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Chat => General => Topic started by: loulou on August 28, 2005, 04:41:35 pm

Title: Alcohol
Post by: loulou on August 28, 2005, 04:41:35 pm

In the bar at lunchtime there seemed to be a lot of 18-25 yr olds drinking alcopops. It got me thinking. I can never remember going to a bar on a Sunday lunchtime when i was that age , possibly because i would have had a hangover or tired from clubbing on the Sat night. But it just wasn't done in them days. Sunday lunchtimes the bars would only have men in. And then i was wondering what year the alcopops came along because we didn't have much choice back in the early eighties. It was lager or cider and I remember getting all excited round about 1982 when Taboo and Mirage came along and I would feel all sophisticated being only 16/17 , a underage drinker and having a Mirage and lemonade.lol

Title: Alcohol
Post by: oldspice on August 29, 2005, 10:55:49 am

I remember going to parties when I was 17 clutching a bottle of Pomagne or a Party Seven. If we drank cider or Pomagne or weak beer we thought we were daring. At 18, the height of sophistication was a glass of Martini or Cinzano and lemonade!

Title: Alcohol
Post by: lorri on August 31, 2005, 10:56:14 pm

i can remember malibu first comming out and the different ways some pubs found to make it sound more exotic, the one we went to put it in choc milk  with a shot of vodka and a brandy .......my god im feeling queasy at the memory lol..but it had to be done, but only ever once !!!! lol

Title: Alcohol
Post by: loulou on August 31, 2005, 11:46:33 pm

I have a bottle of Malibu pineapple that I got as a gift so I opened it the other night, poured some, nearly blew my head off then I read on the label you're supposed to mix it with lemonade.

Title: Alcohol
Post by: goldencup on September 01, 2005, 09:59:04 am

Title: Alcohol
Post by: chocolate chick on September 01, 2005, 10:15:08 am

Quote from: loulou

I have a bottle of Malibu pineapple that I got as a
gift so I opened it the other night, poured some, nearly blew my head
off then I read on the label you're supposed to mix it with lemonade.

I have mixed it with coke and it
tastes nice. This is what I was drinking on my 21st. Also tastes nice
with orange juice or pineapple juice.

Title: Alcohol
Post by: oldspice on September 01, 2005, 07:39:57 pm

I like Pimms and lemonade.

Title: Alcohol
Post by: sillyyank03 on September 01, 2005, 08:13:03 pm

Double vodkas and diet coke for me, but mainly because it's quite cheap at my student union. If I'm not trying to get drunk, I like Malibu and cranberry - yum

Title: Alcohol
Post by: chocolate chick on September 02, 2005, 10:49:10 am

I have not tried Malibu with Cranberry, I will remember that for then I go down the pub next.

Title: Alcohol
Post by: minty on September 17, 2005, 06:34:29 pm

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Title: Alcohol
Post by: oldspice on September 17, 2005, 06:44:54 pm

No, but I will now! Thanks for the tip.

Title: Alcohol
Post by: Hello Sweetie on September 17, 2005, 06:57:04 pm

I like Strongbow, I don't like spirits.  

Title: Alcohol
Post by: Forth Bridges on September 18, 2005, 01:53:04 am

i'm a spirt AM  like morgian / peach snap/ JD  with coke  

you know what there say about spirti man "

if you do know .  CAN you please tell me !

Title: Alcohol
Post by: minty on September 18, 2005, 11:33:54 am

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Title: Alcohol
Post by: Hello Sweetie on September 18, 2005, 09:57:09 pm

Thanks Minty, I've never heard of Sheppy's but I'll
keep an eye out for it. I don't like honey but I'll give it a
try if I can find it.

Title: Alcohol
Post by: Cherry_Ripe on September 19, 2005, 09:37:45 am

Sheppy's is a particular cider farm in Taunton. You can go there and see cider being made. Also if you want you can take an empty bottle and get it filled with cider! When I was there the locals were filling up old plastic milk bottles (the 4 or 6 pint kind) with cider!! You can also do cider tasting there...

Title: Alcohol
Post by: chocolate chick on September 19, 2005, 11:10:54 am

Mudshakes are nice. They are vodka based with a milkshake flavour. Strawberry, banana, caramel etc.



They cost upwards of £2 in pubs but are 98p a bottle in Asda

Title: Alcohol
Post by: Cherry_Ripe on September 19, 2005, 11:20:07 am

Quote from: chocolate chick

Mudshakes are nice. They are vodka based with a milkshake flavour. Strawberry, banana, caramel etc.

They cost upwards of £2 in pubs but are 98p a bottle in Asda

I have only tried the chocolate one - it is gorgeous!

Title: Alcohol
Post by: chocolate chick on September 19, 2005, 11:58:11 am

It really is nice isn't it cherry ripe. You could easily get drunk on them! There is a honeycombe and mint varities as well.

Title: Alcohol
Post by: smurfboy on September 19, 2005, 02:03:30 pm

Thease are far too nice for my own good. I bet they're laden with calories.

Title: Alcohol
Post by: chocolate chick on September 19, 2005, 02:28:58 pm

Probably, but they are nice 

Title: Alcohol
Post by: goldencup on September 20, 2005, 04:19:14 pm

They sound lovely - must look out for those next time I'm in Asda.

Title: Alcohol
Post by: chocolate chick on September 20, 2005, 04:27:58 pm

Its just like milkshake, so it not all fizzy and burpy 

Title: Alcohol
Post by: goldencup on September 20, 2005, 04:29:03 pm

But presumably they're in the alcohol aisle, not with the milkshakes?!

Title: Alcohol
Post by: chocolate chick on September 20, 2005, 04:30:22 pm

Definately not with the milkshakes 



Do you like Reefs goldencup?

Title: Alcohol
Post by: goldencup on September 20, 2005, 04:52:14 pm

Love 'em!

Title: Alcohol
Post by: chocolate chick on September 20, 2005, 04:54:10 pm

The green one is nice. I forget what flavour it is.



The raspberry j20 is nice, it's limited edition. I know there is no alcohol in them, but nice all the same.

Title: Alcohol
Post by: goldencup on September 20, 2005, 04:55:21 pm

I didn't know that was limited?  I drink those all the time when I go to the pub quiz as I have to drive.

Title: Alcohol
Post by: chocolate chick on September 20, 2005, 04:57:28 pm

On the label it has Limited Edition on it, i'm sure it has. It's nice 



I used to like the apple Archers Aqua but that has been discontinued now

Title: Alcohol
Post by: goldencup on September 20, 2005, 05:00:25 pm

I don't think I've had that one.  I've had a peach one though I think?  That was the one that I left for a minute and my husband thought it was a glass of water and threw it down the sink!

Title: Alcohol
Post by: chocolate chick on September 20, 2005, 05:02:37 pm

How much was left in the glass?



I am not too keen on the peach one myself. The Fushion and Exotic ones are nice

Title: Alcohol
Post by: goldencup on September 20, 2005, 05:06:33 pm

It was almost full and nicely chilled.  I just went to make a phone call, came back and it was gone!  I was not very impressed.

Title: Alcohol
Post by: chocolate chick on September 20, 2005, 05:07:37 pm

You should accidently lose the remote 

Title: Alcohol
Post by: goldencup on September 20, 2005, 05:09:16 pm

He suffered far worse than that!

Title: Alcohol
Post by: chocolate chick on September 20, 2005, 05:10:55 pm

Thats what I like to hear. A bit of sweet revenge.