The Alcohol Thread

[bethannny]

I tend to stick to cider and move onto bourbon, but going on the coach is pushing me more down the spirits route I think. Depends on what the rucksack will take!

Classic festival drink for me is Jaegermeister though - take 1.5L of it with 3L of energy drink and I wander around with what amounts to a massive jagerbomb. Tasty.

[rubenz]

Anyone recommend any boxed wines? I have found the Sainsburys own brand ones to be some of the best ones I have tasted but would be keen to branch out.

[SmellyWellies]

Especially good versus £2.50 for a 500ml bottle at most places. I have a feeling I stumbled upon a shop up near the Park at one point - can anyone confirm/deny?

Or you can go to an ice cream van for a coke/lemonade if thats your mixer and they are all over the place

[FloorFiller]

Or you can go to an ice cream van for a coke/lemonade if thats your mixer and they are all over the place

aye, that's where they're priced at £2.50 isn't it? at least that's how much it was at the one near my camp

[Bignews]

okay, excluding ket or any other type of drugs, when would you recommend drinking/eating etc. to prolong the night?

[FloorFiller]

okay, excluding ket or any other type of drugs, when would you recommend drinking/eating etc. to prolong the night?

caffeine

[Jenniferj702]

Wanting to make some voddie mixes before I go , any favorites ? Have tried the skittles one and loved it , would love a mixture of different ones , any ideas ?

[The Placid Casual]

caffeine

He said without mentioning drugs.

[Tuna]

Wanting to make some voddie mixes before I go , any favorites ? Have tried the skittles one and loved it , would love a mixture of different ones , any ideas ?

Rhubarb and Custard, Kola Cubes

[FloorFiller]

He said without mentioning drugs.

then i'm all out of ideas. eating chips and drinking beer isn't gonna keep you up for the night, but necking caffeine and popping a pill sure will! christ knows how i used to manage staying up late after the first night of festivals without something to help me out

[neil999]

okay, excluding ket or any other type of drugs, when would you recommend drinking/eating etc. to prolong the night?

bananas

[evilduck]

the £2.50 are stupidly overpriced but handy as you can just drink the top and then mix in your spirit and have a nice little hand held drink. suppose you could do the same with the big 1.5ltr bottle, but you'd soon be absolutely wrecked

Yep, £2.50 but dead handy. Carry a squeezy pouch of your favourite spirit, drink down as much mixer as needed and then fill up with spirit, put lid on and shake gently to mix.

[Untz]

eating chips and drinking beer isn't gonna keep you up for the night

Works for me. But that also means I can't drink on a normal school night without being awake most of the night.

Spirits with sugary mixer are probably better for the normal person though.

[alibobbin]

okay, excluding ket or any other type of drugs, when would you recommend drinking/eating etc. to prolong the night?

Avoid complex carbohydrates such as chips and bread.

jerk chicken and rice or something along those lines would be ok (rice doesn't bog you down like complex carbs do)

- apologies in advance for the sensible response. I won't be following my own advice, I'll be tweaked to fuck all weekend, but happy to give it out

[stevee]

Serious lager question here: I ofter see people in the queue with huge amounts of cooking lager e.g Fosters, Carling, Carlsberg etc. These cans must get warm and be pretty rank after a few days. Why don't people spend the same money on some stronger/nicer beers or spirits which would have the same effect but without needing to drink 18 of them and be pissing every 5 minutes.

Always puzzles me this but I guess some people just like a constant stream of weak lager to guzzle on!

I usually take a mixture of piss lager and premium lagers and some brothers. I can't drink strong stuff all day and all night without passing out.

Chill your cans before you travel to the festival, then put them under your groundsheet - they will stay chilled for the duration of the festival

[kemosabe]

They don't do it in cans just strawberry and normal

they do/ used to, I managed to get some from ASDA last year and an off-licence the year before.

Edited April 22, 2015 by kemosabe

[Wherethewildthingsare]

Or cans of Toffee Apple Brothers. Been looking everywhere for it

Asda sold them in 2013 but not since unfortunately Edited April 22, 2015 by Wherethewildthingsare

[dan05delaney]

they do/ used to, I managed to get some from ASDA last year and an off-licence the year before.

oooooh I might have to get finding some online

[kemosabe]

oooooh I might have to get finding some online

If not I will be buying the bottles and decanting them into a big plastic bottle!

[glj_81]

Does anyone have any good recipes for fruit booze?

I'm considering bramble rum and vodka but not sure on the fruit: sugar: spirit ratios?

Cheers

[cham08]

Wanting to make some voddie mixes before I go , any favorites ? Have tried the skittles one and loved it , would love a mixture of different ones , any ideas ?

Werthers original is my favourite.

Glacier mint is also good

[glj_81]

Werthers original is my favourite.

Glacier mint is also good

do you drink these straight? I couldnt find a nice mixer for toffee vodka?

[kellly]

How does everyone make these different vodkas? I have no idea! I usually just take vodka and cranberry juice in the spirit section

[JayBalls]

How does everyone make these different vodkas? I have no idea! I usually just take vodka and cranberry juice in the spirit section

Someone posted this link earlier in the thread I think...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2332980/How-make-perfect-vodka-cocktail--dishwasher.html

[kellly]

Someone posted this link earlier in the thread I think...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2332980/How-make-perfect-vodka-cocktail--dishwasher.html

Thaaanks