That's a technique I use as well. Generally speaking you'll get a fairly good wine at that price. You can save even more by ordering by the case online and netting further discounts. I'm so tight I could be a Scotsman :evil:hunnymonster said:If you ever think that you don't like whisky (Scotch) or whiskey (anywhere else) - you just haven't found your style yet. It's well worth picking up something like Michael Jackson's Malt Whisky Companion - ignore the scores I don't think there's one that gets below 60% - it's the tasting notes that describe the "house" style of any particular distillery and their various offerings. Even my mother (who associated whisky with being a medicine) found several that she enjoys (that to my mind taste nothing like whisky).
The beers and ales I enjoy - mostly my own actually, I like something superhoppy - not much on the market that fits that need - although Freeminer from the Co-op (from the Forest of Dean I think) comes close and a Deuchars IPA (made by the Caledonian Brewery in Slateford, Embra) is enjoyable, as is a pint of heavy, so long as it's well done (Belhaven of Dunbar by preference for me - which is lucky because I don't think I can buy anything else in the pubs around here).
For wine, I typically scan along the shelves in the supermarket for the stuff that's 50% off and is now about £7 or £8 - it works well for me and means I get to drink wine that otherwise I'd pass by (no way am I paying £15 for a bottle of wine :lol: )
jhclare said:I think I may have mis-titled my original post. I meant alcoholic beverage! Maybe we need to sub-categorise this area/thread?
However, also love fruit juices and smoothies, and am also a caffeine fiend! :evil:
In our kitchen, we have:
- Bialetti stove top
- Magimix Nespresso machine
- French Press
- Blade grinder (soon to be updated to burr)
- Traditional tea pot (we like loose leaf tea too)[/list:u]
We buy our beans from http://www.londoncoffeeroasters.com and are particularly fond of the Monsoon Malabar!
On the topic of tea - does anyone know a good mail order tea merchants?
John
g-train said:I haven't gotten into bitters or ale.
English Ciders I've found are quite nice (much better than the sickly sweet ciders I tried in Sweden). Dry and fruity is to my taste. Any recommendations?
Whiskey is blech unless it's in a ginger ale with lemon
g-train said:Some wines are tolerable... had some decent reds in Portugal.
jhclare said:I'd rather save my £s up during the week and buy some REALLY nice wine at the weekend, rather that drink cheap wine throughout the week. As I get older I'm more about quality than quantity!
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