What are you drinking right now?

[cheshire-cheese]

Just to start this off:
It has a good heat to it, a steamy nose, a touch of tannin, some flavinoids and a dash of milk

[Bazzer]

Tea
Run out of Ale.

[PurpleLuv]

filltered water here

[pattajakcake]

Had my wake-up coffee so now it's on to the good old filtered water

[cheshire-cheese]

The only filtered water I have at home has been filtered through a bed of malted barley before having preservatives (from Humulus lupulus) added to it.

[pattajakcake]

Only so much filtered water I can take,now having a good cup of tea

[nursemimi]

Coffee and lots of it.

Mimi

[Luca]

At the minute I am looking forward to going and pouring a small glass of very dry sherry from the bottle stored safely in the fridge. During the rest of today it has been ginger and lemon tea, chicken broth and copious amounts of water.

[cheshire-cheese]

Gee Burt, I'm kinda thirsty...

[MrsWWoof]

Peppermint Tea and cold filtered water at work but now, after a crappy day at work - a nice vodka with mango juice and lots of ice. Just a shame the sun's not out because it tastes much better when sitting outside on the patio with the sun shining down.

[Riocaz]

I have a nice big mug of tea

[Zosherooney]

A very large glass of blackcurrent and fizzy water, tonight is a night off the demon alchohol, should have been last night but immindoors was already into his first beer when I got home at 5.30pm !!!!!

On the subject of drink.............I have just heard that the cider tax has been dropped. Hurrah for that, it is my poison, problem is I have 10 x 3 litre bottles in the garage I bought when they said it was going up from the day they announced it. Oh well, it should last well into the Summer !

[ianinfrance]

I have just heard that the cider tax has been dropped

Unless I misunderstood the report today, it's been removed from the current legislation in order to get the opposition to co-operate in getting essential stuff through, before Parliament is dissolved. The idea has not been abandoned, so if Labour get in with an absolute majority (why don't we have a "flying pig smiley?), then they say they'll re-introduce it.

[Zosherooney]

Hi Ian, I won't vote for them so they won't get in !!!!!!

I think the young of this country (who love their cider and "do" computers) will lobby Soooooooo hard that Labour will abandon this ridiculous tax. I for one will go and live on a Greek Island because everything that affects me gets taxed sooner or later in this country !!!! Gets off podium !!!!!

Needless to say I am now happily drinking a glass of Frosty Jack cider with 10 more bottles in the garage that will not not be affected by this tax rise AAaaaah !!!!!

[cheshire-cheese]

Cheers!

[tezza]

Just snuffling down a rather large glass of red wine while me and OH watch a bit of Tiger Woods. Nice!

OH has a can of Fosters on the go.

Can we have a beer smiley please Riocaz?

[frenchcheesequeen]

Not drinking it right now but also a fan of Frosty Jack cider. I keep a large bottle in the fridge and often use it in place of white wine - the alcohol content is lower and the taste delicious. A sort of low alcohol cava type from a full bottle and a bit chardonnayish when flat.

[Zosherooney]

Hi FCQ, glad to hear you are a fan, I must have a go at cooking with it. Cheers ! My OH hates it but I bet a can sneek some by him in a dish !!!

[amazing]

I'm having a large vodka with diet coke and lots of ice.

[cheshire-cheese]

Glass of sherry

[frenchcheesequeen]

I am trying not to drink to lose the weight and only have gin, whisky and Frosty Jack in the kitchen. But I am dribbling at the thought of that sherry CC has in his mitt. A nice dry fino and some salted almonds would go down very well at the moment.

Get thee behind me Satan. Or shall I walk into town for a bottle? That would burn up some calories too.

[cheshire-cheese]

smoked almonds?

[frenchcheesequeen]

I am not that keen on the smoked ones - I can only eat about half a dozen before my mouth loses all sense of taste. Elisabeth David's recipe from Spices, Salt and Aromatics in the English Kitchen is the business. I buy the big bags of almonds from Holland and Barratt and make them fresh when I want them. Something else that has not been tasted for a while until the weight goes. Only another thirteen weeks to go.

