With summer coming up, I thought it'd be nice to share and recommend little snippets of the good things in life - food and drink - to eachother to try out.
After a little shopping trip to the supermarket a few weeks ago, I was inspired by Scott Pococks 'Beers' collection spamming my FB every week. So I decided to buy and document every single bottle of Cider I could find, as frankly, I hate the taste of beer.
So wherever I go, if I see a bottle I've not tried, I'll buy one and rate them.
I bought about 35 different bottles that weekend, so the collection is growing.
Quite a few nasty ones that were pretty vile, namely last nights 'Cornish Rattler Fruit Cider'. Blergh. Avoid it, tastes like poor mans plastic bottle cider with a melted ice pop lolly thrown in for sweetness.
And then this beauty made an appearance.
'Rekorderlig'
Swedish.
Mixed Fruit Cider.
Wild Berries.
Outstanding. No other words, it truly is a champion of Ciders.
Its sweet, but like a weak drink of blackcurrant squash. Not syrup sweet like most ciders. Its refreshing like water on a hot day, lightly fizzy, enough to take many sips without needing to burp your insides out like Strongbow does.
They sell it in the UK, at the moment ASDA sells 3 for £5.
Honestly? Try some, I think you'll be impressed!
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/05/2011 11:28AM by danm.
After a little shopping trip to the supermarket a few weeks ago, I was inspired by Scott Pococks 'Beers' collection spamming my FB every week. So I decided to buy and document every single bottle of Cider I could find, as frankly, I hate the taste of beer.
So wherever I go, if I see a bottle I've not tried, I'll buy one and rate them.
I bought about 35 different bottles that weekend, so the collection is growing.
Quite a few nasty ones that were pretty vile, namely last nights 'Cornish Rattler Fruit Cider'. Blergh. Avoid it, tastes like poor mans plastic bottle cider with a melted ice pop lolly thrown in for sweetness.
And then this beauty made an appearance.
'Rekorderlig'
Swedish.
Mixed Fruit Cider.
Wild Berries.
Outstanding. No other words, it truly is a champion of Ciders.
Its sweet, but like a weak drink of blackcurrant squash. Not syrup sweet like most ciders. Its refreshing like water on a hot day, lightly fizzy, enough to take many sips without needing to burp your insides out like Strongbow does.
They sell it in the UK, at the moment ASDA sells 3 for £5.
Honestly? Try some, I think you'll be impressed!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/05/2011 11:28AM by danm.
Rekorderlig do extremely good cider - you've earned your commission 
Seriously though, I started to do a similar thing with wheat beers, particularly German ones. I gave up in the end, but will always recommend:
A surprising thumbs-up is also due for Holsten - specifically anything brewed in Hamburg. It's almost 100% better than what we end up with in the UK.
Seriously though, I started to do a similar thing with wheat beers, particularly German ones. I gave up in the end, but will always recommend:
A surprising thumbs-up is also due for Holsten - specifically anything brewed in Hamburg. It's almost 100% better than what we end up with in the UK.
I'm not a beer drinker. If I do it's either cold Jever, a beer from Northern Germany with an extra bit of hop.
or Köstritzer Schwarzbier
I like all kind of vodka based drinks, but also white rum. Especially daiquiris
8 parts of white rum (Havana Club Añejo 3 años)
2 parts of lime juice
2 parts of sugar sirup
Shake with ice and strain in a chilled cocktail glass. If you fill like it replace the sugar sirup with any sirup you like. Strawberry is quite common, I like woodruff every now and then.
REHAB IS FOR QUITTERS
or Köstritzer Schwarzbier
I like all kind of vodka based drinks, but also white rum. Especially daiquiris
8 parts of white rum (Havana Club Añejo 3 años)
2 parts of lime juice
2 parts of sugar sirup
Shake with ice and strain in a chilled cocktail glass. If you fill like it replace the sugar sirup with any sirup you like. Strawberry is quite common, I like woodruff every now and then.
REHAB IS FOR QUITTERS
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