Babycham

dslamjack

A visiting relative this Christmas used to be very fond of this old tipple , back in the day.
I was just wondering would anyone know if its still available ,and if so where?.
Also looking for peppermint cordial like was it Sanor , seem's impossible to find in shop's , thought the good folk here might know.

L1011

Babycham was relaunched in the 1990s however I've never seen it sold here. I don't think there's any distributor and alcohol products are much harder to import.

Sanor is still made but I've never seen any of this firms products on sale anywhere: http://www.irishsoftdrinks.com/details.asp?PCode=1011 (company making them is Solus Lightbulbs surreally). Google shows some off licences having it; its probably mostly sold to the pub trade so that'd be a good place to ask.

odyssey06

Maybe your visiting relative might appreciate a Moscato d'Asti - typically this is lower alcohol (under 10%) than table wines, slightly sweet, slight fizzy Italian sparkling wine which would often be described as having pear flavours. O'Briens stock one.

coylemj

Babycham was labelled as 'champagne perry' which is simply the posh name for pear cider.

dslamjack

Thank you all, their is a Babycham site http://www.babycham.com/
There appear's to be a huge following for the memorabilia ,when I was a young lad me auld Gran had this at Christmas ''for a change'' from the porter, there was the occasional Cherry Brandy or Advocat ,their was no Baileys then.
Sandeman port and sherry were also there, I got rightly tipsy one Christmas ,nicked the sherry trifle from the kitchen with my brother.
Tnk's odyssey for the Moscato d'Asti ,will give that a go

L1011

Baileys was introduced in 1974, your idea of back in the day might be a little older than mine!

Prior to some serious advertising in the early 00s Baileys was seen as a bit old fashioned.

Cherry Brandy can be seriously awkward to get your hands on in Ireland, ditto clear Cherry liqueurs (Kirsch, etc) - however, it is available in good independent offlicences if you want to relive that.

odyssey06

If we're revisiting classic ghosts of Christmas past, you could try a new twist on an old staple and try sherry as a long drink \ spritzer style.

dslamjack

Tnk's odyssey,I think ye might want to pour a stiff one yerself, that was post 666 -just in case.
I can remember decimalisation being introduced,pint of black was 18p harp 20p ,after Richie Ryan's
budget in 1976,when the price of the pint went to 50p,the whole country swore on mass never to touch a drop again.In dem day's a pub was upmarket if it had harp and double diamond on tap,even then that would be in the smoking lounge.
We'll give the Sherry spritzer a twirl, what will they think of next.

irish_goat

Tesco UK sell it. I'll check my local in Derry later but I'm not sure if the northern shops have it.

the beer revolu

odyssey06 wrote: »

If we're revisiting classic ghosts of Christmas past, you could try a new twist on an old staple and try sherry as a long drink \ spritzer style.

Anyone for a Dubonnet and white??
Or how about a Snowball?

I actually saw someone order a Malibu and Coke in a pub the other day.

L1011

the beer revolu wrote: »

I actually saw someone order a Malibu and Coke in a pub the other day.

That wouldn't be that uncommon (yet, anyway). Can still get Malibu and even miniatures of it most off-trade also.

Losty Dublin

dslamjack wrote: »

A visiting relative this Christmas used to be very fond of this old tipple , back in the day.
I was just wondering would anyone know if its still available ,and if so where?.
Also looking for peppermint cordial like was it Sanor , seem's impossible to find in shop's , thought the good folk here might know.

I am sure that I saw Sanor fairly recently; trouble is that I'm stumped as to where. I'm probably mentioning the bleeding obvious when I ask that you've looked around for it, yeah?

dslamjack

Wow Snowball ,there's a blast, went to a free Pernod nite in Jet's once back around 80 some thing,only got home from it six month's ago.
I'll be reaching for the Black Tower and Blue Nun next,and heading in to town to see if Lord John's or Club Nassau is still open.
Super value used to sell Sanor,pubs still do it,so will get a bottle in me local.
Old Jamacica rum was a fav on cold days to heat you up, can't remember putting any thing in it though.
My indoors went mad on Campari and Soda for a while after yer wan with the Luton Airport hit,there's some thing coming in to my head about black currant juice and Bloom's Hotel, mmm o well.