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39 minutes ago, MacabreEternal said:

Just had a coke as got to go do a click and collect pick up in an hour and since one of the retailers I had ordered a present for my gf has royally fucked up I will need to be out early tomorrow to source a replacement.  A night off from the booze will be welcome.

The queues are mental at the shops today. Attempted Tesco and turned around.  

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My wife is working today (24th) but is only at the office for half the day. She started out suggesting that she might go to the supermarket and pick up anything we might need for the weekend, and even before she got to the end of her first sentence she'd changed her mind and was telling me she wasn't shopping she was just going to the bottle shop to get wine to survive next week at home! And here I was thinking it was a privilege to spend time with someone as wonderful as me!
 

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On 12/23/2021 at 2:55 PM, KillaKukumba said:

My wife is working today (24th) but is only at the office for half the day. She started out suggesting that she might go to the supermarket and pick up anything we might need for the weekend, and even before she got to the end of her first sentence she'd changed her mind and was telling me she wasn't shopping she was just going to the bottle shop to get wine to survive next week at home! And here I was thinking it was a privilege to spend time with someone as wonderful as me!
 

It's a downright honor. Pass the rum!

Right now I'm on a bottle of local red bamboo and plum mead that Santa brought. Santa has excellent taste. Here's to Santa.

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6 minutes ago, GoatmasterGeneral said:

1792 Bourbon, formerly known as Ridgewood Reserve 1792 and 1792 Ridgemont Reserve, is a Kentucky straight Bourbon whiskey produced since 2002 by the Barton 1792 Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky. The brand and distillery have been owned by the Sazerac Company since 2009.

 

1792 Small Batch Bourbon 750 ml - Applejack

Looks fucking tasty to me 

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28 minutes ago, MacabreEternal said:

Oh, here he is.  No sign of him for months and then he comes straight in, drinking alcohol at just gone 4pm on a Tuesday.  Classic Dave!

Good to see you man!

😆Hahaha yeah not been here for a while, Good to see you glad you're still here man! I swear I don't always drink at 4pm 😜

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3 hours ago, SurgicalBrute said:

Got some age on this one, but still tastes pretty damn good

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Gotta get my hands on this next, the CBS has got my taste for stouts all reawakened and stuff. 

Just had this lovely double IPA from Maine, it took me a while to get into the whole idea of "juicy" beers but there are a bunch of good ones around now.

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