[frenchcheesequeen]

I think you should all know that CC has led me on the road to rack and rooney. If I fail to reach my target weight it is all his fault.

A fino by the left, some salted almonds on the right.

And he has started me off re-reading Elizabeth David again.

[MrsWWoof]

A glass of Crabbies Alcoholic Ginger Beer with ice and a slice of lemon. Perfect whilst enjoyed sitting in the garden in the sunshine that we have at the moment

[karadekoolaid]

A fino by the left, some salted almonds on the right.

Santé, FCQ.

I'm just getting through my second mug of tea. We went to my SIL's birthday party last night, and returned at the ungodly hour of 3am, so the Saturday lunchtime beer will have to wait.
And, needless to say, I ended up in the kitchen most of the night because the girl who was supposed to come and cook MY snacks never turned up!
I've got nice bottle of Chilean Carmenère for later on,though!

[cheshire-cheese]

I'm sure this Sauvignon blanc was on offer when I bought it in Sainsbury's

It's going down very nicely and I thought what a bargain until I found it's normal price. Still, it's good and zesty with a big punch of melon up the nose

[scientist22]

Single malt Islay scotch (that was my two drinks in the evening not at 5.59 in the morning)

[tezza]

A delicious and non nutritious can of diet coke. Freezing cold from the fridge and full of fizzy bubbles. Delightful.

[Zosherooney]

I have my cider cocktail which consists of half and half of Merrydown gold and silver label. Gold is too sweet and Silver is too dry but my mix suits my palete just right ! Hic.....

[Luca]

Having just battled unsuccessfully with a government website for the better part of an hour only to have the site go down for maintenance before I'd finished ...................................

I'm having a self prescribed glass of whisky!

[Riocaz]

sounds like a plan Luca

[Luca]

It's certainly hitting the spot and I don't feel like swearing at the computer anymore... mind you if I could get my hands on the people who run that site then I might have to be restrained!!!

I think I may even to progress to wine.

[cheshire-cheese]

I'm currently supping the end result of a Brupaks beer kit, Colne Valley Bitter. Drinking whilst I eat my dinner and contemplate brewing a white beer

[tezza]

I'm having a cheeky chilled glass of Chardonnay which is accompanying my veggie stir fry superbly. Time for a refill very soon!

[StokeySue]

First PIMMS of the season

Woo-hoo!

Had forgotten quite how nice it is

[tezza]

Just poured a well deserved goldfish bowl (not literally) of red wine. Cheers everyone and have a good weekend!

[Gruney]

Just returned from a couple of pints of Marston's Pedigree, and now to have a glass or two of Primitivo from the Puglia region, with my dinner.

[frenchcheesequeen]

I am drinking an Arniston Rose which is very quaffable.

[karadekoolaid]

It's been a long day. I've finally finished cooking and am settling down to some utterly brainless detective tale on the TV, with a glass of Concha y Toro Frontera Carmenère red. Light, fruity, fresh - and good grief, I'll have to get another!!

[Riocaz]

I have just put 2 beers in the fridge one brewed ginger beer for dad, and a Bernard Dark for me.

And another Bernard dark in the freezer.

[tezza]

I am quaffing a freezing cold glass of Cava. This has accompanied my Jersey Royal, avocado & cress salad, purple sprouting broccoli & dollop of hummus dinner perfectly.

[cheshire-cheese]

I have just put 2 beers in the fridge one brewed ginger beer for dad, and a Bernard Dark for me.

And another Bernard dark in the freezer.

Did you brew the ginger beer?

[tezza]

I have a hot mug of lady grey on the go which is going down a treat alongside an episode of Columbo.

[cheshire-cheese]

I'm not drinking this, do they still sell it here?

[cheshire-cheese]

I was drinking this. Brewed from a kit, looks like it was poured from a height

[ianinfrance]

Coffee for me thanks.

[Catherine]

Make mine an espresso please Ian,

[ianinfrance]

Psssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

One espresso coming right up!

[tezza]

My usual mug of lady grey tea, black with the teabag still floating and a lovely glass of chilled orange juice. Yum!