low plains drifter 10,353 Posted August 10 Report Share Posted August 10 2 hours ago, Pewit said: Mine will be like that shortly but for a less exciting reason.... God forgive you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tatsblisters 9,497 Posted August 11 Report Share Posted August 11 Seen as I don't drink much these days bar the odd glass of red wine I thought I would give these a go for refreshments. After pouring one into a glass it looked like dish water with a soapy head on it by christ it fekin tasted like it aswell. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stavross 15,332 Posted August 11 Report Share Posted August 11 Just a couple as it’s a school night 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mC HULL 12,242 Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 (edited) On 11/08/2024 at 11:12, tatsblisters said: Seen as I don't drink much these days bar the odd glass of red wine I thought I would give these a go for refreshments. After pouring one into a glass it looked like dish water with a soapy head on it by christ it fekin tasted like it aswell. i’m the same mate don’t drink missus birthday so guiness and double rum and coke she said i’ll be finished in a few hour lol Edited August 13 by mC HULL 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stavross 15,332 Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 Not drinking it yet, but picked my first batch of brambles and started off the bramble gin for the shoot season 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai dogs 1,404 Posted August 18 Report Share Posted August 18 Guinness & pineapple 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mC HULL 12,242 Posted August 18 Report Share Posted August 18 On 13/08/2024 at 21:33, Stavross said: Not drinking it yet, but picked my first batch of brambles and started off the bramble gin for the shoot season ferment it then distill it?the flavor carry over Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 26,064 Posted August 18 Report Share Posted August 18 26 minutes ago, mC HULL said: ferment it then distill it?the flavor carry over It's dead easy mchull...just put fruit.. sugar and gin in a jar...bottle ...whatever...leave it 6 month orca year then decant the liquid...its that simple...Sloe gin is the big one..but you can do it with anything 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stavross 15,332 Posted August 18 Report Share Posted August 18 3 hours ago, TOMO said: It's dead easy mchull...just put fruit.. sugar and gin in a jar...bottle ...whatever...leave it 6 month orca year then decant the liquid...its that simple...Sloe gin is the big one..but you can do it with anything It’s just this, bottle of cheap gin, 100g of sugar, 500g of brambles, only need to leave it between 4-6 weeks, the bramble gin doesn’t keep like sloe gin so you need to drink it ( lol ) I make bramble French 75’s for elevenses when we are out shooting pheasants, because we like to pretend we are posh nobheads Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 26,064 Posted August 18 Report Share Posted August 18 19 minutes ago, Stavross said: It’s just this, bottle of cheap gin, 100g of sugar, 500g of brambles, only need to leave it between 4-6 weeks, the bramble gin doesn’t keep like sloe gin so you need to drink it ( lol ) I make bramble French 75’s for elevenses when we are out shooting pheasants, because we like to pretend we are posh nobheads You can do the same with vodka...or most spirits come to that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stavross 15,332 Posted August 18 Report Share Posted August 18 22 minutes ago, TOMO said: You can do the same with vodka...or most spirits come to that My mate does strawberry vodka to make French 76 cocktails, we used to all make sloe gin for a little warmer when we stop for elevenses, but we now take turns doing it and it’s getting out of hand, this was my effort last season, I did the first day to set the standard ( lol ) 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Treeplanter 174 Posted August 22 Report Share Posted August 22 Had to take the mrs and 2 of my 3 shopping for school shoes and the like, had to buy a couple of these on the way back to get over A. The cost of the fecking shoes and B the resulting headache from having to go shopping lol 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keepdiggin 9,559 Posted August 22 Report Share Posted August 22 33 minutes ago, Treeplanter said: Had to take the mrs and 2 of my 3 shopping for school shoes and the like, had to buy a couple of these on the way back to get over A. The cost of the fecking shoes and B the resulting headache from having to go shopping lol Looks refreshing pal 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Borr 5,811 Posted August 28 Report Share Posted August 28 Good times 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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