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Old Jul 2nd 2005 | 12:58 am
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Does anyone remeber any drinks from the 70/80s era, friend of mine having a 70s nite and was wondering what everyone drank in those days............????????????alcholic that is..thanx jan hutchinson.........
 
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Does anyone remeber any drinks from the 70/80s era, friend of mine having a 70s nite and was wondering what everyone drank in those days............????????????alcholic that is..thanx jan hutchinson.........
Soda stream and Cresta ... its frothy man

just chuck some vodka in it

seriously :

cherry B

snowballs

Double Diamond

Pina Colada

Campari

Martini

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  • Pina Colada
  • Double Diamond
  • Barley Wine (yuck)
 
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Pint of snake bite and black
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Watney's Party Sevens.........huge tins of beer. could be turned into a fountain if opened by a screwdriver stabbed through the lid!!!
 
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Originally Posted by rossifumi
  • Pina Colada
  • Double Diamond
  • Barley Wine (yuck)

me and my mate used to drink barley wine - it tasted f**king horrible but we got rat arsed!!!!

a more sophisticated drink was Martini!! we thought we were the bees knees!!!
 
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my husband still drinks snake bite - a lot of pubs wont serve it any more!!

not forgetting Thunderbird!!
 
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Originally Posted by rossifumi
  • Pina Colada
  • Double Diamond
  • Barley Wine (yuck)
Great minds think alike eh

forgot about the barley wine shudder
 
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Originally Posted by Rooksie
my husband still drinks snake bite - a lot of pubs wont serve it any more!!

not forgetting Thunderbird!!

Yes Thunderbird!!!

It was a fortified peach flavoured wine. It tasted really nice, and went down really well, and my Student Union used to serve it in half pints for 1 pound. So basically you'd be legless for five pounds.

Actually, if your having a party, don't serve that

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Yes Thunderbird!!!

It was a fortified wine. It tasted really nice, and went down really well, and my Student Union used to serve it in half pint for 1 pound. So basically you'd be legless for five pounds.

Actually, if your having a party, don't serve that

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i wonder what it would be like mixed with barley wine then!?!?!?! :scared:
 
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The ones I can think of is

Grasshopper
Brandy Alexander
Martini's
Blue Lagoon
Dark & Stormy
Lick, Sip & Sucks
Blackberry Nip & Lemonade

Those are all from my 80's drinking days!!

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Oh, and 'Buckfast' another popular underage tipple. Again a fortified wine

You can tell I had a well spent youth,


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Blue Nun
Mateus Rose
Black Tower
 
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Does anyone remeber any drinks from the 70/80s era, friend of mine having a 70s nite and was wondering what everyone drank in those days............????????????alcholic that is..thanx jan hutchinson.........

Hey!...I'd Lurve A Babycham!
 
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