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[festival_badger]

Right, this is my first attempt at starting a thread, so please be gentle! Also apologise if this has been asked before, but in the last couple of months of reading the forum I don't think I've seen it.



I was just curious what everyone's preferred tipple was to take with them to the festival?  Normally at V we would take crates of Strongbow as its easy to drink warm, where as warm lager is just no an option.  However, I've stopped drinking Bow after a shocking night at a White Lies gig.



So what does everyone take? I've been recommended boxes of wine as its easier to carry, but not sure if I could handle a warm glass of wine after a full day on it!



Thanks one and all!

[Rufus Gwertigan]

I opted for a bottle of malt whiskey with a little water added. OK it took me a long while to actually add the water, but it was quite refreshing really.

Spirits and a mixer are the way forward I think (obviously decanted into a plastic bottle).

Not drinking this year and I will be taking loads of ribena.

Edited by Rufus Gwertigan, 02 May 2010 - 05:11 PM.

[DAVA]

I take crates of Stella & keep them in the lockups were they stay relatively cool & before cracking open any cans .. I have a couple of ice cold drinks from the bar .. after those, the cans go down a treat.

[wacko]

Last year i took...

24 cans of pear koppaberg from ikea. (not a patch on brothers but always good to carry a few cans around)
1 bottle of baileys in a metal flask (good for Irish coffees on a morning)
and a litre of dark rum in a plastic bottle just bought cold bottles of coke at the festival as mixer.

[StoneCircle]

Red wine box as this is okay warm!

Edited by StoneCircle, 02 May 2010 - 05:17 PM.

[ukslim]

My preference:
- Boxes of red wine.
- Spirits -- of the kind that can be enjoyed neat -- decanted into plastic bottles.

Edited by ukslim, 02 May 2010 - 05:17 PM.

[musiclove123]

Prehaps some nice whisky this time

[festival_badger]

Might give the spirit's and mixers ago.  Have to stay clear of the whiskey though, thats just plain bad for you!

[sums98]

Fosters lager....because im so ladylike

I actually took a box of Lambrini wine last year...yes really... don't think i will bother with that this year... it tasted like turps...

[steve269]

I always take...

1. Lots of Bitter (tastes good warm)
2. A few boxes of red wine, thoughlast year I forgot to take any vessels to drink from so ended up drinking from the tap (classy!)
3. Best and most critical of all Skittles Vodka

[festival_badger]

I've heard of Skittles Vodka but never tried it.  Is it really just a bottle of Vodka with Skittles in it?

[ukslim]

steve269, on May 2 2010, 06:29 PM, said:

2. A few boxes of red wine, thoughlast year I forgot to take any vessels to drink from so ended up drinking from the tap (classy!)

Aha, what I do is buy a some 500ml bottles of water, then once they're empty, decant wine into them whenever I'm at the tent. The bottle's good for swigging from, passing round, etc.

[ukslim]

festival_badger, on May 2 2010, 06:31 PM, said:

I've heard of Skittles Vodka but never tried it.  Is it really just a bottle of Vodka with Skittles in it?

Yes.

There's only one flavoured vodka worth bothering with, and that's chilli vodka.

[steve269]

festival_badger, on May 2 2010, 06:31 PM, said:

I've heard of Skittles Vodka but never tried it.  Is it really just a bottle of Vodka with Skittles in it?

That is indeed what it is, though the purple skittles must be removed from the packet before it's emptied into the vodka (they make it a horrid muddy colour). They take about three days to fully dissolve, so a little bit of planning, but well worth it!

Black Jacks and Fruit Salads also work very nicely.

[dvjj]

Freeze vodka and juice, carry frozen to the site, drink! job done!

[musiclove123]

festival_badger, on May 2 2010, 06:27 PM, said:

Might give the spirit's and mixers ago.  Have to stay clear of the whiskey though, thats just plain bad for you!

All alcohol is bad for you  

[festival_badger]

steve269, on May 2 2010, 06:35 PM, said:

That is indeed what it is, though the purple skittles must be removed from the packet before it's emptied into the vodka (they make it a horrid muddy colour). They take about three days to fully dissolve, so a little bit of planning, but well worth it!

Black Jacks and Fruit Salads also work very nicely.

You've sold me on this.  Does it have to be decent vodka or will any cheap crap do?

[steve269]

festival_badger, on May 2 2010, 06:38 PM, said:

You've sold me on this.  Does it have to be decent vodka or will any cheap crap do?

I used to use cheap crap and it worked quite sufficiently (and I mean really cheap, £5 a bottle) last year (being a grown up and employed by then) I tried it with a nice bottle (£15, imagine that) it made a difference, but £10's worth of difference, I'm not sure about that.

[llcoolphil]

Beer for the camp and Im diversifying into port for wandering around with. Chuck a few cold ones in as i wander from bars and job'll be a good un.

steve269, on May 2 2010, 06:35 PM, said:

Fruit Salads also work very nicely.

Its gorgeous

[llcoolphil]

festival_badger, on May 2 2010, 06:38 PM, said:

You've sold me on this.  Does it have to be decent vodka or will any cheap crap do?

Dont go in at the Asda Smartprice/Tesco Value end of the market because having your tongue cut out is the only way to make those taste ok. The next step up is grand for the purpose though