Is that wot yer drinking?Dave wrote:Shyte
What are you drinking?
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Saw a bottle in the offy Grumps and was deeply confused, not helped by the fact that there was no sign of the wonderful Bush Ordinaire on view. I wondered had they taken the ludicrous step of rebranding the standard bottle, thank God they haven't.
I'll await an opinion, though I suspect Dave may already have provided a review.
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Re: What are you drinking?
Not always.Cap'n Grumpy wrote:Is that wot yer drinking?Dave wrote:Shyte
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Hopefully I will review it soon after Christmas ... hopefully without having to buy it for myself.BaggyTrousers wrote:Saw a bottle in the offy Grumps and was deeply confused, not helped by the fact that there was no sign of the wonderful Bush Ordinaire on view. I wondered had they taken the ludicrous step of rebranding the standard bottle, thank God they haven't.
I'll await an opinion, though I suspect Dave may already have provided a review.
If necessary though, I'll take one for the team and report back.
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Re: What are you drinking?
Sake.
Bought it out of curiosity.
Closest thing to it would be a fino sherry. It's alright like, but I wouldn't be in a big rush to buy more. Maybe I'll think differently when I get to the bottom of the bottle
Bought it out of curiosity.
Closest thing to it would be a fino sherry. It's alright like, but I wouldn't be in a big rush to buy more. Maybe I'll think differently when I get to the bottom of the bottle
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As in rice wine?big mervyn wrote:Sake.
Bought it out of curiosity.
Closest thing to it would be a fino sherry. It's alright like, but I wouldn't be in a big rush to buy more. Maybe I'll think differently when I get to the bottom of the bottle
Do you drink it warmed?
Tried it (warm) many years ago in London in an oriental restaurant.
Unfortunately I'd had a few pints before hand and a bit of a pub crawl after, finishing back at hotel which had a very late bar for residents.
Can't really remember what I thought of the sake for some reason.
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Yeah rice wine. I'm drinking mine slightly chilled which is also acceptable. There's different flavours but this one's "umami" (Shooting Stars? ). Definitely easier to drink once the taste has been acquiredCap'n Grumpy wrote:As in rice wine?big mervyn wrote:Sake.
Bought it out of curiosity.
Closest thing to it would be a fino sherry. It's alright like, but I wouldn't be in a big rush to buy more. Maybe I'll think differently when I get to the bottom of the bottle
Do you drink it warmed?
Tried it (warm) many years ago in London in an oriental restaurant.
Unfortunately I'd had a few pints before hand and a bit of a pub crawl after, finishing back at hotel which had a very late bar for residents.
Can't really remember what I thought of the sake for some reason.
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I think I’ve forced down most of a bottle at some point.
And cooked with the rest of it.
And cooked with the rest of it.
Re: What are you drinking?
Sake is the Japanese version of mijiu in China, better grade stuff is huanjiu for a real man's Chinese drink try the equivilant of vodka or whiskey called baijiu, best drunk at home near a bed !
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Cap'n Grumpy wrote:Anyone tried Red Bush yet?
A bit like Black Bush but matured in Bourbon casks. It was only released a year or two back.
Santa was good to me - broad hints taken on board.Cap'n Grumpy wrote:Hopefully I will review it soon after Christmas ... hopefully without having to buy it for myself.BaggyTrousers wrote:Saw a bottle in the offy Grumps and was deeply confused, not helped by the fact that there was no sign of the wonderful Bush Ordinaire on view. I wondered had they taken the ludicrous step of rebranding the standard bottle, thank God they haven't.
I'll await an opinion, though I suspect Dave may already have provided a review.
If necessary though, I'll take one for the team and report back.
Red Bush - Quite acceptable - not as smooth as Black Bush or a Bush single malt.
I'm not good at describing tastes - just know what I like, and what I don't. It's possibly a medium between a regular Bush and Black Bush.
Wouldn't be rushing to buy it myself - I now have a liking for Bush Ordinaire, Black Bush and my (now) favourite of 10yr Bush Single Malt. Having said that, I wouldn't refuse it if offered.
Certainly given the choice between spending my £19 on Red Bush or going for the Bush Ordinaire, I would save a couple of quid and buy the cheaper Bushmills, or find a few extra £s and buy the Black Bush.
I have however, still to find anything that comes out of the Bushmills Distillery that I cannot knock back, although the Honey Bushmills does push the limits a bit.
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I may have been a bit previous in my last assessment ... strangely enough, a second one (actually probably a third or fourth, considering the first was probably a triple), is a lot smoother ...
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Re: What are you drinking?
Black bush remains my favourite tipple but I do like this Jameson's Caskmate.
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I'm actually drinking McGrath's red ale but some of youse hipsters might enjoy this
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