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Drink Of The Week

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  • #102
    The Sweeper
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    12th December 2005

    DECK the halls with boughs of holly, fa la la la la...

    Seasonal drinkie-poo number two is Mulled Wine. For some this has more autumnal associations, harking back to Hallowe'en and Guy Fawkes, but it's damn good on a cold day. Again lots and lots of recipe variations, and you can really try anything you fancy with this. The only tip I have is not to boil the whole mixture for ages; I find it good to simmer the wine, water and spices for 15 mins, add a cup of brandy or cognac and then simmer for further five minutes only. Keeps it alcoholic, and there's nothing like a beer coat for keeping you warm in the cold.

    1 bottle of fruity red wine (Spanish wine is a good choice)
    3/4 pint water
    Sugar, measured up to the 1/4 pint level on the same jug you measured your water in (add more to taste later on)
    2 cinnamon sticks
    3 whole cloves
    1/2 tsp grated nutmeg
    1/2 vanilla pod
    1 star anise
    1 sliced orange
    1 sliced lemon
    1 cup cognac or brandy

    It helps to strain this before serving - and don't serve it in glasses!


  • #103
    nialldinho
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    So, did anyone actually try the eggnog?

    What's it like?


  • #104
    Civilian_Target
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    Did anyone read Kevin Myers Irishman's diary about Mulled wine on Friday before last. Absolutely hilarious, sums up my sentiments exactly :)


  • #105
    Blisterman
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    I had an eggnog Latte in Starbucks. (Yes I know). Quite nice, but I don't think it's real eggnog.
    I also had a mulled wine the other day. Very nice.


  • #106
    The Sweeper
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    19th December 2005

    It's Christmas week.

    It's time to drink something ridiculous.

    The following is from the artist formerly known as Kaids.
    M.M.

    A pint glass

    2 shots vodka
    1 shot bacardi
    1/2 can of redbull

    Fill remainder of pint glass with Wicked Blue and Lucozade original, 50/50. Mmm!

    Alternatively, try the Summer M.M.:

    Sub Lucozade with Lucozade Citrus Clear, sub Bacardi with Peach Schnapps. Add a cocktail hat, put on the thong song, and guzzle!


  • #107
    Freelancer
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    Minesajackdaniels wrote:
    19th December 2005

    It's Christmas week.

    It's time to drink something ridiculous.

    The following is from the artist formerly known as Kaids.

    Barbaric, how anyone can drink WKD blue is beyond me (I hate those wicked blue ads, look face it I don't care how laddish those Ads make you look, you're still drinking something for teenage girls.)

    May I recommend a far more civilised Warm spiced rum?
    1 1/4 oz spiced rum
    6 oz hot apple cider

    Rim an old-fashioned glass with sugar and cinnamon. Add hot cider and rum, and serve.
    Hot Buttered Rum
    1 ½ oz. Spiced Rum
    4 oz. hot water
    1 tsp. brown sugar
    1 tsp. butter
    1 tsp. vanilla ice cream
    ¼ tsp. allspice
    Dissolve sugar, butter, ice cream and allspice in hot water.
    Add Spiced Rum and stir with a cinnamon stick


  • #108
    The Sweeper
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    26th December 2005

    Casting about for something post-Christmassy, and discovered this among the frolicers on the Jagermeister thread, courtesy of Celticfire:
    Classic Oatmeal Cookie recipe

    1/4 oz Goldschlager cinnamon schnapps
    1/4 oz butterscotch schnapps
    1/4 oz Bailey's
    1/4 oz Jagermeister


    Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes. Strain into a shot glass, and serve.

    Had this before and it's yum yum...


  • #109
    The Sweeper
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    1st January 2006

    Start the year as you mean to go on, with a true classic, the vodka martini.

    This is what James Bond drinks, shaken, not stirred. (This being his tipple of choice made it one of the most popular drinks of the 1960's).

    You need good vodka, good dry vermouth, ice, an olive, and a chilled cocktail glass.

    The mix is about 1.5 shots of vodka to a dash of vermouth. Shaking these over ice adds a little of the ice meltwater to the drink, taming the burn somewhat. (Use boiled water, still hot, to make the ice in the first place - makes nice clear ice cubes).

