Fender Wine! (http://www2.fender.com/features/fender-wine/)
Not a joke.
I hope it's better than the ACDC wines that were released a couple of years ago.
What will they wine about next...?
I like the "wine by the neck" approach... ;)
Quote from: Aussie Mark on February 11, 2015, 03:46:03 PM
I hope it's better than the ACDC wines that were released a couple of years ago.
Those aren't bad. I only recently had one. Nuthin' fancy, but ok to a plate of spaghetti at the eve of a working day dinner.
Quote from: Dave W on February 11, 2015, 03:29:20 PM
Fender Wine! (http://www2.fender.com/features/fender-wine/)
Not a joke.
I take it the bottles are bolted and not corked, ja?
Aaaand it's already a meme! ;D
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v104/davepix/humor/hieex_zps9t753j63.jpg)
Not that thinking of it first won't stop Henry J from copying the idea.........
I'm betting Steven Segal will feature in advertising for this soon?
I sent the link to a friend who spent years as a wine retailer and wine steward. He said "The price isn't bad at all considering who's producing it and the alcohol content, these are big wines, I would buy them to try."
Can't see much after-market appeal on the resale of the empties... once drunk the bottle is landfill... hold it...! cut the necks off and re-sell to aging bluesmen... gen-u-wine bottle-neck...
It isn't Single Malt Scotch........................Thank God!
we have a few bottles of madonna wine. everyone is afraid to try it. :P
Like a virgin... never been touched...
Scotch has to be born in Scotland to be called Scotch, like Bourbon and Kentucky...
Ah, some family mementos...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb_P46gNf_k
Mark... the perfect Single Malt is...?
Quote from: Highlander on February 13, 2015, 04:12:30 PM
Scotch has to be born in Scotland to be called Scotch, like Bourbon and Kentucky...
Not true of bourbon, it can't be called Kentucky Bourbon unless it's made in Kentucky but bourbon can be made anywhere in the US as long as it meets the federal standard of identity.
My education continues... ;)
More Bourbon info. ( from Wikipedia)
Distilling probably was brought to present-day Kentucky in the late 18th century by Scots, Scots-Irish, and other settlers (including, English, Irish, Welsh, German and French) who began to farm the area in earnest.
As of today, there are no operating distilleries within the current boundaries of Bourbon County
Bourbon's legal definition varies somewhat from country to country, but many trade agreements require the name bourbon to be reserved for products made in the United States.
As of 2013, approximately 95% of all bourbon is produced in Kentucky. The state has 4.9 million barrels of bourbon that are aging – a number that exceeds the state population.
Quote from: Highlander on February 13, 2015, 04:12:30 PM
Like a virgin... never been touched...
Scotch has to be born in Scotland to be called Scotch, like Bourbon and Kentucky...
Ah, some family mementos...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb_P46gNf_k
Mark... the perfect Single Malt is...?
Kenny,
I'm very fortunate to live very near a cute little place that has 200 varieties of Scotch, I love the adventure of trying a new one! I would say my two faves are Bowmore 12 year and MacAllen 12, both very different from each other, Scotch is good for my soul.
Purification process... ;)
Macallan was Iain Banks' preferred dram... get a hold of his travelogue book "Raw Spirit" which is a truly beautiful homage to The Malt and his tour round all, and I mean all, of the Scottish distilleries... he obtained bottles from every one of them, including those not accessible to the "public" and those that do not sell to the "public"... 8)
200, you say...?! 8) 8) 8)
Yep, 200!
I kind of wanted to take Uwe and Edith there during their visit but we ran out of time/available evenings, plus I *think* they both enjoy wine a bit more than Scotch. I do truly love it tho, just straight with a soda water on the side, so you can really enjoy the complexity and after taste!
Damn, I'm at work and want some now!
Something to savour later... ;)
The thing that always surprised me is the absence of German red in the market...
Quote from: Highlander on February 15, 2015, 03:18:41 PM
Something to savour later... ;)
The thing that always surprised me is the absence of German red in the market...
Ya gotta get Uwe to explain that ;D
Not a wine fan, more of a bourbon fan. Beam's Choice in particular.
And my wife's Atomic brownies, which she made for Valentine's...multiple layers of chocolate topped with tiny marshmallows and another layer of chocolate over that! Now, that's for the discriminating chocolate palate!
(http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j306/apowell1/20150215_073240_zpsmfwu4cxt.jpg)
There's something Jackie makes she calls death-by-chocolate which is a mousse so rich it is bad for you on its own... not vegan so rarely made here now... when Roshina used to eat it it gave her headaches... :o
I'd so eat that if it would go to my butt..........
Instead it lands at my tummy :-\
Quote from: TBird1958 on February 15, 2015, 05:36:19 PM
I'd so eat that if it would go to my butt..........
Instead it lands at my tummy :-\
LBO postings sound so funny sometimes when taken out of context!
I'm a chocolate lover myself, mmm dark belgian.. And washed down with a bottle of samuel smith's taddy porter!
I bow to your excellent judgment, sir.
But those brownies aren't half bad washed down with a big glass of cold milk, either.
Quote from: Highlander on February 15, 2015, 03:18:41 PM
Something to savour later... ;)
The thing that always surprised me is the absence of German red in the market...
It is there, getting a larger share of the market and getting better in quality too (originally, German reds were budget wines such as Dornfelder and Blauer Portugieser) . But white is still what "German Wine" stands for.
The only place I knew in London you could get it was the German (food?) Centre that was near Hyde Park Corner but long gone from there - there was no doubt other sources but none I knew of...
Quote from: uwe on February 17, 2015, 01:24:57 PM
It is there, getting a larger share of the market and getting better in quality too (originally, German reds were budget wines such as Dornfelder and Blauer Portugieser) . But white is still what "German Wine" stands for.
As a 12 year old I was thrilled when I was given white wine at the restaurants in Germany - and yes, it was cool with my folks.
I sneaked down and got all the bottles out of the sideboard and started sampling them... I was about 4 or 5 at the time... parents were not best pleased with me... (hic) :o