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Ah.
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Decent Brother and I discussed the respective merits of the respective beverages we sipped and savoured when saluting the arrival of the New Year, earlier today.
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Do enjoy.
Decent Brother and I discussed the respective merits of the respective beverages we sipped and savoured when saluting the arrival of the New Year, earlier today.
dannyyankou
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I told myself I was going to try “Dry January”, just realized I had a glass of Chardonnay yesterday. Oops.
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Hope you enjoyed the Chardonnay.
"Half Dry January" sounds a more achievable goal; the old (pre-Reformation) Christmas - the old twelve days of Christmas, - didn't count the end of the Yuletide season until after the sixth of January.
In any case, even the very idea of 'going dry" in January strikes me as unusually punitive.
One of the darkest, most miserable months of the year?
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Actually, over the past few days, I enjoyed a Riesling from Washington State (the first time I have ever had a Riesling from the US, this was strongly recommended by one of my wine merchants), which was astonishingly good.
Heindijs
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Never expected a store brand to be this good but it's also not terribly cheap. Around €1.10 per 33cl bottle.
Their blond is great but their tripel, bock and others are great too.
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Sipping a glass of the superlative Korbinian beer, a Doppelbock from the excellent Bavarian brewery Weihenstephaner.
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gigatoaster
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I’ll transgress, are cocktails allowed in this thread?
Here is a Singapore Sling, very nice:
Here is a Singapore Sling, very nice:
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Lovely and elegantly composed shot.
What comprises a Singapore Sling?
Personally, I'm not a huge fan of cocktails, although some (such as the Singapore Sling) have rightly become classics.
gigatoaster
macrumors 68000
I think there is pineapple, grenadines and Angostura bitters. Oh it’s made out of gin. I usually never drink gins but in the cocktail it’s very good!
Oh we switched to an amazing Meursault. Most probably the best I ever tasted and how wonderful it is!
Oh we switched to an amazing Meursault. Most probably the best I ever tasted and how wonderful it is!
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Meursault: Wonderful, now, that is much more to my taste.
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What made this Meursault that much better than the many others you have enjoyed previously?
gigatoaster
macrumors 68000
First the year, then the producer. Then the climate. You have 3 “parcels” of Meursault that are reputed to be the best: Charmes, Perrières and Genevrières. Then I believe you know the ranking between Meursault village & Premier Cru. Interestingly, there is no Meursault Grands Crus. 1er cru is 10% best récoltes, Grands Crus are 1% best.
The trio is often considered a Grand Cru.
I always wanted to try Domaine des Comtes Lafon. This is one of the most reputed producer. The color was gold but not golden. However the taste of vanilla and nut was exquisite. It’s fresh & elegant, almost like a Grand Cru. Plénitude is the word I’m looking in English. Guests were flabbergasted. I checked on vivino and even though it’s not a reference, grade 4,6.
Then, Domaine du Comte Lafon. Here is little history but it’s in French. Imagine they make wines since 1887! https://www.larvf.com/,domaine-des-comtes-lafon,10568,400694.asp
The trio is often considered a Grand Cru.
I always wanted to try Domaine des Comtes Lafon. This is one of the most reputed producer. The color was gold but not golden. However the taste of vanilla and nut was exquisite. It’s fresh & elegant, almost like a Grand Cru. Plénitude is the word I’m looking in English. Guests were flabbergasted. I checked on vivino and even though it’s not a reference, grade 4,6.
Then, Domaine du Comte Lafon. Here is little history but it’s in French. Imagine they make wines since 1887! https://www.larvf.com/,domaine-des-comtes-lafon,10568,400694.asp
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Wonderful.
I love Meursault.
Just now, I am sipping a superb dubbel, from the Trappist Westmalle brewery, in Belgium.
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A beer from the Bavarian brewery, Weihenstephaner, their excellent Vitus beer, which they describe as a Weizenbock.
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An excellent Vitus beer, produced by the outstanding Weihenstephaner brewery, in Bavaria, Germany.
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A second beer before bed: A Westmalle Tripel, a legendary tripel, brewed by the Trappist Westmalle brewery (and monastery), and served in a Westmalle beer glass, (chalice, goblet).
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Bought some beer today, which, as it now transpires, won't be delivered until tomorrow.
Oh, well, at least it is something to look forward to.
Oh, well, at least it is something to look forward to.
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Still awaiting my delivery of beer, which was supposed to have been delivered shortly after noon.
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Sipping my second beer of the night: The superb seasonal Korbinian, a doppelbock, a "stark bier", from the excellent Weihenstephaner brewery in Bavaria, in Germany.