    I quite fancy garnishing with a cocktail onion if there are no olives, but you can garnish with all sorts of weird and wonderful things like pickled chili peppers etc.


  • #110
    The Sweeper
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    8th January 2006

    Jägermeister.

    ...this week's DOTW because it's January detox time, and officially, this is a herbal liqueur. *cough*

    This direct from [url]www.jager.com:[/url]
    First of all...what's with that label? Way back in the seventh century, a young lad named Hubertus was envied for his purity (remember, this is only a legend). Theoderich of Burgundy was one of these jealous sorts, and so waged war against Hubertus and his uncle, Pipin (when was the last time you spoke to your Uncle Pipin?). By defeating Theoderich, Hubertus proved himself valiant in battle and dashing in a codpiece, and so won the hand of the beautiful princess, Floribana. Together they lived happily with the benefits of wealth, good fortune, and clear skin.

    Alas, alas, the good Princess soon fell ill and died. Sigh.

    In his grief, Hubertus turned away from the sumptuous life of royalty and became a solitary figure, often going to the woods to hunt alone. During one of these hunting trips, Hubertus encountered a splendid stag with a cross that appeared to float between its antlers (and no, Hubertus had not been drinking at the time). The vision moved Hubertus to change his life. He gave all his material possessions to the poor, gave up his title, and founded several monasteries. After his death, Hubertus was made a saint and became the Patron Saint of Hunters.

    What is it about Jägermeister that makes it so, er, irresistible? Is it the taste? The ice-cold chill? The effect? Your answer is as good as ours.

    Put the bottle in the freezer, then drink shots of it for an... interesting(?) drinking experience.


  • #111
    The Sweeper
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    15th January 2006

    It's January, you're flat broke, your new year's detox resolution is crumbling and you're dying for a beer. What's the moral of this story? Next year, plan ahead and start concocting potions before Christmas. :D

    Go here: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054869329 to experience the B/W/S board's own guide to alcoholic alchemy.


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  • #112
    The Sweeper
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    23rd January 2006

    Leffe... you love it or you hate it? Try it and tell all...


    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054878173


  • #113
    pdrc101
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    Lake most beers from belgium its an aquired taste. Try some hearty weissbeers like Paulaner. Its full of the stuff men are made of!!!!!!!


  • #114
    The Sweeper
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    ...slugs and snails and puppy dogs' tails?


  • #115
    The Sweeper
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    29th January 2006

    The new year's resolutions have just about fallen apart, you've stretched your last penny four times over waiting for January payday, and it's two days till Spring time (in the Irish calendar anyway).

    Celebrate with a pint of plain. The arguments on pouring it properly can get a roomfull of shy people on their feet roaring within fifteen minutes. Marvellous.


  • #116
    Blisterman
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    How about a Tequila Sunrise. Very nice and makes you feel like you're on some tropical beach.

    You take a shot of tequila, add some Orange Juice, and pour in some grenadine syrup. The grenadine should sink to the bottom and create a cool gradient look.

    Grenadine sryup's quite hard to find, but you can get it in the bigger off licences, and a bottle lasts for ages.


  • #117
    The Sweeper
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    ooo! I'll second that.


  • #118
    Blub2k4
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    Another one for Tequila sunrise here, if only to save boards from a foamy......it just sounds so uggggh

    All these young drinkers seem to have a compulsion to make up drinks that taste like childhood sweets.....just buy the sweets if you must....leave the drinking to us adults ;)


  • #119
    Civilian_Target
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    Sounds disgusting - looks horrible, tastes really good. I do have an excellent pic of a Foamy on my phone I'll have to put up, when I get it sent to my PC...


