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scottishwolf
16-01-2007, 01:11
What booze do you prefer for sitting by the fire with at night? Mine has to be a nice port or brandy. I occasionally take a bladder of red wine from one of the boxes though when weight is'nt an issue :D :beerchug:
Spikey DaPikey
16-01-2007, 03:05
i've cut down a hell of a lot on my drinking, so now i enjoy a mug of hot chocolate, with a dash of brandy in it. Pure heaven :)
mojofilter
16-01-2007, 05:04
A case of Stella, and perhaps a couple of bottles of red wine. :D
gregorach
16-01-2007, 10:05
Uisgebeath! :D
"Whisky pure!
Oh whisky you're
A charmer,
Drunk or sober!"
Specifically the fine whisky of Islay. My current favourite is without doubt Caol Ila - 18 year if I can afford it, but the 12 year is perfectly adequate. ;) :)
I have also been know to carry a 2.5 L platypus bottle full of homebrew. OK, I like a drink... ;)
Tea! - or possibly hot chocolate (NO marshmallows! :eek: )
Plain old cup of tea for me too :D
hammock monkey
16-01-2007, 10:47
rolla cola...hmm maybe not...
if i'm on my own, a nip or two of laphroig or jamesons from the flask is great when everything else is all done, otherwise its perpetual tea drinking for me. water when actually walking.
wine etc is too heavy to drag out, although if its car camping then there's no limit :D
might have to make a little trip out to try the 18yr old Caol lla (Roal lla caol lla haha)
Someone elses!
Good to swap.
Bearclaw
16-01-2007, 13:20
Moniac mead. mmmmmmmmm :p
or Fraoch heather ale. again mmmmmmmmm :p
A case of Stella, and perhaps a couple of bottles of red wine. :D
Fine choice sir, I agree 100% :)
Biddlesby
16-01-2007, 13:47
Can't remember who gave me a sip of it at the moot, but Raspberry Gin every time! Failing that, blackberrry whiskey or port.
Big Bad Stu
16-01-2007, 15:54
Lots of cups of tea with Absolute Citron Vodka Chasers
Stewey.
You can't beat a good single malt in my opinion, 12 yrs old is good ,
but 18 yrs plus if you're feeling wealthy!
My favourites are The Glenlivet, Talisker, Laphroiag and Ardbeg (but not all at once!) :D
scottishwolf
16-01-2007, 16:32
Has anyone tried the 'Cairn O Mohr' bramble, oak leaf of raspberry Wine? bloody good stuff but hits you like a ton of bricks lol :beerchug:
Found this:
Summary:
Cairn O'Mohr award winning Scottish Fruit Wines are made from the berries, flowers and leaves that grow near Errol in Perthshire, by the Gillies Family.
Description:
Makers of Scottish Country Wines of Distinction: Raspberry,Strawberry, Elderberry, Bramble, Autumn Oak Leaf, Spring Oak Leaf and gooseberry. Also produce sparkling wine varieties - Strawberry and Oak & Elder. Perfect with food or just to drink and keep the conversation flowing.
No connection etc, although they must have had a fair bit of my money the past few years lol
BorderReiver
16-01-2007, 16:34
Sloe gin for the outdoors. :)
Prefer real ale,red wine and malt whisky at home though.
bushyboo
16-01-2007, 18:39
has to be whisky for me
Jura superstition is my favorit at the moment
fred gordon
16-01-2007, 18:57
What booze do you prefer for sitting by the fire with at night? Mine has to be a nice port or brandy. I occasionally take a bladder of red wine from one of the boxes though when weight is'nt an issue :D :beerchug:
Mine would be whatever you are carrying :lmao: However, if I could choose it would have to be a good malt whisky.
Cap'n Badger
16-01-2007, 19:11
RUM.......Drunk from a tankard :D .....
bloodline
16-01-2007, 19:28
Rum for me too :beerchug:
Oh, just water for me please.... ;)
fred gordon
16-01-2007, 19:56
Oh, just water for me please.... ;)
Would you like some whisky/rum/etc in that? :lmao:
anthonyyy
16-01-2007, 20:05
I'm fond of the drink so I always take something for an overnighter. Beer is my favourite, but I have drunk wine in emergencies.
