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Re: favourite proprietary tipple

2014-08-15T18:54:40+00:00

Easydrinker wrote:
The old time farmers around Normandy,(possibly elsewhere) would make their own cider,and a travelling still would come by for the distilling.
I saw it in action about 15 years ago.
The right of the farmer to do this is dying with them,it is no longer passed on.May even have gone now.
Some produce enough to age in a barrel,many drink it "raw",some mix it with cider to produce something caled "Pommeau".
A bottle I was given was probably around 60% abv.
Robert.

Yes, that's as I understood it. I have had some but only a couple of glasses.

Hell maybe this year's apple eh !

Statistics: Posted by Phantom — Fri Aug 15, 2014 6:54 pm

Re: favourite proprietary tipple

2014-08-15T18:37:43+00:00

The old time farmers around Normandy,(possibly elsewhere) would make their own cider,and a travelling still would come by for the distilling.
I saw it in action about 15 years ago.
The right of the farmer to do this is dying with them,it is no longer passed on.May even have gone now.
Some produce enough to age in a barrel,many drink it "raw",some mix it with cider to produce something caled "Pommeau".
A bottle I was given was probably around 60% abv.
Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Fri Aug 15, 2014 6:37 pm

Re: favourite proprietary tipple

2014-08-15T17:52:19+00:00

Easydrinker wrote:
Aye,'tis not a bad tipple.
But would favour the harder to find Eau de Vie de pomme from that country.
Mostly now produced by people like us.As the ancient right to produce it dies out.
Robert

Presumably the "Eau de Vie de pomme" alludes to calvados but straight out the still and not aged or anything ?

Or is it different ?

Statistics: Posted by Phantom — Fri Aug 15, 2014 5:52 pm

Re: favourite proprietary tipple

2014-08-14T01:56:50+00:00

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For my proprietary tipple, I like to head south, to the land of the stripey jumpered, beret wearing, garlic scented bloke called Mr Armagnac.....[/quote]

Aye,'tis not a bad tipple.
But would favour the harder to find Eau de Vie de pomme from that country.
Mostly now produced by people like us.As the ancient right to produce it dies out.
Robert

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Thu Aug 14, 2014 1:56 am

Re: favourite proprietary tipple

2014-08-13T18:25:25+00:00

You won't catch me doing the Funky Chicken - Irish style or otherwise

AM

Statistics: Posted by Almanac — Wed Aug 13, 2014 6:25 pm

Re: favourite proprietary tipple

2014-08-13T16:17:40+00:00

Cross dressing isn't an issue your side of the water either Aidan. I've seen them with the screaming' handbags.......

Commonality is that all look like IKEA barstool shoplifters, but the northern chappies look like they're suffering collective embolism, your lot look like they're doing the funky chicken

For my proprietary tipple, I like to head south, to the land of the stripey jumpered, beret wearing, garlic scented bloke called Mr Armagnac.....

Statistics: Posted by Phantom — Wed Aug 13, 2014 4:17 pm

Re: favourite proprietary tipple

2014-08-09T07:45:42+00:00

See you Jimmy! Cross Dressing isn't an offence in Scotland it's a national heritage pastime

AM

Statistics: Posted by Almanac — Sat Aug 09, 2014 7:45 am

Re: favourite proprietary tipple

2014-08-08T09:26:45+00:00

Just had a worrying thought, is it haggis shooting season? As I don't want to get done for poaching as well as cross dressing.

Opus

Statistics: Posted by Opus 27 — Fri Aug 08, 2014 9:26 am

Re: favourite proprietary tipple

2014-08-08T08:00:32+00:00

Opus 27 wrote:
Took a shot but only winged him so he headed off into the heather.

Opus

You have to go for the three legged ones, cause they run round in circles.
It also helps if you know their mating call "tha gaol agam ort".

Statistics: Posted by vino-tinto — Fri Aug 08, 2014 8:00 am

Re: favourite proprietary tipple

2014-08-07T23:40:15+00:00

vt,your post,and the responses cracked me up.
I thank you for the the frivolity.
Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Thu Aug 07, 2014 11:40 pm

Re: favourite proprietary tipple

2014-08-07T20:13:49+00:00

Took a shot but only winged him so he headed off into the heather.

Opus

Statistics: Posted by Opus 27 — Thu Aug 07, 2014 8:13 pm

Re: favourite proprietary tipple

2014-08-07T18:46:55+00:00

...and the haggises?? Did you catch one?

AM

Statistics: Posted by Almanac — Thu Aug 07, 2014 6:46 pm

Re: favourite proprietary tipple

2014-08-07T06:57:31+00:00

Thanks Vino, I now have a very sore nose and have been arrested for running around in a skirt.

Opus

Statistics: Posted by Opus 27 — Thu Aug 07, 2014 6:57 am

Re: favourite proprietary tipple

2014-08-07T05:59:27+00:00

This is the closely guarded secret to step 1 of training a "Distiller's nose"
You take a copper scrubber and form it like a pipe cleaner, stuff it up one nostril & give it a twirl, then do it again to the other, take them out & snort 2 lines of activated carbon dust, take a shower cause you'll look like a coal miner after you stop sneezing.
Now put on a kilt & chase the haggises through the heather, nodding your head & shouting "stitch that" & "see you Jimmy" whilst beating it with a large brewers spoon to loosen up the pollen,taking big breaths through the nose.
When you stop sneezing this time you will have successfully cleared the sinuses.

Step 2 to follow when I sober up again

Statistics: Posted by vino-tinto — Thu Aug 07, 2014 5:59 am

Re: favourite proprietary tipple

2014-08-06T22:57:25+00:00

As my chief tester has pointed out,blends have far more complexity than a single malt.
Offering more to a discerning palate.
The trick is the blenders nose :- and how I wish I could educate mine to that standard!
Robert

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Wed Aug 06, 2014 10:57 pm