  • #120
    liamk
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    if your trying to make a blue mr. freeze alcoholic replica drink all you need is
    a glass with:
    1/4 vermonth
    3/8 pepsi
    3/8 tesco carbonated lemon drink

    tastes so sweet(sugary) mind you it does have a very low alcohol content bout 3-4% so its pure sugary goodness you'd be drinking this for...

    on the nominations for drink of the week i suggest white russian:
    - 1 1/2 measure Vodka
    - 3/4 measure Kahlua
    - 1/4 measure Light Cream
    - 1/2 measure Milk

    Directions: Mix the vodka and kahlua together then stir in the milk and finally then float the cream on top. Add ice if desired(slightly crushed is better for the general consistancy of the the overall experience). oh and put the ice in with the milk...
    those long straws with a spoon shaped end you get on the continant are perfect for the occasion if you can get them not sure where you would though.


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  • #121
    tSubh Dearg
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    Nomination

    I'd like to nominate Champagne for drink of the week, if not for this week then next week will do. :)

    I just love the way really good Champagne tastes, kind of biscuity with the gentle fizz of the bubbles on your tongue. It's just luscious. Best of all my local Off Licence has a proper Champagne (from the region in France) for only 19.99 and it is top quality stuff but because it's not a known brand, they can't charge too much for it.


  • #122
    The Sweeper
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    5th January 2006

    The tequila sunrise, as per Blisterman...
    How about a Tequila Sunrise. Very nice and makes you feel like you're on some tropical beach.

    You take a shot of tequila, add some Orange Juice, and pour in some grenadine syrup. The grenadine should sink to the bottom and create a cool gradient look.

    Grenadine sryup's quite hard to find, but you can get it in the bigger off licences, and a bottle lasts for ages.


  • #123
    The Sweeper
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    12th February 2006

    tSubh Dearg nominated Champagne as DOTW, so here it is. However, she never pointed out a brand (other than a little-known bottle of loveliness from her local offlicence that's so lovely she's not sharing the name lest the price go up :D )

    So I've gone with my special occasion brand of preference, Veuve Cliquot. It's not Krug, but then again there's not much that is. Incidentally, the force behind this drinkie is a woman - Madame Cliquot picked up the reins of the estate when her husband died prematurely in the early 1800s and created a tour de force ([/unintentional French punnage]).

    If you have a different champagne you prefer, post it on the DOTW nominations thread - same for red and white wines...


  • #124
    Blisterman
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    I had some of that last week. My friend won a bottle for being the best dancer in a club. Pretty nice.


  • #125
    The Sweeper
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    19th February 2006

    This week's DOTW is Crimson Gin.

    Championed by Steveland, who's a big fan (see here) this is one of the Cork brand of gins from Irish Distillers.

    I can actually find very little about it on the internet, so am not entirely sure what makes it 'Crimson'. Comments/reviews welcome!


  • #126
    Pepe LeFrits
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    Champagne & RedBull.

    Its kerayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyzeeee!


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  • #127
    Pepe LeFrits
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    I have to stop posting on boards when locked off my face.

    Actually I have to stop getting locked off my face.

    I am currently locked off my face.

    I need to stop.

    Stop what?


  • #128
    The Sweeper
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    It's official, the DOTW has missed a week

    This weeks DOTW is Jasob's Creek Sparkling Rose

    Because it's what I'm drinking right now.

    Chrstxbye.


  • #129
    The Sweeper
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    This week's DOTW is Stella Artois, because nobody's suggested an alternative. :)


  • #130
    noby
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    Nomination

    With St. Patrick's day upon us, and before someone nominates a green beer, I want to nominate an Irish Stout. More specifically, O'Hara's, from the Carlow brewing Co.

    oharastout.jpg

    It has quickly become my favourite Irish stout. Er, that's all.


  • #131
    Pepe LeFrits
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    Covonia Mentholated Expectorant

    cov149e.jpg

    Costs about £2.50 for a 150ml bottle. Alcohol content is 7.5%.

    It tastes like Sambuca/Liquorice. Certainly burns your throat enough. I'm not sure drinking it in 33ml shot measures would be healthy (or more, as it's not that strong), but you certainly won't have a cough by the end of the night!

    It's the only alcohol I've been able to touch today (or all week for that matter), fúckin flu :(


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  • #132
    The Sweeper
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    Mikey B, why is it you frequent this board when you're drunk? Need I ask? I'm leaving your post there for humour content. Also because of the ridiculousness factor - e.g. it's such a ridiculous suggestion it's harmless. Kind of how vulgar abuse is a defense for libel.


