delboy Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Theres worse things than being English.....you could be fat for instance!well at least something can done about fat - but what about me fat and english? i have no hope whatsover! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeinzHines Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 u need to drink some triplesod' date=' clarkey cat [/quote']IM TELLING YOU MAN I HAVENT EVEN HEARD OF CLARKEY CAT.....Chris Morris, a fucking legend......long live brass eye and may it return...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 IM TELLING YOU MAN I HAVENT EVEN HEARD OF CLARKEY CAT.....Chris Morris' date=' a fucking legend......long live brass eye and may it return......[/quote']here here, just bought it on DVD - superb! especially Fur Q Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeinzHines Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 here here' date=' just bought it on DVD - superb! especially Fur Q [/quote']Brass Eye really is amazing......his new show Nathan Barley is pretty fucking awesome...Best line on brass eye...the first line CM says 'you're wrong and youre a grostely ugly freak'........The herion school......laughing my big jiggly man boobs off......im going upstairs to watch brass on dvd any minute now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Brass Eye really is amazing......his new show Nathan Barley is pretty fucking awesome...Best line on brass eye...the first line CM says 'you're wrong and youre a grostely ugly freak'........The herion school......laughing my big jiggly man boobs off......im going upstairs to watch brass on dvd any minute now!ha ha ha - yeah think i may watch a couple of episodes when i get home from work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeinzHines Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 ha ha ha - yeah think i may watch a couple of episodes when i get home from work!Work? WORK? Brass Eye is a legimate excuse for going home early!Well im actually away now you grostely ugly freaks!!......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Work? WORK? Brass Eye is a legimate excuse for going home early!Well im actually away now you grostely ugly freaks!!.........well if you call speaking into a microphone and playing music (though some of the tunes that me playlist conjours up is an insult to that word!) work then yes! though sadly this is one job where you cant nip home early! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ancient Mariner Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Appreciation of the work of Chris Morris, debate about the legitimacy of regional prejudices, all thanks to Jack! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarmaTsunami Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 not a fan of JD....or whisky/whiskey/bourbon in general...i loves - southern comfort/koko kanu........but more than anything else, i love beer. nothing beats a good pint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash@TMB Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 I come from Garthdee (south)I fully understand your need to make that () distinction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash@TMB Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 well at least something can done about fat - but what about me fat and english? i have no hope whatsover!Second only to being HIV positive. Oops you're not infected as well are you? Whoa stupid question... who in their right mind wold share their drugs with a fat englishman, or worse *shudder* 'do it' with one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash@TMB Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 But anyway back on topic...JD is one of the quality mass produced brands along with Smirnoff, Bacardi, Gordons, etc. These brands offer a consistently good quality wherever you drink - provided the pub doesn't cheat and fill up the bottles with something inferior, and there is plenty inferior! JD trades on not being a bourbon, but that's more geographic than anything else. It's also fortunate to have the whole rock 'n roll thing attached to it, and is a more accessable drink that most malt whiskys, or Appletons 21 - those are connosouers (err spelling) drinks.However, given the choice I would always opt for something a little less mass produced and more finely crafted. That's why I prefer Woodford Reserve, Makers Mark, and Knob Creek, all of which contain significantly more alcohol so although they may be slightly dearer they offer more bang per buck. And they taste better.The Appleton 21 comparison is interesting because when mixed with an equal measure of real coke and no ice many people mistake this oak aged rum for a bourbon. Some people even mistake it for a malt whisky when served neat.Here's how I convert someone away from JD. I ask them to try drinking Knob Creek all night instead and see if it makes them feel any different. They usually have a much more positive reaction and a better time. Then they realise that they've drunk less and in spent less money in total. After that they tend to drink the smaller batch bourbons. Don't they Giant Pete? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 I suppose Im a strange one (suppose?). Graeme C touched on the subject about "a mature pallet".I love red wine, also, I greatly appreciate the taste and all the characters which make a good bottle bottle of wine. However, I have never appreciated Whisky, I dont like it. I would like to em...like it. Any recommendations on an easy starter for Whisky? Or should I admit defeat and just admit that I hate the stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 JD to me is drinkable... its purely "ok".Whisky/Bourbon isn't my territory though.Vodka girly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stuartmaxwell Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 mr hogtry lagavullan 12 or 14yearsvery lovely, not too peaty and it doesnt smack ye in the face.if you decide you like the peaty taste try laphroig or taliskeri dont mind whisky, my old man has a huge collection or rare and old whisky, any of their holidays usually involve whisky at some point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Second only to being HIV positive. Oops you're not infected as well are you? Whoa stupid question... who in their right mind wold share their drugs with a fat englishman' date=' or worse *shudder* 'do it' with one?