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scrubbedexpat091 Nov 28th 2017 5:54 pm

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BristolUK Nov 29th 2017 3:25 am

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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 12390800)
Does anyone have soup as a starter for their Christmas dinner?

Bristol Cream sherry for me. Always nice before Turkey but we decided to go for Lamb Shanks this year. Not sure sherry will work.

Siouxie Nov 29th 2017 4:47 am

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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 12390800)
Does anyone have soup as a starter for their Christmas dinner?

Bloody Mary for me and perhaps a few large prawns on the side to nibble on.

:)

caretaker Nov 29th 2017 4:48 am

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Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 12391155)
Lamb Shanks this year. Not sure sherry will work.

Burgundy? The internet seems to think lighter with a variety of good local reddo.

BristolUK Nov 29th 2017 5:31 am

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Originally Posted by caretaker (Post 12391210)
Burgundy? The internet seems to think lighter with a variety of good local reddo.

It'll be Kim Crawford Pinot Noir with the lamb.

The sherry as an appetiser always seemed an integral part of the whole turkey and trimmings thing.

Teaandtoday5 Nov 29th 2017 5:35 am

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Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 12391155)
Not sure sherry will work.

Heresy.:ohmy:

The nice LCBO lady cast a shadow over Xmas when she told me in October that there was no Croft Original in Ontario, and may not be any by Xmas. :eek:

BristolUK Nov 29th 2017 5:52 am

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Originally Posted by Teaandtoday5 (Post 12391228)
Heresy.:ohmy:

The nice LCBO lady cast a shadow over Xmas when she told me in October that there was no Croft Original in Ontario, and may not be any by Xmas. :eek:

At the risk of committing Heresy again, I had this once and it was an acceptable alternative to Bristol Cream. Not as sweet so maybe that might work if you can't get Croft.

Interesting that the NB liquor site calls it sherry while LCBO says fortified wine.

As you can see, I'm not an expert. :o

Teaandtoday5 Nov 29th 2017 5:58 am

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Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 12391246)
At the risk of committing Heresy again, I had this once and it was an acceptable alternative to Bristol Cream. Not as sweet so maybe that might work if you can't get Croft.

Interesting that the NB liquor site calls it sherry while LCBO says fortified wine.

As you can see, I'm not an expert. :o

Thank you. I'll give it a try :thumbup:. (Only $9 in Ontario too :sneaky:)

BristolUK Nov 29th 2017 5:59 am

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Originally Posted by Teaandtoday5 (Post 12391252)
Thank you. I'll give it a try :thumbup:. (Only $9 in Ontario too :sneaky:)

If it's no good you can make trifle with it. :nod:

Siouxie Nov 29th 2017 6:21 am

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Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 12391224)
It'll be Kim Crawford Pinot Noir with the lamb.

The sherry as an appetiser always seemed an integral part of the whole turkey and trimmings thing.

Have you tried a Negroni as an aperitif instead?

:)

BristolUK Nov 29th 2017 7:01 am

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Originally Posted by Siouxie (Post 12391278)
Have you tried a Negroni as an aperitif instead?

:)

Never heard of it but the ingredients sound okay, if a bit summery :unsure:. Apart from needing a bottle of all three parts. We might have some gin left.

caretaker Nov 29th 2017 7:16 am

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Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 12391253)
If it's no good you can make trifle with it. :nod:

I keep Emu 999 on hand, and sometimes the Emu Cream, and it makes a nice gravy too.

bats Nov 29th 2017 11:03 am

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Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 12391246)
At the risk of committing Heresy again, I had this once and it was an acceptable alternative to Bristol Cream. Not as sweet so maybe that might work if you can't get Croft.

Interesting that the NB liquor site calls it sherry while LCBO says fortified wine.

As you can see, I'm not an expert. :o

Sherry is fortified wine


Originally Posted by Teaandtoday5 (Post 12391252)
Thank you. I'll give it a try :thumbup:. (Only $9 in Ontario too :sneaky:)

Don't. It's awful.

Just make a stiff dirty martini. Or an Aperol spritzer if you don't want to be too sloshed

BristolUK Nov 29th 2017 11:11 am

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Originally Posted by bats (Post 12391499)
Sherry is fortified wine




Don't. It's awful.

See...I said I'm not an expert. :lol:

Siouxie Nov 29th 2017 11:40 am

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I''m going to buy myself a bottle of this - it also goes down a treat with some whisky (whisky mac) on a cold winter day!

Stone's Green Ginger | LCBO


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