  • #133
    Pepe LeFrits
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    ... I wasn't drunk when I posted that!

    I haven't had alcohol (apart from my lovely cough mixture) in at least a week now. Reality is cold and miserable place :(


  • #134
    The Sweeper
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    So you really are sick? That's Bacchus punishing you for mixing champagne with red bull you know...


  • #135
    rubadub
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    Danzka citron. Have never tasted a smoother vodka, pisses on absolut citron (and I love that too).


  • #136
    shoutman
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    Currently tucking into a nice 660ml bottle of Cobra extra smooth. I am very impressed.


  • #137
    dulux
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    Got the order wrong at the bar, ordered this for a friend and she wouldnt drink it. I gave her my drink and had it instead. Now I love it.

    Teachers, nice enough but never really my first choice and Finches fizzy lemon.

    Remember its still whiskey and will make legless...


  • #138
    Freelancer
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    rubadub wrote:
    Danzka citron. Have never tasted a smoother vodka, pisses on absolut citron (and I love that too).

    They do a grapefruit one that is equally as splendid, just drink it on the rocks.


  • #139
    Pepe LeFrits
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    Guinness, baileys and sherry.

    Mmmm.


  • #140
    Manolo Blahnik
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    http://www.lahoublonniere.be/administrer/images/cocktails/bror.jpg

    Yum doesn't even taste like alcohol and it's weak I've such a low tolerance :D


  • #141
    Sarky
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    kano476 wrote:
    a friend to pur whlie you drink

    Do you think it might work without the bizarre cat fetish?

    On topic, I encountered Halmstad cider the other night. Specificaly, the lime and strawberry versions. They're really good, on a par with Kopparburg ciders. I recommend y'all give them a go.


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  • #142
    *Tripper*
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    Anyone ever have Duuvel? They have it in The Porterhouse, wasn't impreesd. What do ye think about it?


  • #143
    Blub2k4
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    Nomination.

    Interest in the drink of the week is waning :(

    I nominate Wyborowa Polish vodka for this weeks drink of the week.

    Tesco sell it and also I buy it normally in O'Briens Sandymount, moderately high quality Polish vodka, it's the standard Polish drink really.

    This is hangover free territory, absolutely brilliant, cant recommend it enough.


  • #144
    The Sweeper
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    Wyborowa polish vodka it is!

    Drinks with 18 shots and a packet of skittles it's not!


  • #145
    Blub2k4
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    Aaaaaah you took the recipe down, I dont know now whether to use night nurse in the cocktail or Benylin :(

    I bought a few bottles of both just in case, do you reckon there is any way to find out if they have codeine in them, I dont really want to wake up for a week you see......


  • #146
    Pepe LeFrits
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    Don't forget to bring a towel!


  • #147
    WhiteWashMan
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    if ti aint been done before, id like to suggest a good old fashined fuzzy navel.

    a goddess among cocktails, marginally beaten only a cosmpolitan :)


  • #148
    tSubh Dearg
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    In view of the delightful sunshine outside I would like to nominate Pimms as Drink of the Week. Mixed with lemonade and garnished with strawberries and mint leaves, it's the perfect drink for enjoying the sunshine with.


  • #149
    Blisterman
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    Has this been discontinued?


  • #150
    Blisterman
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    I'd like to nominate Samuel Adams as the Drink of the Week.
    If you haven't savoured this beer, you're in for a treat. It's a Lager from Boston, and is probably the best Lager, I've ever tasted.
    It's avalible in most of the better Beer off licences, such as Redmonds in Ranelagh, and O Briens.


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  • #151
    Doodah7
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    Blisterman wrote:
    I'd like to nominate Samuel Adams as the Drink of the Week.
    If you haven't savoured this beer, you're in for a treat. It's a Lager from Boston, and is probably the best Lager, I've ever tasted.
    It's avalible in most of the better Beer off licences, such as Redmonds in Ranelagh, and O Briens.

    Seconded. A great beer. Had the pleasure of imbibing their limited edition Pale Ale while in Boston earlier this year. Even nicer...


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