The Cheese Board, what are you drinking?

old friend of mine i worked with at a wine shop in sf lives in London now and works at this place that is probably really nice
https://www.bbr.com/ Berry Bros. and Rudd on St. James St.
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yeah, I always have people say Berry Bros, Philglas & Swiggot, and Hedonism for London. I think Majestic is also completely fine in a pinch and they have good deals. I always end up just going to whichever wine store is closest to wherever I am that day in London. The last time I wanted to try a bottle of Nyetimber and I ended up at Amathus Soho on Wardour and they seemed pretty knowledgeable and nice.

Antiques Roadshow expert drinks 180-year-old urine, rusty nails and a human hair after mistaking liquid for port https://t.co/pSYSdCfnyY

— The Independent (@Independent) December 30, 2019

I am now thinking of whether it would be better or worse if the urine was fresher.

mmm, rusty nails. i need to get some scotch and drambuie

t/s: sarcophagus juice vs 180-year-old urine, rusty nails and a human hair

coffin liquor ftw

mmmmmmm

old urine would have far less microplastics, I guess.

not drinking them yet, but today i happened to be driving by a liquor store i was familiar with from when i lived closer to it. unfortunately, it's going out of business and they were selling their inventory at cost. grabbed a couple bottles of rittenhouse rye for 20 bucks each, a 2012 domaine vieux telegraphe chateauneuf-du-pape for $60 (down from $100) and a 2001 (!) domaine jean-louis chave hermitage that, based on other pricing online, i got for cheeeeaaaap.

oh that Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe is a really good price. I have two bottles of the 2012 vintage too and I think I got it at a steal even at like $70.

Milan nestarec forks and knives red

V good, fruity as hell, soft tannins

Grabbed the last(?) sixer of Stone’s Fear Movie Lions double IPA from my local grocery today. I hope there’s more in the back or on the way soon, it’s become a staple

Had some good BC natty reds last couple days, neon eon horizon -zweigelt,syrah, merlot blend - which was smoothly tannic, and artakama pinot noir which was fruity earthy and acidic and went down easy chilled.

I broke into some cheap sake I had stored away in the pantry. I think it cost $9 for 1.5 liters. It's pretty bland and neutral tasting, even as cheap sake goes. It doesn't complement food, but doesn't detract, either. I haven't bothered to warm it, since I'm skeptical that would improve it any.

Partida Creus VN (natural white blend from Catalonia using grapes traditionally used for Cava). This was really awesome.

La Cave des Nomades - De Paris A Paris. Natural red from Banyuls. Maker is a Portuguese musician who caught the winemaking bug in France. Slight natural wine prickle that blew off in a couple minutes leaving just ethereal light fruit.

A friend of mine makes natural wine wine in NY in very small quantities. I was really excited to open a red wine from 2018, but had to pour it out: it came out looking (and smelling) brown.

I have been trying to open one nicer bottle from my cellar per week but I totally missed this weeknd.

yeah, natural wine, if it's not made by a larger producer, I drink it right away. There is a reason people stabilize wine.

I bought a couple of bottles of subirat parent from Partida Creus a while ago and definitely didn’t get lucky - first one tasted like pickled onion flavour biscuits, second one remains unopened and may well do forever more.

Mee Godard beaujolais and sweet Fritz Haag Rowling for me, also got a case of the new Envinate white (Taganan Campanario) which I’m really excited to try - I love everything they do.

Have also seemingly moved into the single malt stage of lockdown (my girlfriend is sick so we aren’t leaving the house at all which may help explain this). Don’t know much about whisky but enjoying my Ardbeg Uigeadail.

yeah, natural wine, if it's not made by a larger producer, I drink it right away. There is a reason people stabilize wine.

Up until the last six months or so I never really had any particular issues with natural wine, at least no more than with regular (non-natural) wine. I didn't say much about it, but kind of blew off a lot of the negative talk up thread. I don't know if I had just been very lucky for years and years or if I moved to even smaller producers recently (probably both), but I've had a bad run with having to pour out 3-4 bottles in the last six months.

considering buying some piquette from a BC producer whose natty wines I like. any opinions on piquette?

Anyone had any of that Canadian vodka-or-whatever made from lactose?

https://www.dairydistillery.com/collections/spirits/products/vodkow

Seems more apt for Ask A Drunk.

lol props to the milk bottle packaging

I bought a MEGADETH saison today from the brewery that does La Fin du Monde

I am very very hyped for my porch beer tonight.

lol props to the milk bottle packaging

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Yeah, that's good. They should have bottled it in quarts rather than 750ml.

Is there a thing where you give up on ever having a group round and just drink a bottle by yourself? Just opened my much-anticipated bottle of https://www.equiponavazos.com/en/botan059manzanillapasadacapatazrivas/

It tastes absolutely amazing but idk I'm a few drinks in and it might not be the moment it deserved

this is definitely a thing. especially back in early covid i knocked off a few things from the cellar using the reasoning that "nothing matters"