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What was lacking in the Thatchers Gold, Ray? I'm not a big cider drinker but on warm evenings if we go out for a meal I sometimes have a glass of Thatchers Gold if it's available and it usually is because it's a local cider to my part of the world.As I have no work tomorrow we decided on a BBQ accompanied by some Thatchers Gold that Mrs F bought home. Not the greatest cider I have tasted but definitely drinkable
I have a bottle of Malbec ready and waiting
What was lacking in the Thatchers Gold, Ray? I'm not a big cider drinker but on warm evenings if we go out for a meal I sometimes have a glass of Thatchers Gold if it's available and it usually is because it's a local cider to my part of the world.
When I was growing up in rural Somerset some of the farmers still produced their own scrumpy. I was never a big drinker in my teens and didn't take to alcohol until getting on towards the 20 mark as we used to say. I do remember that on one occasion I somewhat unwisely gave in to one of my mates whose father was a farmer and tasted what I was told was home-made scrumpy cider at the farm. I can't really remember what it tasted like now, except that I have an abiding memory that it was dreadful. I don't think I took more than one mouthful.Not a massive cider drinker myself either but every now and then, when the mood takes me, I do enjoy it.
I wouldn't say anything was lacking as such as I definitely enjoyed it but my cider of choice is Cornish Rattler, which is on another level to any other that I have tasted.
Of course it could be that drinking a pint of freshly poured ice cold Rattler on a warm summers day whilst sat in a beer garden with views over Tolcarne Beach cannot possibly compare to something poured out of a can in my back garden in East Birmingham. Maybe if I had a pint of Thatchers Gold in similar circumstances things would be different
When I was growing up in rural Somerset some of the farmers still produced their own scrumpy. I was never a big drinker in my teens and didn't take to alcohol until getting on towards the 20 mark as we used to say. I do remember that on one occasion I somewhat unwisely gave in to one of my mates whose father was a farmer and tasted what I was told was home-made scrumpy cider at the farm. I can't really remember what it tasted like now, except that I have an abiding memory that it was dreadful. I don't think I took more than one mouthful.
It was probably an acquired taste because when I first tasted whisky I didn't like it one bit but over the years that opinion has completely turned around and, whilst certainly not an old soak, I can certainly appreciate a good whisky nowadays.
Campo Viejo Rioja tonight for us.
May get either the bottle of Bourbon Whiskey or Brandy out later though to make me sleep
My sip for tonight is a cocktail of Lemsip & Paracetamol seen as i'm full off the Cold. May get either the bottle of Bourbon Whiskey or Brandy out later though to make me sleep
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