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Buer

It's all marketing and rubbish. This gin should only be drank with rasberries and elderflower tonic. That gin should be drank with a sprig of rosemary and lime.

No. It's gin. It's from juniper berries. Drink it with tonic and some ice if you'd like. Last year, Aldi's home brand won best in the world in a similar award. This year, Dingle won it. The biggest difference between them all is the price tag.

Yeah_Right

Deleted User wrote: »

Why don't you just come right out and say it ?

I'll say it : The only way someone could live you with you, is if they were drunk. A lot. Permanently. Wasted. Hammered.

Now go buy her a bottle of Beefeater. She won't be able to tell the difference.

troyzer

Yeah_Right wrote: »

Its like when you Paddies try to claim Daniel Day-Lewis. He's a Brit.

He's both. There's always been a weird thing when it comes to the Irish diaspora. No other country in the world has anything like the size of our diaspora relative to our current population. There's not as clear a distinction between being born in Ireland and being born abroad to Irish parents because such a huge number of people have done it.

Just like New Zealand has it's own quirks with white people and the Māori.

Yeah_Right

troyzer wrote: »

In other news, the Irish Times et al are driving me insane calling the Favourite an "Irish production" without any qualification. It had five production companies involved, one of which is an Irish company. We're getting as bad as the Brits calling Saoirse Ronan British.

Its like when you Paddies try to claim Daniel Day-Lewis. He's a Brit.

[Deleted User]

errlloyd wrote: »

and she drinks at home a lot

Why don't you just come right out and say it ?

errlloyd

Deleted User wrote: »

swiwi_ wrote: »

Fair play to yiz with the Worlds best gin. Anyone tried it?

Was thinking of getting a bottle as a gift for the misses albeit she only ever has it with tonic and I'm not sure if it's worth getting good quality liquor when it's just going into a mixer.

Personally think gin is one of those drinks that is so noxious I actually find myself questioning the people that drink it. Tastes horrific to me.

Dingle is pretty cheap tbh. At 36e a bottle before a sale (O Briens) its probably a tenner cheaper than Hendricks, 20 cheaper than Gunpowder and 30 cheaper than Monkey 47 (and 200ml larger). If she likes her G&Ts and she drinks at home a lot go to the whiskey shop in the powerscourt centre. Buy her the gin and behind the counter they have jars of botannicals. Candied Ginger, Pink Peppercorns, Rose Petals. Big bags of notions basically. Get two or three of them too.

I've found it's a winner for gin people.

[Deleted User]

Zzippy wrote: »

It's vile. Give me a good whiskey any day.

That's why there's so much gin these days. A lot of companies made whiskey and kinda realised after the fact that they won't base any return for 3-5+ years so started making gin in the meantime as its stupid fast to make and keeps profit coming in

Zzippy

Deleted User wrote: »

Was thinking of getting a bottle as a gift for the misses albeit she only ever has it with tonic and I'm not sure if it's worth getting good quality liquor when it's just going into a mixer.

Personally think gin is one of those drinks that is so noxious I actually find myself questioning the people that drink it. Tastes horrific to me.

It's vile. Give me a good whiskey any day.

[Deleted User]

swiwi_ wrote: »

Fair play to yiz with the Worlds best gin. Anyone tried it?

Was thinking of getting a bottle as a gift for the misses albeit she only ever has it with tonic and I'm not sure if it's worth getting good quality liquor when it's just going into a mixer.

Personally think gin is one of those drinks that is so noxious I actually find myself questioning the people that drink it. Tastes horrific to me.

Podge_irl

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

Bizarre scenes. Chelsea keeper Arrizabalaga refuses to be subbed off, after being/feigning injured/injury twice in a few minutes, for a sub keeper who is a renowned penalty kick saver, just before extra time finishes.

https://streamable.com/3eutt

Goes on to the shootout to let in 4 penalties, including 1 he really should have saved. Sarri has to crucify him, surely, after this. Stick him in the reserves for a few years, until his contract expires, and fine the everliving **** out of him.

(Obviously money will talk and as a 70 million pound investment, they won't let him expire, which is disgraceful)

Says as much about the lack of authority of the ref/officials also. Ref should have just told him to get off the pitch and that be the end of it.

troyzer

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Meh, it really does not matter whatsoever, but that film wouldn't have existed, let alone been acclaimed, without the Irish producers who rescued that script convinced Lanthimos to direct it.

I'm not disputing that, just pointing out that we're getting as bad as the Brits when it comes to labels.

By the way, calling it a British film/production would equally be as wrong. I'm sure loads of British newspapers are calling it that today.

In any case, Olivia Colman's speech was class. So genuine. Enough of this myopic, rehearsed ****e.

irishbucsfan

troyzer wrote: »

It's not an Irish production. It's an Irish co-production. We'd be pretty pissed off if any number of films we consider to be Irish were called British productions because most of them were co-produced with British production companies.

Meh, it really does not matter whatsoever, but that film wouldn't have existed, let alone been acclaimed, without the Irish producers who rescued that script convinced Lanthimos to direct it.

troyzer

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Two main production companies throughout, one of which was Lanthimos' who was brought on to the project by Ed Guiney. Without Element that film would never have been made. That's why it's considered an Irish production.

