Your drink of choice is???

crash8_durham · Post by **crash8_durham** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 8:02 am

chai tea
diet coke
water.....lots of water
myers dark rum with diet coke and lime

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 8:34 am

What's up with all this chai tea?

Buncha wussies.

Jackson Monk · Post by **Jackson Monk** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 8:37 am

yeah...the only tea to have is strong PG Tips or a delicate Earl Grey on a Sunday in a village cake shop.

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 8:48 am

Chai tea - isn't that one of those martial arts things?

Post by **BlueChair** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 9:41 am

Chai tea is a perfectly reasonable beverage choice. It's the tea of choice among the people of India, and makes a good drink, hot or cold.

RedShoes · Post by **RedShoes** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 9:57 am

mmmmmmmmmm chai tea...............

Particularly Chai Lattes

John · Post by **John** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 11:18 am

Lager
Bitter
(Whatever's on offer in the local supermarket and cold in my special fridge in the garage)
+Whiskey

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 11:59 am

BlueChair wrote:Chai tea is a perfectly reasonable beverage choice. It's the tea of choice among the people of India, and makes a good drink, hot or cold.

Cold tea. Yuk!

Similarly cold coffee.

Post by **BlueChair** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 12:08 pm

Is 'iced tea' not a common phenomena in England? Come to think of it, I don't remember it even really being available while I lived there.

John · Post by **John** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 12:14 pm

BlueChair wrote:Is 'iced tea' not a common phenomena in England? Come to think of it, I don't remember it even really being available while I lived there.

Not common, Blue. In fact I've never drunk it or seen it on sale anywhere.

bobster · Post by **bobster** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 12:32 pm

Jackson Monk wrote:yeah...the only tea to have is strong PG Tips or a delicate Earl Grey on a Sunday in a village cake shop.

I'm not crazy about Earl Grey for the same reason I prefer vodka to gin -- it's that perfumey juniper berry thing. I'll take Irish or English Breakfast tea. (Is there a difference? Do they call them something else -- like "Tea for Stupid Americans who Think They're Drinking Authentic UK-Type Tea" -- in Ireland and England??) And what's PG Tips (here it sounds like it would have something to do with our movie-rating system).

Jackson Monk · Post by **Jackson Monk** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 12:46 pm

John wrote:
BlueChair wrote:Is 'iced tea' not a common phenomena in England? Come to think of it, I don't remember it even really being available while I lived there.
Not common, Blue. In fact I've never drunk it or seen it on sale anywhere.

Liptons Peach Iced Tea is available in most supermarkets, though not in the average corner shop as on the continent (of Europe).

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 12:49 pm

Lipton Peach is instant, tho, isn't it?

and instant is not iced tea.

Tim(e) · Post by **Tim(e)** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 3:27 pm

verbal gymnastics wrote:Chai tea - isn't that one of those martial arts things?

Little known fact: it was the Reverend Spooner's secret passion.

El Vez · Post by **El Vez** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 3:29 pm

"I'm not drinking any fucking Merlot!"

El Vez · Post by **El Vez** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 3:30 pm

pophead2k wrote:
shatterproof wrote:Black Adder (half guiness, half cider)
Yuengling (A fine PA brew)
Margarita
Chai latte
Water with ginger syrup

No hurricanes. Ever.
While I won't force any hurricanes on anyone (I despise 'em myself), we'll certainly have to try a few local brews while you're here SP.

Anybody up for white russians?

El Vez · Post by **El Vez** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 3:40 pm

Oh snap!

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 4:29 pm

Mike Boom wrote:Crow - you drinkTenants? Surely not the dreaded Super Tenants? That shit tastes like petrol.

Indeed...the yellow peril! Not super tenants though, you're right...I value my eyesight.

Here's a brilliant mixer from my heady student days for those brave enough...

Pint glass
2 shots of vodka
2 shots of malibu
whole bottle of Smirnoff Ice (white)
top up with a bottle of Reef (or any alcopop)...

called a PINT OF FUN! It tastes really nice, but gets you steamin!

What drinks do you hate? For me it's Baileys, that always makes me queasy....drinking red wine in the same session as lager also makes me head lavatory-bound!

crash8_durham · Post by **crash8_durham** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 5:38 pm

I am going into the coffee shop buisness. I cannot stand the taste of coffee though. So I wanted something to drink while I was there so someone suggested chai tea. I tried it and it was like drinking pumkin pie which was good. So now I am hooked on the stuff.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 6:00 pm

laughingcrow wrote:What drinks do you hate? For me it's Baileys, that always makes me queasy....drinking red wine in the same session as lager also makes me head lavatory-bound!

Amaretto di Saronno. I remember wy wife (then just a friend) bringing a bottle of this back from Italy when we were studying in Paris together. We didn't have anything to mix it with, so we drank the entire bottle in an hour or so and both regretted it. I won't go near the stuff now.

crash8_durham · Post by **crash8_durham** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 6:34 pm

I was minding my own business drinking a few beers when a guy who wanted to show off boughht 3 rounds of peach schnapps. After a night of vomiting I cannot even stand the smell of the stuff to this day.

King Hoarse · Post by **King Hoarse** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 7:34 pm

I forgot. Belgian beer, just about any kind, as long as it's not cherryflavoured or something like that.

clairequilty · Post by **clairequilty** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 9:11 pm

Bombay Sapphire Gin Martini up with Blue Cheese stuffed olives.

And like my dad once told me (as confirmed by his years as a salesman in the 60's enduring 3 martini lunches):

Always drink gin martinis at lunch. Gin leaves a strong scent on the breath, vodka leaves very little.

After a 3 gin martini lunch, when you return to the office, your boss thinks yer drunk.

After a 3 vodka martini lunch, when you return to the office, your boss just thinks your stupid.

Drunk beats stupid any day.

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 5:49 am

black coffee
orange juice
diet coke
water
stout - guinness
beer - grolsch
more beer - peroni gran reserva
cider - strongbow or any strong local cider
gin
irish whiskey - Jameson
any alchohol really apart from sweet liqueors or sweet white wine

Boy With A Problem · Post by **Boy With A Problem** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 11:04 am

On Coffee - I find myself missing Dunkin' Donuts coffee - that rich columbian blend - I like most of the coffee in Europe, especially the strong Italian - but I grew up on DD and for my money it's still the world's best.

On Tea - We're drinking and enjoying the cheap Yorkshire Tea - it comes in a green box and is blended in the Yorkshire Dales - "rich, refreshing & full of flavour." I really like unsweetened iced tea.

Booze - smooth whiskeys (except for Scotch) - good gin (Tanqueray, Bombay Saffire) - Tequila, Vodka, Rum - all good

Beer - any of the English bitters that are pulled in a pub. The Belgian beer is wonderful as well.

Wine - Red - even if it's out of a box

Soft Drinks - Coke (never diet) - Fresca (which it appears you can't buy in England)

Juice Drinks - Orange and Apple - don't like cranberry or grapefruit.