Best deep midwinter alcoholic drink.
 

In this deep midwinter period what is everyone on?
Weather Bombs are forecast here tonight, whatever the hell they are>?! Sun was low and cloaked by the cloud. The newish Moon has a snow coating as my gran used to say.


I can recommend Samuel Smiths Organic Chocolate Stout at 5%....this is deep, sweet rich and a smooth drink.
Also Guinness West Indies Porter at 6% with a shot of Mr Fitzpatrick's Blackcurrant and Liquorice Cordial mixed in.....top.


Also I like a Dark and Stormy- which is Navy Rum mixed in with a Demerara based dark home made Ginger Wine. Nice and mellow that.


Decent Ruby Port, and the good old Co-ops is perfectly acceptable.


So happy Winterval everyone.(see what I did then)?

Crabbies do a nice alcoholic ginger beer that tastes like the old stuff.

http://www.crabbiesgingerbeer.co.uk/

Crabbies is like a starter drink though, to get kids hooked. Yer narc...Ive been on the stones green and the ROCHESTER Dark, they are okay.

I know it's considered by many to be a ladies drink but on nights such as this I'm partial to a Baileys. Not tonight though. Night shift beckons.


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Talisker Storm.

Sun.

I like that too, poured over ice.

A large Malt, cures all ill's.

If I'm guaranteed not to need to go anywhere before bed and the wild and wintry weather is rattling the letter box, I am rather partial to Guiness and a nice dry cider, mixed 50-50. The nomenclature of said mixture was "Hooligan soup" when I first met it, and while it may sound pretty disgusting it has a certain smoothness to it that makes it very palatable.

For the ladies you can also throw in a dash of blackcurrent, but before sitting down to the first one make sure you a) hide your car keys and b) have a clear path to your proposed sleeping location for the evening......

'Twas out in the Cairngorms one winter doing an overnighter when someone produced a thermos full of hot Baileys........ Heaven!

When it's dark and stormy at sea, I dig out the hipflask and pass it round the crew. I've had a lot of stuff in there over the years; malts, port, Southern Comfort, and my personal preference is Armagnac. However, the one that gets the most "Thanks skipper - I needed that"s among the full range of ages and genders is Remy Martin brandy.

VSOP is fine - anything better is somewhat wasted given people are usually getting facefuls of saltwater, which tends to affect the tastebuds somewhat (this is yachts, not big ships)

Mount Gay 1703, a blend of 20 year old rums from the worlds oldest continuously operating distillery.

Old Peculiar is a potion indeed, VERY moreish and availabe bottled too but overall takes second place to the fine brews from the microbrewery in Barrowden, underneath The Exeter Arms.

I have to say a selection of Real English Ales at their finest,

"In the winter, enjoy the roaring log fires and cosy atmosphere of the Exeter Arms."

:ok:

I needed that"s among the full range of ages and genders is Remy Martin brandy.




I still have an unopened bottle of 1.5 ltr? Remy Champagne cognac that was bought from the NAAFI in Germany sometime around 1977

1977? You only have 3 options:

1. Down in One
2. Donate to nearest Service yacht
3. Bring it over here & I'll drink it for you.

;)

This not a "best deep midwinter alcoholic drink" :* , opening this is a celebration of a once in a lifetime event like the birth of the first grandchild or at the celebration of life of a parent that has died :(

If it is cold and nasty outside, but you are warm and comfy in front of a fire than a glass of your favorite brown tipple is the "best" drink......and so there is no doubt.....all good alcoholic beverages are brown :ok:

Ola dubh 18, a lovely beer from Harviestoun Brewery matured in Highland Park 18 year old barrels. Fair warms the cockles of yer heart!:

There can only be one. .
 

A wide glass, and Lagavulin. :ok:

Edradour, Please.

We drink my own orange & rhubarb kamikaze brew at Christmas. Wouldn't give it to guests though -- too good for them!

Home made sloe gin. Has the added pleasure of recalling the pricked and scratched hands collecting the little devils and the quality time spent with the family making the concoction in the kitchen (mine are all adults before the outrage bus sets off).