weakly alcoholic drinks are generally best used as mixers for stronger ones
when alcopops were first popular, i found they complemented gin rather nicely
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plentyofants more ghee, vicar?,
Sat 21 Apr 2007, 14:16,
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Pimms started out as mixers for other spirits...
There were originally 6 different ones, the most common is Pimms No1 which is gin based but there are still some bottles of No 6 which is vodka-based knocking about somewhere.
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Ril3y is a brit abroad.. bring on the Stella / Asahi,
Sat 21 Apr 2007, 14:24,
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