What drives me mad is that if I’m with others on a sea kayaking trip (especially people who say they don’t drink much) - I have to take enough drink for them; because ill have to share it with them anyway -regardless of whether or not I've asked them in advance if I should bring some for them. Otherwise Id be left short of my recommended daily intake. I end up with an overloaded boat and choosing which items to leave behind.
The Joker
16-01-2007, 21:30
Oh, just water for me please.... ;)
I haven't laughed like that in ages Jon :lmao:
Lots of Stella for me....oooh....oooh and maybe some Wild berry Vodka or Sloe gin and a bit of scotch or rum and wine if there's nothing else..........eeeeeerm cider...................... :rolleyes: ;) :) :D
Would you like some whisky/rum/etc in that? :lmao:
Oh go on then........ :D
I haven't laughed like that in ages Jon :lmao:
Lots of Stella for me....oooh....oooh and maybe some Wild berry Vodka or Sloe gin and a bit of scotch or rum and wine if there's nothing else..........eeeeeerm cider...................... :rolleyes: ;) :) :D
Lol........We would drink out of puddles, if they had alcohol in, wouldn't we.....
The Joker
16-01-2007, 21:39
Lol........We would drink out of puddles, if they had alcohol in, wouldn't we.....
Do they not then.......................... ... :( :banghead: :eek:
Do they not then.......................... ... :( :banghead: :eek:
We must have words mate......No puddles do not contain alcohol......You need to add spagnum moss, dandelion and yarrow root to make them alcoholic......
The Joker
16-01-2007, 21:46
We must have words mate......No puddles do not contain alcohol......You need to add spagnum moss, dandelion and yarrow root to make them alcoholic......
:p :p :p :p :You_Rock_
British Red
16-01-2007, 21:53
Gregorach has rep. Caol Ila is an angel crying on your tongue. Try the single cask 40 year old. Its was a large bonus well spent...once in a life time, drunk watching the sun set over a Norfolk Broad whilst a Kingfisher caught minnows. Shared in reverend silence with a close friend and made all the more special when the night watch (pipistrelles) took over on the hunt. A precious memory amongst many quiet times in the wild.
Red
John Fenna
16-01-2007, 22:00
Everything and anything - except straight gin, the drink of the desparate! Don't get me wrong Sloe or rasberry gin is great but straight gin (sorry all you dutch folk) yeuch!
Everything and anything - except straight gin, the drink of the desparate! Don't get me wrong Sloe or rasberry gin is great but straight gin (sorry all you dutch folk) yeuch!
I am with you on that John, gin smells like perfume....Yuk.....But sloe gin, esp Andyn's is fab.....
fred gordon
16-01-2007, 22:11
We must have words mate......No puddles do not contain alcohol......You need to add spagnum moss, dandelion and yarrow root to make them alcoholic......
Sounds very interesting. Any chance of a tutorial? :lmao:
gregorach
17-01-2007, 09:46
Gregorach has rep. Caol Ila is an angel crying on your tongue. Try the single cask 40 year old. [...]
:eek: Me want! Never even seen that one - is it one of the standard bottlings, or one of those Douglas Laing / Rare Malts / Whisky Society specials?
gregorach
17-01-2007, 09:50
Oh, just water for me please.... ;)
That sounds like a cue for a song... ;)
"Water is the strong stuff,
It carries whales and ships.
But water is the wrong stuff,
Don't let it past your lips.
It rots your books,
Wets your suits,
Puts aches all in your bones.
Dilute the stuff with whisky,
Aye, or leave it well alone."
:D
British Red
17-01-2007, 11:43
It was certainly a special bottling but whose I can't recall. I bought it in Simpkins and James in Leicester (whisky and brandy specialist shop) and it was a 3 figure sum many years ago :o. The shop is well worth a visit though - the two guys who run it were forever saying to me
"Would you like to try a nip of this 21 yo Talisker" and the like. I mean..do I **** in the woods? :D
Red
Squidders
17-01-2007, 12:04
Lindisfarne Mead from my kuksa - lovely ;)
Lagavulin for me - flippin' loverly!
