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The Alcohol Thread

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I've got a 3rd of a bottle of Kraken left over from new years eve sat on my alcohol shelf, after drinking the other 2/3rds of it in one sitting I've not been able to look at it since

might bring it along to Glasto with me and see if I can bring myself to try and tame the beast again, the problem is it's just so bloody nice

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Had Kraken for the first time a couple of weeks back, the bottle always caught my eye but I'd never tried it before. It's delicious. The 1.5l Captain Morgan barrel bottle's a good one too, although not particularly Glasto-friendly! As is Woodford Reserve. Always love a good bottle, almost as much as I like a good drink...

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so undecided on what spirit(s) to bring this year! all this talk of rum has got me hankering, but i see that Sainsburys have got their annual deal on Russian Standard vodka (£15 a litre!) which is what i usually go for as you can pretty much mix it with anything and the hangover's aren't too bad, but i've also been loving gin lately and that Aldi's own is very tempting. goddamnit - so much booze, so little time/space in my bag

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Picked up some rum over the weekend and gonna make some concoction out of it, will taste over the next few days and repot back. Might also try get some gin for a hangover cure, they seem to work wonders for me!

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so undecided on what spirit(s) to bring this year! all this talk of rum has got me hankering, but i see that Sainsburys have got their annual deal on Russian Standard vodka (£15 a litre!) which is what i usually go for as you can pretty much mix it with anything and the hangover's aren't too bad, but i've also been loving gin lately and that Aldi's own is very tempting. goddamnit - so much booze, so little time/space in my bag

To be fair, I find that spiced rum mixes with just about anything sweet.

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How easy is it to get mixers once you are there? and how much are they generally?

Any of the shops / food places have them. I imagine the shops will be about £1 and the food places slightly more expensive, more around bar prices

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Don't know whether to take mixers with me or just buy them there...

What do you lot usually do? I'm going by coach so don't really want to take loads of mixers with me.

Think I'm gonna take amaretto and vodka. Vodka can be mixed with anything so got a bit more choice.

Also don't know what to carry my spirits in everyday... I took mostly cans last time so didn't have the dilemma!

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Don't know whether to take mixers with me or just buy them there...

What do you lot usually do? I'm going by coach so don't really want to take loads of mixers with me.

Think I'm gonna take amaretto and vodka. Vodka can be mixed with anything so got a bit more choice.

Also don't know what to carry my spirits in everyday... I took mostly cans last time so didn't have the dilemma!

definitely buy mixers there - made the mistake of bringing them with me in the past and it's just far too much hassle. i'd rather buy some nice cold ones for a little more on site

and i usually decant my spirits in to a couple of 250ml bottles - one for each day, so that i don't have to carry loads with me all day/don't end up drinking it all on the first day. if you run out one day you can always head back to the tent and grab another

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72 just for yourself?!

sounds a lot, but divided between 5 days it's only 14, baring in mind people tend to be drinking from the moment they get up to the moment they go to bed, i think it'll be easily done. i usually run out of cans by day 3 and then have to rely on spirits

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72 just for yourself?!

sounds a lot, but divided between 5 days it's only 14, baring in mind people tend to be drinking from the moment they get up to the moment they go to bed, i think it'll be easily done. i usually run out of cans by day 3 and then have to rely on spirits

Yes to myself. As floor filler says, it's 14 a day and I only top up with a few over priced ciders then as I go. if you start drinking at 10am through till, say, 4am, it doesn't work out that much (0.77 cans per hour). Even less when you factor in that i will have a couple in the queue on the tuesday night (but only a couple).

last year i think i brought 5 or six home with me based on the same numbers.

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