From: ogden on
doetnietcomputeren wrote:
> On 2009-12-24 17:43:01 +0100, ogden <ogden(a)pre.org> said:
>
> >> Plenty of gin, plenty of claret, plenty of decent ale, mountain of grub,
> >> work finished until January, aaaahhhhhh...
> >
> > I've only got the next five days off, and I slept til 2.30pm today.
> >
> > So to get the ball rolling, and catch up a bit, I've just drained a
> > bottle of Kahlua and a healthy dose of vodka, now on to the Maker's
> > Mark.
>
> A not very scientific test of bourbons showed that one out of the total
> of me found MM to be the most drinkable of the cheap bourbons. They
> also had the best distillery tour.

It's pretty good stuff really. Not quite JD Single Barrel, but at least
it's not scotch.

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From: ogden on
ian field wrote:
>
> "doetnietcomputeren" <doesnotcompute(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:2009122417512646517-doesnotcompute(a)gmailcom...
> > On 2009-12-24 17:43:01 +0100, ogden <ogden(a)pre.org> said:
> >
> >> I've only got the next five days off, and I slept til 2.30pm today.
> >>
> >> So to get the ball rolling, and catch up a bit, I've just drained a
> >> bottle of Kahlua and a healthy dose of vodka, now on to the Maker's
> >> Mark.
> >
> > A not very scientific test of bourbons showed that one out of the total of
> > me found MM to be the most drinkable of the cheap bourbons. They also had
> > the best distillery tour.
>
> IMO Western gold bourbon from Lidl takes its place at the other end of the
> scale.

Sainsbury's own-brand bourbon is revolting. Tastes like scotch. Ugh.

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From: R C Nesbit on
The Older Gentleman spoke:
> Plenty of gin, plenty of claret, plenty of decent ale, mountain of grub,

Just started the drinking with a bottle of Crabbes Ginger Beer.

4% alcoholic, and the nearest thing I've tasted to the stuff I used to
brew at home as a kid!

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Looks like Rab C Nesbit.

From: ginge on
On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:18:14 +0000, Ben <ben(a)bensalesDOTME.uk> wrote:

>On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:37:10 +0000, totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk
>(The Older Gentleman) wrote:
>
>>Plenty of gin, plenty of claret, plenty of decent ale, mountain of grub,
>>work finished until January, aaaahhhhhh...
>
>No food, no booze, back to work on Tuesday, then off to Leeds for 7
>months in January. I love my job.

That's one of the reasons I left the small software and services
company I worked for 10 years ago. I'd have probably been on a
fuckload more money but I was rarely anywhere remotely near home
monday to friday.


From: Catman on
R C Nesbit wrote:
> The Older Gentleman spoke:
>> Plenty of gin, plenty of claret, plenty of decent ale, mountain of grub,
>
> Just started the drinking with a bottle of Crabbes Ginger Beer.
>
> 4% alcoholic, and the nearest thing I've tasted to the stuff I used to
> brew at home as a kid!
>

Some in the porch calling to me. Sadly I'm on SERV duty tonight.

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