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Re: BEA's Wine/Spirit club: discuss your favorites

HigherThanTheSun — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 22:51:15 GMT

Author: HigherThanTheSun

Posted: 12/13/2013 03:51

SamuelPear wrote:

You mean Cachaça doesn't belong to the list of spirit ? Or Caipirinha ?

I'd say Cachaca is a spirit, I just don't like Caipirinhas since they're pretty much just pure Cachaca, which I don't particularly like.

Re: BEA's Wine/Spirit club: discuss your favorites

Norman Bates — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 12:49:58 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 12/12/2013 17:49

Lord I need a drink.

So let's see.

I almost always drink either wine or beer these days, because 1: liquors are expensive (I'm in France so OK wine can come cheap, dunno about you, went to England last year and wouldn't dare try the cheap wine and an OK wine would cost an arm at Tesco's - which is perfectly made up for by the price on beers though, so fair enough) ; 2: some strong liquors don't agree with me at all (e.g. rum makes me sick, period, except if I take it as a Ti punch - that being white rum, cane sugar, lime juice).

Anyway, wine, this is my buying tactics.

1. Go for red. The rules are:
a) anything below 4€ is straight poison and you will lose sight. Avoid.
b) it's possible to find good wine under 6€. However, at this price, avoid Bordeaux by all means. It's poison and you will lose sight.
c) now that I come to think of it, avoid cheap Burgundy as well, particularly "Bourgogne Passetoutgrains". Awful mix of all sorts of leftover grapes from what whatever shitty château couldn't decently put in something called "Bourgogne".
d) In that range of price, Côtes-du-Rhône will never be excellent. but it will never be awful. Play it safe, the bet is good.
e) A good compromise, particularly if you're intending to get drunk on red wine (not such a very good idea but hey it's a free world and anyway I do it all the time, right now I'm going to do it next thing after this post) and are not looking for a perfect match for a senstitive dish, is to go for Loire wines. Anjou for instance. They're light, pleasurable "vins de soif". Careful though, the bottle's quickly empty. Think re-fill.
f) The best red wine I've ever tasted was a Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The best white wine I've ever tasted was a Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
g) No acceptable red wine at your local deale poisone store? OK, then, go white. NEVER ROSE, that shit is poison and you will lose sight.
f) For white wine, go dry. That syrupy thing they seel for Christmas because it's supposed to go well with foie gras is disgusting.
g) MUSCADET people, that's how we swagheads from the West do this. A muscadet and a dozen oysters. All you need really.

2. Can't be bothered now. C ya later, I'm off to the wine shop.

Re: BEA's Wine/Spirit club: discuss your favorites

SamuelPear — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 11:54:29 GMT

Author: SamuelPear

Posted: 12/12/2013 16:54

HigherThanTheSun wrote:

My dad thinks he's half brazilian too since he went there once, he likes to drink these from time to time. They're grim though they're not even cocktails just pure, not very nice, spirit with some lime and sugar thrown in. Sorry.

You mean Cachaça doesn't belong to the list of spirit ? Or Caipirinha ?

Re: BEA's Wine/Spirit club: discuss your favorites

HigherThanTheSun — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 11:28:57 GMT

Author: HigherThanTheSun

Posted: 12/12/2013 16:28

SamuelPear wrote:

Oh I almost forgot, Caipirinhas ! Well, since I'm half Brazilian I cannot not enjoy the greatness of Cachaça !

bongritsu wrote:

Oh and fuck white rum (and most spiced rums)

Yess my point exactly.

Re: BEA's Wine/Spirit club: discuss your favorites

SamuelPear — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 09:30:00 GMT

Author: SamuelPear

Posted: 12/12/2013 14:30

Oh I almost forgot, Caipirinhas ! Well, since I'm half Brazilian I cannot not enjoy the greatness of Cachaça !

Pretty expensive when I'm outside, they always mess up the ice and it's not as good as home made.

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Re: BEA's Wine/Spirit club: discuss your favorites

brun027 — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 08:50:26 GMT

Author: brun027

Posted: 12/12/2013 13:50

Cheap.

Re: BEA's Wine/Spirit club: discuss your favorites

bongritsu — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 01:20:00 GMT

Author: bongritsu

Posted: 12/12/2013 06:20

For wines, go red or go home IMO. I like super dry and spicy stuff. Mission hills Oculus comes to mind when i think about what would be my favorite bottle. I also really like port. cask aged tawny port is incredible.

For spirits I like smokey bourbons and whiskies (mostly straight)

right now Nikka From the Barrel is my go to whisky

Its really good stuff

For Bourbons lately I have been sipping on this:

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But knob creek and bullet are also frequented

And if im trying to get banged up its usually Russian Prince or lambs navy

Oh and fuck white rum (and most spiced rums)

Re: BEA's Wine/Spirit club: discuss your favorites

Defago — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 00:38:25 GMT

Author: Defago

Posted: 12/12/2013 05:38

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Re: BEA's Wine/Spirit club: discuss your favorites

Jackwc — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 00:35:33 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 12/12/2013 05:35

Anything cheap and high-proof. Like this badboy, for example.

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Tastes like utter shit btw. Also Kraken often does the job swell, that shit blacks me the fuck out.

