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Any new recommendations in the world of gin?

Tanqueray rangpur seems to have improved. Pint of please.

Malfy grapefruit is good too.
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Setanta wrote:Black bush remains my favourite tipple but I do like this Jameson's Caskmate.
Tried the Busmills Distillery Reserve 12yo a couple of weeks back - in theory it's only available for purchase at the distillery itself. No idea how strict they are about that. But it's bloody lovely! :cheers:
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Got some King Alfred Gin in the post today from Wessex Distillery.

Looking forward to trying it.

Wife got me a membership for the Craft Gin Club last Christmas. All the gins so far have been good.
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Too much!
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damianmcr wrote: Thu Sep 05, 2019 8:48 pm Got some King Alfred Gin in the post today from Wessex Distillery.
It will be great.
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Good old Ulster Rugby encouraging responsible drinking by giving a discount if you buy 4 pints and an even bigger discount if you buy 6 :lol:

Good old family valuea.
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Anyone tried Cooneys Irish cider?

From Meath I think.
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well I usually drink magners,on special occasions Baileys....
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Any of you whisky drinkers help me with Laphroaig 10? SWMBO picked up a wee 5cl bottle, just for fun. Is it really supposed to smell a bit like wintergreen? Is it absolutely foul or are my taste buds simply not educated enough? I thought I understood whisky (and whiskey), but this one is beyond me.
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big mervyn wrote: Fri Sep 27, 2019 10:16 pm Good old Ulster Rugby encouraging responsible drinking by giving a discount if you buy 4 pints and an even bigger discount if you buy 6 :lol:

Good old family valuea.
If i recall they also do a family package, which includes an alcoholic drink. Not much use if u want to bring it to family stand.
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jean valjean wrote: Sun Jan 05, 2020 12:36 am
big mervyn wrote: Fri Sep 27, 2019 10:16 pm Good old Ulster Rugby encouraging responsible drinking by giving a discount if you buy 4 pints and an even bigger discount if you buy 6 :lol:

Good old family valuea.
If i recall they also do a family package, which includes an alcoholic drink. Not much use if u want to bring it to family stand.
You can have a beer in Family Stand for the European games apparently (don't quote me on that)🙈🙊🙉
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Einstok Icelandic White Ale is worth sampling Neill.
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Hi Solids

Laphroaig is a very required taste,distilled on Islay with a lot of the barley used grown locally on the island and dried using turf fires,hence it has a very strong "turf smokey salty" taste and aroma, in my opinion probably the most "peaty" of all Scotch whisky. For a good selection of all ages and makes of whisky at sensible prices For a decent aged bottle try Whisky Broker Ltd Creetown Scotland owned and run by a chap from Banbridge originally if you need any further details pm me.

Cheers >burp
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Cheers Volvo. I'll give it a go and see what happens. Could be like the first taste of a blue cheese. Hateful but stuck with it and developed an understanding.
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