Couple of choices for keeping me sedated during the horrors of the season.
Love Cardhu. The only single malt so far that I’ve discovered I can happily drink straight or with water.
Also love a splash of decent LBV. Dow’s this year
Bottoms up, as the bishop said to the actress.
Yes
At my Dad’s I provide a decent white for the fish on Christmas eve.
And I take a bottle of Champagne for late morning on the Day.
Dad makes a fuss of choosing the red!
One of my brothers and his wife always provide good stuff on Boxing Day…
Cheers!
I will possibly have a glass of cider , it will be my first glass of something alcoholic in 7.5 months .
Christmas Day will be very quiet.
Normally my neighbour comes round and we have some really nice sparkling white, something like a Langmeil red and a decent port.
Christmas breakfast: Vodka Snowballs
Dinner: Champagne
Tea: Will be making my first attempt at mixing some Cherry Bakewell Martinis - well, maybe after a trial run, so second attempt!
Home made Damson Gin and Damson Vodka on test now! Plenty of Damsons in the freezer for another batch - Easter?
Same here not keen on wine of any description.
We are hosting for a family this year. There is plenty of wine, though not decided which yet (last year’s campervan trip to France yielded some nice Pomerol, Lalande de Pomerol, St Emilion, Montagne de St Emilion and Pécharmant from from which to choose.)
Of course mulled wine, which we often make with cheapish red, though sometimes use M&S pre-made stuff, or a mixture.
Christmas Eve supper, though not for the purists, mighty start with an aperitif - perhaps a shot of bison grass vodka (someone introduced that to me at Christmas last year, and it’s the first vodka I’ve ever tasted that I actually liked, having taste rather than just being alcohol for the second alcohol which I never drink). If so it would be to sip and savour while toasting everyone’s health not to toss down in the Eastern European way.
Depending on mood, abd what activities we do - there’s always a full game or two of Mahjong, films to watch, as well as family things, there is a choice of other drinks, a few delectable gins (All 4 Fynoderee seasons plus Lone Wolf amongst others, beer in particular Proper Job IPA, some Old Mout fruit flavoured ciders because I know some guests are partial to it, a variety of Champagnes if anyone’s in the mood fir it (some delightful ones from small vineyards we also visited on our last French Trip, find a number of multiple whiskeys, mostly Highland and Ireland, with Islay dominating.
That may sound like a lot, but I do not anticipate any great volume being consumed, just delightful drinks to compliment food and familiy have a quantities people desire.
A local distillery does a special, limited edition, Christmas Liqueur each year. Different every year, but while some years are better than others, so far they’ve never failed. We always go have a few drink in the tasting room and then buy a few bottles as our relatives and some friends have started expecting a bottle from Santa under the tree. Of course we keep one ourselves.
This years is sloe, cinnamon & orange peel.
The manufacturers of that delightful-sounding tipple appear to rejoice in the name Wynand Fockink.
A number of follow-up comments are springing to mind, absolutely none of which is suitable for a respectable family forum such as this. @Skeptikal is going to have to provide his own punchline for once.