Re: BEA's Wine/Spirit club: discuss your favorites

Romanelli — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 20:58:36 GMT

Author: Romanelli

Posted: 12/12/2013 01:58

I usually drink tequila. Of course, it's because I collect tequila bottles. (Heh.) You might be able to tell that I prefer the silver variety.

My current favorites are Casa Noble (endorsed by Carlos Santana)

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The Justin Timberlake 901 (first experienced in Memphis) is pretty great:

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My old standby, Corazon:

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And my new favorite, Corzo. This shit is like the smoothest truth serum ever made:

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Last week, got to hang at an open bar guzzling free shots of the good stuff...Don Julio 1942.

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And, of course, lots of other fine stuffs as well!

Re: BEA's Wine/Spirit club: discuss your favorites

HigherThanTheSun — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 19:55:27 GMT

Author: HigherThanTheSun

Posted: 12/12/2013 00:55

lethalnezzle wrote:

They're pretty ubiquitous. You tend to get one or the other in most places. I'm not really a big fan, but they're both obviously way better than Strongbow.

Reassuring to know. If I was a proper somerset boy I'd rave about some horrible local still cider that you can only get direct from a certain farm, but yeah they're horrible. Midford is nice I guess.

Re: BEA's Wine/Spirit club: discuss your favorites

meccalecca — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 19:26:11 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 12/12/2013 00:26

Patman360 wrote:

Places here are beginning to charge over a fiver for them, anything over a fiver in a pub is not worth it (That's in Euro btw). Sol and Corona tend to be more expensive than pints of any form nowadays which I don't get in the slightest...

I guess it's the cost of importing them. Drinks are generally quite pricey in the bars here in New York. If I'm lucky I'm paying $3 or $4 for a can of watered down PBR. A pint of a quality lager could run me $7. And this is at the dive bars and venues. Drinking at the classy places bankrupts me.

Re: BEA's Wine/Spirit club: discuss your favorites

Patman360 — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 19:20:20 GMT

Author: Patman360

Posted: 12/12/2013 00:20

meccalecca wrote:

Are Corona and Sol expensive in the UK? They're generally pretty cheap here.

Re: BEA's Wine/Spirit club: discuss your favorites

Anonymous — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 19:18:07 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/12/2013 00:18

Cider? Really? Who drinks Cider anyway; maybe people who think coconut rum isn't acceptable. Also Kraken is just bad for its price. Been into Pusser's lately.

Re: BEA's Wine/Spirit club: discuss your favorites

meccalecca — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 19:10:59 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 12/12/2013 00:10

HigherThanTheSun wrote:

Don't beer and rarely lager, if I have to I'll ask for Peroni I guess, or any of those expensive S American ones like Sol, Corona, Brahma etc.

Are Corona and Sol expensive in the UK? They're generally pretty cheap here.

I usually stick with hefferveisens, but on nights like tonight when I'm feeling extremely thrifty, I'll likely settle on crap like PBR, Tecate or Rolling Rock. Whatever's cheapest at the venue i'm heading to

Re: BEA's Wine/Spirit club: discuss your favorites

Anonymous — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 19:09:41 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/12/2013 00:09

HigherThanTheSun wrote:

Coconut rum is not really acceptable tbh.

Haha, this.

HigherThanTheSun wrote:

If we're not talking spirits then obviously cider is the way forward, Thatcher's Gold and Stowford Press are the best but I'm not even sure if they're known outside of Somerset, unlucky for everyone else..

They're pretty ubiquitous. You tend to get one or the other in most places. I'm not really a big fan, but they're both obviously way better than Strongbow.

I'll be back to list my favourite tipples.

Re: BEA's Wine/Spirit club: discuss your favorites

HigherThanTheSun — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 19:06:41 GMT

Author: HigherThanTheSun

Posted: 12/12/2013 00:06

Coconut rum is not really acceptable tbh. Don't even like white rum much either but I can tolerate. Best for spiced is Sailor Jerry's, best for dark is Mount Gay or Kraken for stronger flavour, not that fussy though so Appleton's or Lamb's navy are fine. Couple of places where I live serve Wood's Old Navy Rum at 57% which isn't even that bad, or maybe I'm too drunk to tell by the time I'm on them, either way it's the same price so I'm winning. Rum with coke is obvious, coca cola not pepsi though please.

Gin is great too I get through a load, most often at my grandparents so I just go for whatever they've got there which is most often Gordon's or if I'm lucky Hendrick's. With Vermouth and bitter lemon is the best way.

If we're not talking spirits then obviously cider is the way forward, Thatcher's Gold and Stowford Press are the best but I'm not even sure if they're known outside of Somerset, unlucky for everyone else.

Don't beer and rarely lager, if I have to I'll ask for Peroni I guess, or any of those expensive S American ones like Sol, Corona, Brahma etc.

Re: BEA's Wine/Spirit club: discuss your favorites

Anonymous — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 19:05:05 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/12/2013 00:05

I only drink McCormick vodka and PBR. Sometimes I mix them together when I wanna get crazy.

Re: BEA's Wine/Spirit club: discuss your favorites

meccalecca — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 19:02:34 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 12/12/2013 00:02

tekin wrote:

How could I forget frozen margarita?

because you didn't wanna appear any gayer than you already were?

Re: BEA's Wine/Spirit club: discuss your favorites

Anonymous — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 19:01:44 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/12/2013 00:01

How could I forget frozen margarita?

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