Sloe gin for the outdoors. :)
Prefer real ale,red wine and malt whisky at home though.
Yep - sloe gin.
Or Laphroaig.
Or a brew.
Or all three.
bushtank
17-01-2007, 17:00
The Glenlivet 12yr old for me also red and white wine,beer and cider :beerchug:
Now, some puddles might have had alcohol in before they were puddles......
TheGreenMan
17-01-2007, 17:41
Armagnac...anytime, anyplace, anywhere :)
Best regards,
Paul.
PS: Wish I liked the 'water of life' but I made myself very ill with it once as a boy, even the smell still makes me feel at little queasy (alas).
Rusty nails, or honey toddys in the colder nights. Port and brandy washed down with murphys for the rest of the year. fil
gregorach
18-01-2007, 09:54
PS: Wish I liked the 'water of life' but I made myself very ill with it once as a boy, even the smell still makes me feel at little queasy (alas).
Same here originally... But I persevered. :) Took me a while though. Funnily enough, it was bourbon that provided the route back, although I don't drink the stuff anymore...
hobgoblin thats mine :lmao: :lmao:
Don Redondo
18-01-2007, 13:56
unless I'm willing to get up in the wee small hours, I stay clear of anything with 'volume' to it... but I'm partial to a nip of Jamesons, or if I want something more warming a nip of Jamesons, surrounded by milky hot chocolate.
TheGreenMan
18-01-2007, 15:10
Same here originally... But I persevered. :) Took me a while though. Funnily enough, it was bourbon that provided the route back, although I don't drink the stuff anymore...
Funnily enough, Dunc, my eyes do occasionally hover over the bottles of bourbon at the supermarket, and I wonder if I should…and perseverance is a desirable quality in a bushcrafter :D
Best regards,
Paul.
waylander
19-01-2007, 18:46
The only fire I ever get to sit round is the gas powered one in the sitting room, but when I do I like to have a nice bottle of mead. Lindisfarne if possible but the really cheap (£3.99 I believe) Harvest Gold stuff from Morrisons aint half bad.
Thorfinn
19-01-2007, 20:02
I've always liked a good 18year Glenmorangy, nothing better around the fire. And plus you sleep like the honoured dead. ;)
Oh, see this Golden Crop, Is it actual mead? I can'y find any suppliers
Wassail
Thorfinn
w00dsmoke
19-01-2007, 20:05
For many years as a young wild lad I drank anything alcoholic from Fine Fares cheapest bottle of whisky (at that time it was "old Inverness") to vodka, pernod, saki, home made poteen, and in my deepest darkest depths methylated spirits and orange juice...and as one got older I progressed onto an experiment in madness and consciousness when Absythne was truly my favourite drink for years; one can say a fitting green lady for a green man,and yes before you ask...you do really need to drink a whole bottle in one drinking before you start to hallucinate!
As life progressed and became more stable (mentally and vocationally ), my tastes always fell back to the darker deeper malts that resembled the waters I paddle on. And to this day my finest favourite tipple must be a 25 year old Bhunnahabhain from Islay although today I have to suggest that my younger years have caught up on me and my grumbling ulcer prevents me from enjoying that tipple as much as I would like and this may be my saving grace!
waylander
19-01-2007, 20:11
I've always liked a good 18year Glenmorangy, nothing better around the fire. And plus you sleep like the honoured dead. ;)
Oh, see this Golden Crop, Is it actual mead? I can'y find any suppliers
Wassail
Thorfinn
Hmm never heard of Golden Crop
Thorfinn
19-01-2007, 20:21
Sorry Waylander, i meant Harvest Gold. I couldn't remember.
