Flavoring Recomended and NOT

[umpa]

Still Spirits : Vodka

I thought it was ok, made up the same as Southern Haze, wife said not as strong as \'real\' vodka - that could be my measurments though as I measure by eye on the bottle.
We supped the lot (over a few weeks) tho and was nice - cant give a rating as I dont really know what I\'m talking about, its just what it tastes like to us.

[umpa]

Prestige :- Dry Gin

YES!!! I liked this ALOT!! Was everything i like about G&T tasted just like the original thing (I like Gin)
Made up just like all the others, except the bottle just does 1 batch - Its supposed to be enough for .75L but I only have a .70L bottle, so thats what I made. I put ALL the bottle in and can say its awesome.

[umpa]

Still Spirits : Dry Gin

Well not as nice as the Prestige Dry Gin, but worth a shot, cant explain it its just not as nice, but still drinkable.

[umpa]

Still Spirits :- Kentucky Bourbon

Now - I have never had kentucky Bourborn so I cant tell you if its any good or not, what I can tell you is this is NOTHING like Jack Daniels. I did get used to it and I am supping it, but if its as its supposed to be I guess KB is not one of my favs.

[umpa]

Still Spirits : Citrus Vodka

Horrible !!
The artificial taste of lemons and limes is (in my opinion) - Nasty nuff said !

[umpa]

Still Spirits : Ouzo

Well its not my tipple, but I did do a side by side taste test, and its not a bad likeness, its not quite as crisp as the original and a little less sweet, but its was very good all the same.

[Phantom]

Well done umpa, that\'s the sort of thing I was alluding to before.
Oh and Kentucky Bourbon is like Jim Beam or Wild Turkey, hence it not being that close to JD - which is a Tennessee sour mash bourbon.
The still spirits one that\'s called something like Tennessee Bourbon is quite close to JD, close enough for me to enjoy (sorry, I haven\'t got the wrapper from last weeks mix).
It\'s the one that comes in sachets to mix 1.125/2.25 litres, not the single bottle topshelf type packaging.

[Opus 27]

Anyone tried this?

6 parts 40% spirit 4 parts Ribena.

Not only does it taste good it\'s full of anti oxidants and their good for us aren\'t they.
Opus

[Phantom]

Anyone tried this?

6 parts 40% spirit 4 parts Ribena.

Not only does it taste good it\'s full of anti oxidants and their good for us aren\'t they.

Might be better to make some home made blackcurrant cordial Opus, after all, it\'ll probably have a damn sight more of the "good bits" like the anti-oxidants, vitamin C, etc etc, cos there\'s not a lot in it right now - according to some Kiwi primary school kids and the NZ national trading standards........

[Phantom]

for any gin/\"muvvers ruin\" monsters, I\'ve had good feedback on 3 different \"prestige\" brand gins. The \"London\" dry gin, the \"Portsmouth\" gin (obviously Plymouth is trademarked) and the Bombay gin - sorry no phot\'s at the moment....
I\'ve also just made up a bottle of the Prestige brand \"Mild Brandy\" - I haven\'t tasted it yet so I don\'t know if it\'s one that \"flavours up\" immediately, or whether it takes a couple of days, like their Irish Whiskey....

[Phantom]

Confirmation of the Prestige brand \"Mild Brandy\"...........
Gets the thumbs up from me, it does what it says on the tin i.e. mild brandy flavour ideal for drinking with a mixer for that \"I\'ve just got in from work and need a bleedin\' drink\" feeling.
I stick between 75 and 100mls in a pint glass and top it up with coke (I could change that too ginger ale - is that a \"horses neck\" ). It goes down a treat as a long drink, but with the right flavour.
I took a swig from the bottle to see what it was like and if thats \"your cup of tea\" then it\'s fine like that. Whatever\'s in it, makes the raw spirit quite smooth and gives it just enough brandy taste to be good.....
8 out of 10

[Opus 27]

Just tried Prestige Fruity Shots, Apricot and Raspberry.

Both I think probably qualify as liquers due to the required addition of copious amounts of sugar. both quite nice drinks the apricot however was the better. Both perhaps could of been a little lower in alcohol for a liquer. Found favour with several females so probably a good ladies drink.
Opus

[optic]

Today as an experiment i got a jar of red cherry jam and put this in a jug and poured in a bottle of ambrosia brandy i had mixed up and it tasted foul(dont buy this essence it is crap)stirred it up,filtered it through a piece of muslin then added a cap of almond essence and 5mls of glycerine,and much to my surprisse cherry brandy,my brother in law who is a cherry brandy drinker liked it.Next after my a trip to the local shop and came back with a jar each of damson and blackcurrant jam i tried these which again where good,if anyone tries this i found its best to put the jam through a fine sieve,pushing it through with a spoon to get rid of most of the fruit skin stones ect,then put the jug in the microwave and give it 10 second bursts till the jam starts to thin out a bit then top up to 1ltr with 40% spirit,stir and filter,this bit takes a fair time but turns out really well,going to try a few more types of jam sometime

[Opus 27]

Just made up Top Shelf Irish Cream using the recommended base.

Not been into these type of drinks before but I\'ve done this one by request of my sister who has yet to try it. However I found it quite a nice little tipple but as flavourings go I think this one works out a bit expensive if you use the Irish Cream Base, somewhere round £6.00 a litre.
Opus

[optic]

The top shelf irish cream is a bit expensive but the good thing about it is you do not need to drink the entire bottle in a week or so like you need to with \"baileys\" and some of the other irish cream essences,although the prestige irish cream is very good mixed with sugar and evaporated milk cheap to at £1.60 a bottle,just as good but an even cheaper way i have found is to buy the prestige creme de cacao essence and mix up as per instructions(except i find its better to use 150grms of sugar instead of the stated 280grms on the bottle)so you end up with 750mls of made up liquor then half this in to two bottles and top up with evaporated milk,you are then looking at 80p per bottle!,and every one who has tried it always has another glass,many say its better than the real thing,its one of those drinks the female of the species likes

Optic