garden peas. :)
C'est encore moi!
Why is it always me - am I AoS's only resident alcoholic or oenophile? No matter, it's fantastic weather (at last) and the time for chilled white wine.
This time it's a white Burgandy:
2009 Domaines Brocard, Chablis Premier Cru
http://www.cellartracker.com/labels/229492.jpg
(The 2009 has a similar label, mutatis mutandis)
Chardonnay Blanc grape, 12.5% ABV.
"This classical wine offers a palette of mouth-watering citrus fruit and minerality underpinned by a long dry finish."
£13 from Co-op (surprisingly!)
Enjoy :cheers:
Morrisons have an offer on at the moment for Freixenet Vintage Excelencia Cava Brut & Rosado...
£4.99 per 75cl bottle.
As I'm a tad partial to the Brut I went & bought four bottles earlier today...
Well it's my b'day next month :lol:
Morrisons offers, scroll down & on the left hand side :)