I dont really drink all that much now,but I do enjoy a nice bourbon now and then.
waylander
19-01-2007, 20:37
kk lol no worries Thorfinn. Em yeah its real mead just not the top quality, probably why each bottle can taste a little different they probably use whatever honey they can get their hands on, allthough I've never had a bad bottle. I know Morrisons sell it, well at least in consett they do. I just happened to have a bottle to hand and its bottled by CWF LTD, HD2 1YY, UK. If that helps at all.
Thorfinn
19-01-2007, 20:40
What about this Lindisfarne Mead?
waylander
19-01-2007, 21:18
I know you can get it on their official website at quite a reasonable price, below £9 I think. Its so smooth and tastes amazing, a friend got me a bottle for by 18th. Luckily theres a shop in the metrocentre called frizzywigs where I can buy it when and as I need it.
waylander
19-01-2007, 21:21
google turned this up http://www.lindisfarne-mead.co.uk/ its in their online shop for £6.99. If while you order you decide to try their other liquers the black beer and raisin wine is nice and like sherry IMO at first but after half a bottle doesn't taste quite so nice.
Run mixed with tea and a couple of boiled sweets in for sweetness - strange, but nice!
Graham_S
21-01-2007, 01:32
i like celtic mead. very nice.
also tallisker 14yr old distillers reserve.
and cock o' the north. a fine liquer of single malt and blaeberry plus a secret ingredient.
In Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada, if you go backcountry camping, you are not allowed to bring any glass containers or tin cans. I will occasionally bring in a tin can of food, or cans of beer, but of course make sure I bring them out (shhh...). But on one occasion, I thought I would bring in a box of wine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_wine) instead of bottle to be responsible.
The next morning I woke up with a warthog dancing in my cranium, or so I thought. Boxed wine tends to contain lots of sulphites I suspect - I had an evil hangover. I will never do that again!
If anything, I'll decant a nice bottle of wine into a Nalgene bottle.
:-)
gregorach
21-01-2007, 22:46
Yeah, I use platypus bottles for my booze - much better than lugging glass around. :)
Depends on the weather with me.
If it's been a hot day then for me there's nothing like a couple of beers that are as cold as I can get them without a fridge nearby. I'm not too fussy about the brand but I prefer lager and one that has some kind of decent flavour, not one of those bland lemonade-tasting ones.
If it's a bit nippy then my preferred tipple is Jack Daniels. My Scottish ancestors would probably chuck me out of the camp but it's the only whiskey I like in that price range. :p
My hip flask
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/Rebel-Yell/JackDanFlask.jpg
Pipistrelle
24-01-2007, 18:07
Sambucca, mmmmm
sloe gin, but I loose my voice for a few days. Stops me singing anyways.
stella by the crate, and southern comfort by the bottle
couple of salvia pipes....lovely!
Dynamite Dan
09-07-2007, 22:55
case of stella, kept in a nearby flowing stream to keep cool.
or a bottle of southern comfort
EDIT: just seen your post gorilla, great minds think alike eh?
combatblade1
09-07-2007, 23:11
Like woodsmoke i liked to dance with the green faisy but unlike him my dance hasnt ended (once the fairy has you in her grasp its hard to say no) it has mearly turned from a rave into a more refined waltz, Absinthe in the traditional way or mixed with old fashioned lemonade!!! :D :D
Well folks, I'm with Rebel on this, Jack Daniels. No contest. Been to loads of Bike Rallies, and someone will ALWAYS pull a bottle of Jack out, when ya sitting around a fire, then someone ALLWAYS fires up a Harley at 4am, Probably me! Thanks folks,Andy:)
i can't believe this thread sat unposted for 6 months - it involves my 2 favourite things - campfires and booze!
glad i posted on it now!
British Red
10-07-2007, 01:24
i've cut down a hell of a lot on my drinking, so now i enjoy a mug of hot chocolate, with a dash of brandy in it. Pure heaven :)
You seemed to choke down the firewine okay though Mr Da P ;)
Red
Northern Giant UK
10-07-2007, 03:23
hmmn, gotto be late on as the cold air drifts in, a nice hot mug of coffee or hot choc with a hearty tot of Rum. Warms you and helps you sleep.
Kev
Matt Weir
10-07-2007, 07:29
Jack Daniels for me.
