What is your favourite drink (hot or cold)?

[Fiona1986]

Tell you what, I'LL cook for you next time I'm down? (At the flat, I've no plans for my cooking skills to be part of the impression I make on your parents )

P.S. Sorry to everyone for derailing the thread! On topic - I was glad you had plenty of diet coke at the flat when I was down!

[Pippa-Stef]

Tell you what, I'LL cook for you next time I'm down? (At the flat, I've no plans for my cooking skills to be part of the impression I make on your parents )

P.S. Sorry to everyone for derailing the thread! On topic - I was glad you had plenty of diet coke at the flat when I was down!

Well we can TRY that. But as the guest I feel I will not let you! We will have to make something together for the EBS day however!

And I don't see why you're the one apologising! I'm the one who started it! (for once! )

And yes, Diet Coke and normal Coke are the two things that we have plenty of!

I ticked tea and coke, and other. My other would be squash- Vimto to be precise. Makes sure I get my daily intake of water in one way or another!

[Fiona1986]

TIFFIN! That's what I want to make for the day! No diabetics (or in-denial glucose intolerants allowed!)

[Pippa-Stef]

TIFFIN! That's what I want to make for the day! No diabetics (or in-denial glucose intolerants allowed!)

I thought you were going to say that!

[Stephen]

Well we were out again yesterday afternoon, and I spent the whole time on ginger beer! Funnily enough, I don't think I ever tried ginger beer until I was well into my teens or perhaps even my twenties, but I really like it. On the other hand I was at this wedding reception when I was only seven, and I remember somebody handing me some ginger ale. I didn't like it - I believe it does actually contain alcohol - but I was at the age where you think "I've had a sip of ale, look how grown up I am!"

[Ming]

Somehow I find ginger beer tastes a lot better than ginger ale. We can't find ginger beer here, but Schweppes Ginger Ale is readily available - at a price! It tastes more watery than gingery to me, unfortunately - at least all the cans I've had in Dhaka did.

[Yak]

I really like ginger in food normally but I've never been able to warm to ginger beer. Maybe i've just never had a decent brand.

Tiffin .. oh man, I've not had that in years. Sublime stuff

[Lucky Star]

I don't drink Ginger beer that often but when I do it's usually "Old Jamaica". I find it very tasty and refreshing. I ued to drink a lot of coffee but not any more. These days I try to keep caffeine to a minimum.

[Yak]

I think I've tried Old Jamaica - is that the one in brown bottles? - but I dunno, just didn't do much for me. I should try it again I suppose - I'd like to like ginger beer.

Actually, I don't mind the odd whiskey and ginger.

[Lucky Star]

Yeah thats the one, brown plastic bottle with cream coloured label. It's a fairly cheap brand, worth a try sometime.

[Moonraker]

TIFFIN! That's what I want to make for the day! No diabetics (or in-denial glucose intolerants allowed!)

Discriminator!

[Moonraker]

Somehow I find ginger beer tastes a lot better than ginger ale.

We've discussed this in the past. Ginger Ale (American Dry Ginger Ale) is really a mixer - usually with Scotch Whisky. It isn't (imo) a particularly nice drink on its own, but is pretty good mixed with whisky!

[poddys]

Ginger Beer is particularly popular in Jamaica, and Ginger Ale in The Bahamas.

Ginger Ale is as was said just a mixer, containing no alcohol and in many cases no Ginger either - just fizzy water with chemicals

Stones Ginger Wine is quite good, warms the cockles on a cold evening...

[Pippa-Stef]

Don't worry Nigel. I'm sure there will be lots of sandwiches for you to munch on!

[Fiona1986]

TIFFIN! That's what I want to make for the day! No diabetics (or in-denial glucose intolerants allowed!)

Discriminator!

Ok, let me add something: No diabetics (or in-denial glucose intolerants) allowed! [Unless they want to have a serious hypo, and are willing to sign paperwork verifying they are making an informed decision and accept responsibility for any repercussions.]