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  1. The Music's Facebook page posted a few cryptic new posts yesterday which has created a LOT of excitement in my house! One of the best bands I've ever seen live so will be over the moon if they're getting back together. 

    Is anyone else a fan, and has anyone heard any rumblings about any new music? 

  2. Apologies if this has been discussed already or I'm being a div but I've been trying to find the original instagram post that seems to have started the Stormzy rumour but can only find a few articles with screenshots rather than links? Also as far as I can tell Stormzy's official verified Instagram name is just 'stormzy' not 'stormzy official'... so are we sure this is genuine? Did anyone see the actual post on the day if it's been deleted since?

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  3. Thanks so much for the responses :) 

    After an unexpectedly heavy weekend I didn't get round to doing anything with my infusions until last night so I've only tasted one so far. One thing I probably should have mentioned is I'm hoping to use them as a sort of concentrated cocktail mix to add a mixer to rather than drinking them straight. Similar to some stories mentioned above, my mis-spent youth involving park benches and cheap vodka means I can no longer stomach neat spirits!

    I decided to start with the Cherry Tangfastic Vodka which had some white gloopy stuff that had risen to the top of the bottle. Apparently this is normal with jelly-like sweets, so I strained the mixture a couple of times (using an old but clean pair of tights as we didn't have any coffee filters) and this did the trick. The strained mixture now has more of a syrupy texture but tastes amazing with a bit of lemonade. I'm calling that a success! 

    On 3/3/2017 at 6:51 PM, renrutbor said:

    Completed the survey for you but I'm really just interested in your rums! Thry both sound amazing! How long have you had them infusing? And what rum did you use? I prefer spiced or dark rum to white generally but not sure if they'd work as well? 

    I just used cheap white rum and vodka for the infusions (from LIDL)  as it's my first time trying anything like this and I figured since I'm adding flavours and mixers I won't be able to tell the difference anyway. I started them off mid-January, can't remember exactly. I have some dark rum I want to try infusing with ginger and lime next...

    On 3/5/2017 at 9:51 AM, nikkic said:

    Mango rum eh? How much of each are you using for that beauty? 

    I put 5 pieces of dried mango in the bottle then topped up with white rum. Will let you know how it tastes. I couldn't get the now-much-expanded mango bits out of the bottle when I strained them so I've topped it up with peach schnapps to see what happens...

    I will test out one of the rums tonight but I strained them both last night and they smell great, especially the mojito one. Fingers crossed!

  4. Me too Untz! I was a bit concerned when the sweets just soaked up all the vodka after a few days and expanded inside the bottle, but then I remembered seeing that heat can help the process. Left the bottle standing in a sink of hot water for half an hour and they all melted, although the mixture seems very gloopy now when I shake it. Hopefully it just needs diluting with a bit more vodka or mixer...

  5. Fellow drinkers... 
     
    I hope you don't mind if I hijack this thread for a moment, I have a quick favour to ask of the cider and wine drinkers among you. 
     
    My friends are in a cider start-up - they're thinking of developing a dessert cider but would like some feedback on the idea. There’s a quick 10 question survey that they'd be really grateful if you could spare a moment to fill in and you’ll have the chance win a £20 Amazon voucher - https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/C53JV6G
     
    As a thank you, and to revive the thread in earnest, here's a photo of the infusions I made in January and hope to christen this weekend. You lot inspired me to give it a go and see what happens... I will feed back next week (if I've not been banished for posting a survey that is! ;)
     
    L-R: Cranberry vodka, Lime & mint rum, Mango rum, Cherry tangfastics vodka, Sloe & raspberry gin

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  6. On 8/10/2016 at 3:24 PM, goldiegrey said:

    Anyone going this year? this festival needs support - it was beautiful last year

    Heading there for the first time this year, really looking forward to it! I wonder if you can help clarify something if you went last year - it says on the website 'strictly no fire marks on the ground' so does this mean no fires at all in the campsite or would we be ok taking a small fire pit / chimenea do you think? I see photos of people using BBQs on stands so would assume that would be ok, did you see people with small campsite fires last year at all?

  7. I've messaged everyone else in my group, if I've got addresses the CDs should be with you all over the weekend if luck is on my side.

     

    Need your address grayfitz and cassiel1972 ... apologies to you both and stutheblue in advance for the improvised cases (they do look like a child made them but was the best I could do on short notice!)

  8. The idea of seeing them in Shagri La in the late hours excites me a lot! Thats the beauty of them, perfect in the sunshine with the beers flowing but equally as good in the small hours to get everyone dancing. Less Than Jake would be an incrediable booking! One of the funnest live bands ive ever seen. Would possibly be simililar to when 'Rocket from the crypt' played years back. Its certainly been a while since a decent ska band played one of the main stages. (The Specials and Madness in 2009?)

    This would be undeniably awesome, but unfortunately their last USA date before heading over here is 27th June. They're playing Kendal Calling though.

  9. So, Macca, Ringo, Noel and Liam? Youve essentially got the Beatles headlining Sunday night. Sorted.

    :biggrin:

    Reminds me of a lyric from the new !!! track "She said her favorite Beatles song was Wonderwall..." :sarcastic:

  10. Hi Helep. Would you be willing to sell your Sunday tickets or just swap?

    Thanks

    J

    Sorry, no can do. I've managed to get a Saturday ticket as well as my Sunday ones now anyway, very pleased with that!!

    To people asking about the layout in Hall 1 I know someone who works at Sage and he's told me they're taking all of the seats out of the stalls area for the first time. He's not looking forward to it at all and reckons they might not go back in again properly afterwards! More room for us though :biggrin:

  11. I'm in limbo - already done everything that can be done in advance but too early to start the actual packing and freezing drinks etc... very strange feeling having nothing glasto-related to do for the next few days. Probably for the best as I have a job interview tomorrow and actually have time to prepare for it now!

  12. My sister requested this one for her best mate who will be celebrating her birthday at her first Glastonbury.

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    In case you're wondering, that's an artist's paint palette, a sweet potato and some curly kale on the ocean (I think they are references to some of their many inside jokes as I don't have a clue either!)

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