Its got to be Aspall Cyder
jamie18thmo
10-07-2007, 11:01
Port, Southern Comfort, Peach Shnaps, Sloe gin (preferably home made) but I would love some Moniac mead again. A good cup of hot chocolate is probably my favorite though.
Cheers,
J
Tea as any good birtish person would.
But alcohol wise it would be Cherry Brandy. We found atleast a 20 year old bottle of the stuff in his drinks cabinet after my grandad died.
Or sanbuca.
JulianWormwood
10-07-2007, 11:31
I must be getting old.
In my youth, I'd drink whatever was passed around, including the melon of death.
Then I'd happily drink decent ale and mead all night long.
Nowadays, I can't beat a few bottles of wine and/or mead.
Whiskey is good in small quantities, but only if it's good whiskey.
Stags Breath for me...:1244:
Stella (I'm Belgian) and a nice whisky. I love 10 year old Edradour (un-chillfiltrated).
Michiel
Lostdreamer
10-07-2007, 12:57
If weight isn't an issue, and it normally isn't (I like my landrover), then a case of beer supported by some port and/or mead for handing around.
If weight is an issue, then normally a full strength sweet liqueur like glayva.
Mead has been metioned a few times in this post, is there anywhere in the north west that supplies it? I have never tried it but would like to, do any of the major supermarkets have it?
scottishwolf
10-07-2007, 14:39
Morrisons does one for about 3 quid a bottle, it's not bad stuff actually. It's in the section with all the sherry, ginger wine etc :)
Morrisons does one for about 3 quid a bottle, it's not bad stuff actually. It's in the section with all the sherry, ginger wine etc :)
Beltin! Thanks for that I will be in there tonight for a mooch!
combatblade1
10-07-2007, 15:28
Im also partial to a cider or 2 we dont get anything great over here the best ive tasted is Tescos Henry Westons reserve cider.
Twoflower
10-07-2007, 16:18
Any real ale
Rum
Vodka
wine (preferably red)
coffee
water
In that order (and on the same night if i can).
Lostdreamer
10-07-2007, 17:36
Alexander wines in coventry stock a selection of meads, and they do mail order too!
contact details are at:
www.alexanderwines.co.uk
Richie O
10-07-2007, 21:34
For me it would have to be alcohol... :rolleyes: With the exceptions of Tequila, which i can no longer drink and Advocart (sp) which is just snot in a bottle
Closely followed by tea
It made me laugh in Trail magazine there was a bit on favourite tipples and someone said Southern Comfort which was shunned. But was then explained that it had the greatest alcohol to weight ratio :D
Given the choice Henry Westons vintage cider, but any scrumpy will put a smile on my face if it's available! Partial to a drop of whisky when with friends but only if i've got some rennies with me :(
Though maybe cognac this weekend? or rum? possibly a bottle or two of red :dunno:
Bladder can't take the beer anymore and i'm still getting used to getting in and out the hammock :bluThinki
On long trips (not in the UK) done this before - we would take C2H5OH with us (around 96%) as the weight of that liquid is not too bad, then would mix it with water (didn't have to carry that stuff at least :)) 1:2 and there you go - Vodka :)) One can add some berries to it, or juniper needles depending on season... or drink it pure - the way nature intended it to be drunk :)
tommy the cat
10-07-2007, 22:10
Tea or hot milk with nutmeg.
Am partial to a nice malt whiskey.
Also a Desperado gets the thumbs up for me from when I lived in France.
Dave
Tequilla 1 1/2 shots thrown :) in a nice pale strong larger
would have been a Miller/Coors bottle for me. Haven't drank in ages though so it's a cup of green tea for me! (gotta try some of that pine needle tea at somepoint...)
Richie O
10-07-2007, 23:53
spruce needle tea is fantastic!
Just thought i'd let you know :p
On long trips (not in the UK) done this before - we would take C2H5OH with us (around 96%) as the weight of that liquid is not too bad, then would mix it with water (didn't have to carry that stuff at least :)) 1:2 and there you go - Vodka :)) One can add some berries to it, or juniper needles depending on season... or drink it pure - the way nature intended it to be drunk :)
what the hell is that????!
