Fashionable drinks

[HABA87]

New drink I've noticed (but is likely to have been around a while?) are
Woo Woo Cocktails. I had never heard of them before April this year but now they appear everywhere.

Woo Woo was all the rage among zany students in the early 00's

 

[PTR]

Gin used to be mothers ruin but now mothers get excited about going to gin bars.

I keep hearing about Gin bars, but never actually seeing one. The only places I see that have a decent gin selection happen to be places with good beers on. Hardly a gin bar.

 

[Tadger]

I never got the whole thing about drinking from jam jars, flowerpots, bedpans etc from a couple years back.

Just use a glass and drink the same thing you've always drank.

It's became the standard now.

If you don't get your crushed ice, sparkler laden, dock leaf Gin cocktail served in a marmite jar there'll be hell on vis Instagram.

 

[MarcoGoalo]

Gin used to be mothers ruin but now mothers get excited about going to gin bars.

By all accounts the worlds smallest gin bar is in Durham

 

[HABA87]

By all accounts the worlds smallest gin bar is in Durham

Tin Of Sardines, next to the steps on Elvet Bridge.

Capacity is about 15 IIRC.

 

[becs]

I keep hearing about Gin bars, but never actually seeing one. The only places I see that have a decent gin selection happen to be places with good beers on. Hardly a gin bar.

There's one in Chester le Street
http://thedistillery.bar/

 

[MarcoGoalo]

Tin Of Sardines, next to the steps on Elvet Bridge.

Capacity is about 15 IIRC.

That's the one.

Also has the court inn in Durham

 

[peachy]

Woo Woo was all the rage among zany students in the early 00's

OK - I'm far too old to be a zany student . i'm obviously 15 yrs too late with discovering woo woos (hate that name!)

It's became the standard now.

If you don't get your crushed ice, sparkler laden, dock leaf Gin cocktail served in a marmite jar there'll be hell on vis Instagram.

I'd send mine back and ask for a proper glass.

Ditto wooden chopping board plates.

 

[Keawyeds]

So after craft ale, koppaberg and prosecco I see we are now in to aperol spritz.

Anyone like to guess what is next?

Campari and coke or babycham I reckon.

Fever Tree has also taken over the tonic world from what I can see

 

[Epping]

Fever Tree has also taken over the tonic world from what I can see

just a bit.. tbh I prefer the larger 200ml bottles than those little 125ml ones and don't get me started about tonic from the gun

 

[monkeytassle]

Cremant took over from prosecco ages ago didn't it? At least in my circle it did...

Not the ladies that ordered it in the pub ahead of me today.

Crémant is always on hand in the MT household.

 

[Epping]

Not the ladies that ordered it in the pub ahead of me today.

Crémant is always on hand in the MT household.

not that well known.. tbh Prosecco is sweeter imho so will always win out for those that want to quaff

 

[peachy]

not that well known.. tbh Prosecco is sweeter imho so will always win out for those that want to quaff

Isn't Aldi stocking crémant now? Will become more well known.

 

[TheRey]

Gin has bizarrely come back into fashion, which is surprising as it's f***ing minging.

 

[monkeytassle]

Isn't Aldi stocking crémant now? Will become more well known.

It's basically cheap champagne

 

[Wullhawar]

White Port seems to be the order of the day in a lot of places

 

[peachy]

It's basically cheap champagne

Aye, I have never tasted it but was reading an article on crémant, cava and prosecco the other day. Most of my friends prefer prosecco to cava, but I still prefer Freixenet or other cavas to prosecco, which I find a little peary (though I'm more than happy to drink it if offered!)

Gin has bizarrely come back into fashion, which is surprising as it's f***ing minging.

Love gin, always have, but don't often drink it. Never been to a gin bar though.

 

[Epping]

Aye, I have never tasted it but was reading an article on crémant, cava and prosecco the other day. Most of my friends prefer prosecco to cava, but I still prefer Freixenet or other cavas to prosecco, which I find a little peary (though I'm more than happy to drink it if offered!)

Love gin, always have, but don't often drink it.

friexenet is surprisingly good. often on special for £6 a bottle too

 

[monkeytassle]

Aye, I have never tasted it but was reading an article on crémant, cava and prosecco the other day. Most of my friends prefer prosecco to cava, but I still prefer Freixenet or other cavas to prosecco, which I find a little peary (though I'm more than happy to drink it if offered!)

Love gin, always have, but don't often drink it. Never been to a gin bar though.

Alsace seems the most popular but I like bourgogne if you can find it. We pay about 6 euro a bottle for it. Different terroir to champagne of course but it's a very good alternative

 

[Alcoholic_Author]

@dangermows

Just picked up a bottle from Tesco there, there was only one option available, the "Julia Superiore" which I presume is the like the Smirnoff (Vodka) of the Grappa world, bog standard and nothing special.

How should I be drinking it? With Ice? Chilled? Room temp?