Hipsters have stolen my favourite drink....

[johnie]

Jeremy Wrote:

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> "Ram and Special" is a thing at Young's pubs, I

> believe. Half a Special and a bottle of Ramrod.

>

> Not sure why.

Because one masks the taste of the other. Never liked Young's.

[Jeremy]

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> Does anyone this side of LL know what a Negroni

> actually is? No Googles pls.

It's a fairly strong drink... made with Campari I think? Had one at Artusi a few months back...

[Seabag]

Aperol is the bastard child of the Negroni

No matter how many goes I have on the stuff, I still struggle

Bleeeeggghh...!

[Jeremy]

Yep, Aperol and Campari... both similar innit. Very bitter.

[Mick Mac]

Oh I see. My wife discovered Aperol spritz in Venice a month ago and I'd never heard of it.

Now i see it advertised at Peckham Rye station.

[DulwichFox]

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> Oh I see. My wife discovered Aperol spritz in

> Venice a month ago and I'd never heard of it.

>

> Now i see it advertised at Peckham Rye station.

There is a huge Italian influence in Rye Lane these days with Pizza readily available nearby..

Foxy

[rendelharris]

Jeremy Wrote:

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> "Ram and Special" is a thing at Young's pubs, I

> believe. Half a Special and a bottle of Ramrod.

>

> Not sure why.

From memories of a disreputable youth spent in the catchment area of Youngs' sadly now defunct brewery in Wandsworth, mainly the Green Man up on Putney Heath and the Half Moon down by the river, because it made one very reckless very quickly. Haven't had one for many years, it was reminiscent of Kingsley Amis' proposed beer advert - "Amis beer - makes you drunk."

[Jeremy]

Ram rod is only 5% though... strong for an ale, I suppose...

[rendelharris]

Jeremy Wrote:

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> Ram rod is only 5% though... strong for an ale, I

> suppose...

I know, so theoretically adding it to 4.5% Special would only ramp up the alcohol content by .25% a pint, but it seemed to have a much greater effect than Special on its own or Ramrod on its own - same as snakebite always seems stronger than its constituent parts. Maybe it was psychological...or maybe the fact that in those long gone glory days ten pints in a night was perfectly doable!

[Loz]

When I worked in a pub many years ago, the staff birthday drink of choice was a snakebite made up of Gold Label (11%) and Diamond White (7.5%). Oh, and a dash of blackcurrant.

[Jah Lush]

Forget the Ramrod and Special. That was for wimps. The real mix to get you wobbly in a Youngs boozer was Special and Export.

[Jeremy]

The mid-90s student union speciality was Blastaway. A bottle of Diamond White and a bottle of Castaway, in a pint glass. Tasted a bit like Lilt.

[rendelharris]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> Forget the Ramrod and Special. That was for wimps.

Ah well, I don't mind being a wimp! I do remember at Christmas one switched to Winter Warmer (5%) and Old Nick (7%) - very merry!

[Jah Lush]

Ooh, I remember that one too. Lethal.

[numbers]

Jeremy Wrote:

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> Seabag - "Kir Breton" is kinda like a posh

> snakebite... I can imagine the bespectacled masses

> in Peckham Refreshment Rooms would be all over

> that!

Gosh I remember snakebite & blackcurrant from my student union days! I think I'd probably quite like the more refined kir Breton version now.

Diesel in Scotland is something different I thought it was blueish/green in colour & had the ubiquitous 1980s blue curacao in it.

OP it's not even negroni anymore, it's *iced* negroni ;)

[Jeremy]

numbers Wrote:

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> I think I'd probably quite

> like the more refined kir Breton version now.

Yeah tbh it is quite drinkable...

> not even negroni anymore, it's *iced* negroni ;)

Or 'spiced negroni' at Polpo...

[Jah Lush]

WTF is a Negroni?

[red devil]

Don't worry Jah, it's the usual* whereby a thread slips into one-upmanship and who can quote the most obscure...

* A pint of Bitter when you're ready, and one for yourself...

[red devil]

Meanwhile in Mick's parallel universe (allowing for time lapse differentials):

Don't worry Jah, he plays on the left wing for Juventus...

[Jah Lush]

You're right on both counts Red Devil.

[LadyNorwood]

I used to drink vodka with Lemon Hooch as the mixer - oh dear God.....

[peckham_ryu]

Hipster drink ruination, thy name is 'Pickleback'!

I like whiskey. I like pickled gherkins. But the combination I experienced in Hackney last week Is an abomination of both. One shot of whiskey (Jameson's - at least it wasn't decent stuff), chased by a shot of pickle brine. In case you're curious, I can assure you it tastes exactly how you would expect, involuntary gurn and all.

[DovertheRoad]

^^^ Best example on this thread to date ^^^

[titch juicy]

I rather like the sound of it!

It's been around for about 10 years according to wikipedia.

[Jeremy]

Yeah... what's that trendy bbq place in Soho called... went there soon after it opened and there were people in there downing shots of bourbon followed by a shot of pickle brine, probably blogging in real-time about how totally amazeballs it was. Waiter tried to get us to order it too... no frickin way...