The **Now Drinking** Thread

Currently drinking a bottle of 'Angel's Reserve' Torrontés 2011. A rather tasty white wine from the La Rioja region of Argentina. Fruity and floral with a pleasing crispness :)
 
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And also got a wee glass of tequila which I'm sipping.
 
Glen Garioch Founder's Reserve.

It's 48% which is nice - I'm a fan of cask strengths - and it has a nice punchy feel to it. It really coats the mouth nicely, nice and thick. It's got a good long finish (another plus) and a lot of malt is coming through without a great amount of smoke/peat.
Adding a drop of water seems to remove some of the punchiness, which I think is a bad thing so I'll just be drinking it straight.

I'd love to hear how you guys you think you pronounce 'Garioch'. :D
 
Double Post! Woops.

May as well pour myself another beer since I have the space.

Hoegaarden Grand Cru. Works well with the above whisky, the fruitiness of the beer cuts through the alcohol left in the mouth from the whisky pretty well.
 
Landlord again, however this time out of a bottle rather than in a pub. Not as nice, much more bitter and hoppy but less overall flavour. And no where near as smooth of course
 
Just finishing off a bottle of Vina Tinajas Merlot 2011 I had with my steak.

I got a mixed case from Naked Wines yesterday and this was among it. There are no big names with Naked Wines.

For anyone who hasn't heard of them, the way it works is, you can either buy wine whenever you like at the full price or you can deposit £20 a month and use that whenever you want to buy some wine. By doing this you become a "Naked Wines 'Angel'". As an 'Angel', you get a minimum of 25% off everything you buy and a free bottle of premium wine every time you buy a case. There is no obligation to buy anything at any time and, any time you want, you can have any unused funds you have paid in back.

The money you pay up front, they use to finance small producers to allow them to grow their grapes and produce their wines (whilst buying exclusive rights to the wine) - without it, many of them wouldn't be able to risk the outlay and wouldn't stay in the business.

I've had a couple of cases off them and I haven't had a bottle I haven't enjoyed. Personally I think it's an excellent idea. I'm getting decent wines at reasonable prices and that warm fuzzy feeling you get when you help people.

After the wine I will be finishing off the last of the Bolivia Finca Loayza coffee accompanied by some of the 21yo Glengoyne and some blue cheese.
 
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