[/quote']good to see you havent lost your sense of humour flash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 mr hogtry lagavullan 12 or 14yearsvery lovely' date=' not too peaty and it doesnt smack ye in the face.if you decide you like the peaty taste try laphroig or taliskeri dont mind whisky, my old man has a huge collection or rare and old whisky, any of their holidays usually involve whisky at some point[/quote']Cheers Mr Maxwell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemeC Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 well at least something can done about fat - but what about me fat and english? i have no hope whatsover!Cant argue with that mate....jeez you'll be bald next...what a disaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemeC Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Cheers Mr MaxwellActually a couple of simple clean malts to get you started are Glenmorangie and Glenfidich, both quite different but nice, morangie is a very easy drink. Some people say that water opens up the taste but I'm not a lover of water in my malt, if you do choose to put some h2o in use bottled water or an ice cube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemeC Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 I'm female.Really?I must have missed that....! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemeC Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 I fully understand your need to make that () distinction.Not all our readers are from our fair city....I would hate for the poor wee lambs to be confused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemeC Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 But anyway back on topic...JD is one of the quality mass produced brands along with Smirnoff' date=' Bacardi, Gordons, etc. These brands offer a consistently good quality wherever you drink - provided the pub doesn't cheat and fill up the bottles with something inferior, and there is plenty inferior! JD trades on not being a bourbon, but that's more geographic than anything else. It's also fortunate to have the whole rock 'n roll thing attached to it, and is a more accessable drink that most malt whiskys, or Appletons 21 - those are connosouers (err spelling) drinks.However, given the choice I would always opt for something a little less mass produced and more finely crafted. That's why I prefer Woodford Reserve, Makers Mark, and Knob Creek, all of which contain significantly more alcohol so although they may be slightly dearer they offer more bang per buck. And they taste better.The Appleton 21 comparison is interesting because when mixed with an equal measure of real coke and no ice many people mistake this oak aged rum for a bourbon. Some people even mistake it for a malt whisky when served neat.Here's how I convert someone away from JD. I ask them to try drinking Knob Creek all night instead and see if it makes them feel any different. They usually have a much more positive reaction and a better time. Then they realise that they've drunk less and in spent less money in total. After that they tend to drink the smaller batch bourbons. Don't they Giant Pete?[/quote']Can I assume you have all these beverages behind the bar at your fine establishment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 My dad drinks Highland Park... apparently that's good.*shrugs* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash@TMB Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 I suppose Im a strange one (suppose?). Graeme C touched on the subject about "a mature pallet".I love red wine' date=' also, I greatly appreciate the taste and all the characters which make a good bottle bottle of wine. However, I have nTever appreciated Whisky, I dont like it. I would like to em...like it. Any recommendations on an easy starter for Whisky? Or should I admit defeat and just admit that I hate the stuff?[/quote']There's actually (and I don't use that word lightly) a technique to drinking neat spirits and malts in particular. I'll try and describe it, but it's easier to err 'show you'. Best thing to start with IMO is Laphroig although Polish pepper wodka is another good drink to illustrate this. Here goes:First stick your nose in and take a deep sniff of the glass. 90% of 'taste' is in fact small. Then suck in a LITTLE sip, kind of similar to the posh way of eating soup, or the noise that Hannibal Lecter makes after talking about a fine chianti. But just a little sip, then swallow it IMMEDIATELY. Don't hold it in your mouth because it will only pickle your taste buds. In fact spirits are usually 'tasted' more at the back of the throat. Then IMMEDIATLEY suck in another LITTLE sip and swallow that fast also. Then a third. Now you can stop and consider what you've just tasted. In the case of Laphroig it should starting to resemble smokey honey that's been infused with pine needles over a peat fire. There may also been a pleasant oily medicinal character to it.Now swallow a bit, then nose back in the glass and keep going.That's all there is to it.Come along tonight and I'll help you along Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash@TMB Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Can I assume you have all these beverages behind the bar at your fine establishment?Oh yeah! And more... Got bored of the standard stuff years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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