Mundane News

[petek]

MrsP off at dawn to Lincoln with her chum Debs for a night in swish hotel and serious retail therapy.
Back tomorrow evening.
She has left me a pork casserole to warm up and some artisanal bread for our tea.
Dogs currently picketing for dibs as it smells pretty good.
Bon appetit mes braves.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

My cold is coming out.


Through my nose.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Gate 15N Warsaw airport. There are rumours we might fly back to blighty soon...

 

[Threevok]

There was some muttering going on about " Vorsprung Duck Technique"!

Surely you mean "Four Sprung Pork Tech Nick"

 

[Fab Foodie]

Surely you mean "Four Sprung Pork Tech Nick"

Can someone find the CC Yellow card please....

 

[Fab Foodie]

I have just eaten a rather imposing Polish sausage...

 

[Threevok]

I have just eaten a rather imposing Polish sausage...

 

[Gravity Aided]

Whilst running an errand today (collecting 8 packs of 12 pouches of cat food, a fortnights worth) from Wilco I had to pop into Aldi on the way back for some Haddock fillets, whilst in there I espied some "Glen Marnoch" Islay 'Limited Release' Single Malt at a good price so for the purposes of research I bought a bottle. Not bad although after 'googling' it I agreed with this reviewer,

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwit2d6TgcbXAhUGiRoKHV5wCD8QFggmMAA&url=https://malt-review.com/2014/11/08/glen-marnoch-islay-edition/&usg=AOvVaw3VuGO5-WIk4z00LAU8eurB

Spoiler

It does taste like a 'cask strength' that was probably sold for blending but Aldi added water to drop it to 40% and bottled it.

Run it through a Brita pitcher a few times, see if that helps

 

[Threevok]

I must say, I have been a fan of Aldi's Glen Marnoch (though not so much the Speyside offering)

Shame it's not £9 a bottle no more

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I must say, I have been a fan of Aldi's Glen Marnoch (though not so much the Speyside offering)

Shame it's not £9 a bottle no more

I've quite enjoyed it but it tasted a little sweet to me. I don't mind the sweetness in brandy - it seems to handle it well - but I don't enjoy it so much in whisky.

EDIT: for some reason, I was convinced the earlier reference to Glen Marnoch was in the beer thread, of all places.

 

[Threevok]

I've quite enjoyed it but it tasted a little sweet to me. I don't mind the sweetness in brandy - it seems to handle it well - but I don't enjoy it so much in whisky.

EDIT: for some reason, I was convinced the earlier reference to Glen Marnoch was in the beer thread, of all places.

If you don't like sweetness, stay away from our local Penderyn.

That ALSO was £9 a bottle in Aldi when it first appeared.

Now you can expect to pay £30 and upwards for a normal 70cl - £60 and upwards for a Madeira 70cl

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

If you don't like sweetness, stay away from our local Penderyn.

That ALSO was £9 a bottle in Aldi when it first appeared.

Now you can expect to pay £30 and upwards for a normal 70cl - £60 and upwards for a Madeira 70cl

This stuff? LINKY £35.50 at Tescos.

 

[Threevok]

This stuff? LINKY £35.50 at Tescos.

Yup, that's the stuff

I used to take a few bottles "over the border" to a good friend of ours at Dowding House in Moffat (sadly now passed away).

He did like Welsh Whiskey, did old Jim. Unfortunately it cut his life short at the tender age of 92

 

[Gravity Aided]

I've got the beard and the bad back, but I haven't got the recumbent yet.

I know where there is one, I may need it if my knee problems continue, post laser surgery(for the varicose vein). But it's a Bike E, and they are heavy .

 

[raleighnut]

I must say, I have been a fan of Aldi's Glen Marnoch (though not so much the Speyside offering)

Shame it's not £9 a bottle no more

At £9 it would be good, at the price it is.....................meh it's OK, after exhaustive testing (1/2 a bottle) it is Mmm that's nice, lovely 'O' where'd the flavour go over the space of 10 seconds.................................Ah well