It's not an Irish production. It's an Irish co-production. We'd be pretty pissed off if any number of films we consider to be Irish were called British productions because most of them were co-produced with British production companies.

irishbucsfan

troyzer wrote: »

It's pretty funny. Sarri has to go, there's clearly no respect for him left from the players.

In other news, the Irish Times et al are driving me insane calling the Favourite an "Irish production" without any qualification. It had five production companies involved, one of which is an Irish company. We're getting as bad as the Brits calling Saoirse Ronan Irish.

I'm delighted that First Man won best special effects, it's the most visually stunning movie I've seen in years.

Two main production companies throughout, one of which was Lanthimos' who was brought on to the project by Ed Guiney. Without Element that film would never have been made. That's why it's considered an Irish production.

troyzer

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

Bizarre scenes. Chelsea keeper Arrizabalaga refuses to be subbed off, after being/feigning injured/injury twice in a few minutes, for a sub keeper who is a renowned penalty kick saver, just before extra time finishes.

https://streamable.com/3eutt

Goes on to the shootout to let in 4 penalties, including 1 he really should have saved. Sarri has to crucify him, surely, after this. Stick him in the reserves for a few years, until his contract expires, and fine the everliving **** out of him.

(Obviously money will talk and as a 70 million pound investment, they won't let him expire, which is disgraceful)

It's pretty funny. Sarri has to go, there's clearly no respect for him left from the players.

In other news, the Irish Times et al are driving me insane calling the Favourite an "Irish production" without any qualification. It had five production companies involved, one of which is an Irish company. We're getting as bad as the Brits calling Saoirse Ronan British.

I'm delighted that First Man won best special effects, it's the most visually stunning movie I've seen in years.

Dave_The_Sheep

Bizarre scenes. Chelsea keeper Arrizabalaga refuses to be subbed off, after being/feigning injured/injury twice in a few minutes, for a sub keeper who is a renowned penalty kick saver, just before extra time finishes.

https://streamable.com/3eutt

Goes on to the shootout to let in 4 penalties, including 1 he really should have saved. Sarri has to crucify him, surely, after this. Stick him in the reserves for a few years, until his contract expires, and fine the everliving **** out of him.

(Obviously money will talk and as a 70 million pound investment, they won't let him expire, which is disgraceful)

Stone Gossard

b.gud wrote: »

3 years I believe is the minimum for it to be considered Irish whiskey. But yeah you're right all those gin places are brewing it to keep them going until their whiskey comes of age, can't wait.

I did say saleable

5 years is the minimum for any major brand....3yo whiskey here is normally rushed for a market...ala Bushmills and Proper 12

b.gud

Stone Gossard wrote: »

That's correct... Irish whiskey needs 5 years to be saleable...gin is good to go in months, so they got that motoring along with the vodka...whisky is going for daft money now though

3 years I believe is the minimum for it to be considered Irish whiskey. But yeah you're right all those gin places are brewing it to keep them going until their whiskey comes of age, can't wait.

errlloyd

swiwi_ wrote: »

Fair play to yiz with the Worlds best gin. Anyone tried it?

I was down at the distillery a few months ago. It's good, usually half the price of Gunpowder or Mor too, so I was impressed it won in a blind taste test and not some 20-30 pound category.

Bridge93

Bunsen voted 7th best burger in Europe.

Stone Gossard

Bazzo wrote: »

Dingle? Yeah it's nice enough though to be honest my gin palette can distinguish ****e, ok and good and that's about it. Fairly sure someone told me before that they only started doing gin to bring some money in while they were aging their whiskey.

That's correct... Irish whiskey needs 5 years to be saleable...gin is good to go in months, so they got that motoring along with the vodka...whisky is going for daft money now though

Bazzo

swiwi_ wrote: »

Fair play to yiz with the Worlds best gin. Anyone tried it?

Dingle? Yeah it's nice enough though to be honest my gin palette can distinguish ****e, ok and good and that's about it. Fairly sure someone told me before that they only started doing gin to bring some money in while they were ageing their whiskey.

swiwi_

Fair play to yiz with the Worlds best gin. Anyone tried it?

pickarooney

troyzer wrote: »

As far as I know it's not that much more expensive on a per unit basis to produce RHD but when you're talking about massive factories, 1% gains here and there makes the difference. Anybody who's played that factory simulator game on Steam knows the craic.

There will always be a glut of RHD cars from Europe. Over a third of the planet uses RHD and they're mostly countries which are growing rapidly.

The trend is likely to actually increase towards RHD as Southern Africa and the Indian subcontinent get their **** together.

I'd love it for the opposite reason. Buy a cheap second hand car in Ireland and bring it to France.

swiwi_

Ah. Trapped is back on TV. Thought Series 1 was one of the greatest shows ever. The watching of Series 2 shall be begun.

troyzer

Well, I got told.

CatFromHue

Buer wrote: »

A €3bn project that will serve hundreds of thousands for generations will be thrown in the bin because one road and its inhabitants will be discommoded for a portion of the project?

It's f*cking bonkers.

when you look at some of the objections to housing projects being built regularly they include increased traffic, trucks usually, on our road during the construction phase.

it really is appalling carry on.

Squidgy Black

Zzippy, do you like fish sticks?

thomond2006

mfceiling wrote: »

I have now decided (whether he likes it or not) that Zzippy is my new best friend.

Ye need a podcast.

mfceiling

I have now decided (whether he likes it or not) that Zzippy is my new best friend.