Richie O
11-07-2007, 07:24
what the hell is that????!
It's a tree that's native to northern temperate and boreal regions of the earth... oh... I see... you were talking about the C2H5OH :p
That's ethanol
gregorach
11-07-2007, 09:39
And if you're carrying it at 96%, it's Everclear! I sometimes wish we could get that here, but mostly I think it's probably good that we don't... ;)
spruce needle tea is fantastic!
Just thought i'd let you know :p
Oh! i'm looking forward to trying it now =D yum!
Monks Delight from Biddenden Winery
And if you're carrying it at 96%, it's Everclear! I sometimes wish we could get that here, but mostly I think it's probably good that we don't... ;)
:) I agree.
The main reason for carrying that stuff with you is when there is about 200 miles and 10 days between you and the nearest shop :) it pays well to have something with you which does not take too much space and mixed with water produces a considerable quantity of strong alcohol.
And one can use it for medicine purposes... :)
Also wild black current leaves tea.... mmmm nice. Wild lemon grass or wild mint are also good... And here is one I quite like - bird cherry tree bark taken from small branches and brewed in hot water... it's quite tasty and it also helps if one has stomach pains.
Better watch that bird cherry bark, it's rich in cyanide :rolleyes:
I brew lots but rarely drink, I've taken a notion to Cointreau recently tho'......it's gorgeous on ice cream :D
cheers,
Toddy
waylander
12-07-2007, 00:11
sos its late dp1 my net connection been down but if u scroll up or Google for lindisfarne you can order mead from them and it is really nice stuff
Stella, then, good bourbon (Wild Turkey is my favourite) or a single malt. That said, I like a drop of port and cognac :)
demographic
12-07-2007, 19:13
Laphroiag:)
Matt Weir
13-07-2007, 00:31
I've invested in a crate of John Smiths Smooth Flow bitter and a bottle of Jim Beam for the Deli meet this weekend, oh aiye.
Tea or Barley (coffee like) drink.
Yonderer
14-07-2007, 04:46
A little splash of Jack Daniels or Irish cream in my coffee, depending on the time of day.
John Fenna's Sloe Gin, Its the dog's dangly bits!!:D
john scrivy
16-07-2007, 19:27
We practice the saxon ritual of passing the drinking horn first filled with a good bottle of port then another then another then another and then I think its bed time cheers good folks
Any of the hundred or more god beers I have tried (this does not inlude John Smiths as it is difficult to catogorise as beer IMO)
Gotta go with Stags Breath from now on! Cheers Wayland for putting me on to that stuff, it's brilliant!
Well a nice cider sweet and lumpy
and Home brew Sloe Gin ( i have a Gallon ready for the Wilderness gathering :eek: )
when younger a bottle of Thuderbird Blue fortified Wine ( Ahh Student days :22: :) ) heated/ warmed in the fire but not to much or you remove all the skin in a neat circle on your lips :eek: :tapedshut
or just cheap Vodka and Coke
ATB
Duncan
traderran
25-07-2007, 08:57
Whisky Canadian club. And coffee black as the night. Now this is the drink of men:beerchug:
harlequin
25-07-2007, 17:19
Ok I think I've got the gist of this thread now or at least how everyone is thinking......
Two guys are in a small boat at sea after being shipwrecked. After a few days they are getting a bit thirsty so one of the guys goes looking through the survival gear when he chances upon a small brass lamp. Remembering stories of genies and rubbing etc., he rubs the lamp and bam! a genie appears.
"You have a single wish" intones the genie.
Quick as a flash one of the guys says "I wish the whole ocean was beer"
Suddenly the whole ocean turns into beer and the genie disappears along with the lamp.
The first guy turns to the other with a big grin on his face but his shipmate looks none too pleased. "What's wrong?"
"Nice going mate, now we're going to have to **** in the boat!"
longshot
01-08-2007, 03:19
around the fire? definatly an ice cold labbatt beer.
dean