Gin and ginger ale
Drink of champions.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 11:47, 1 reply, 13 years ago)

JD and Crabbies is the drink of champions.
Away with your gin!
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 11:57, Reply)

Congratulations.
You've managed to concoct something that sounds even more horrific than your dress sense.
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 12:01, Reply)

It's fantastic.
Double JD and a bottle of Crabbies, served with ice and a slice of lime. Very refreshing, and gets you hammered.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 12:04, Reply)

Hmm. I will concede that two wrongs can make a right, and in some cases two revolting ingredients can combine to make something palatable.
(cf Tequila and Triple Sec)

However, JD tastes like somebody poured cheap vanilla essence into a bottle of Bell's, and Crabbies, whilst not unpleasant, is far too sweet for its own good. If you want an alcoholic ginger beer with a nice, balanced flavour, Williams Bros of Alloa do a good one, and The Hole in the Wall in Portsmouth does a great job of making its own.
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 12:09, Reply)

If they were available near me, I'd give them a try
And the only reason it's JD is because everywhere sells that. It has also been used with Grant's and a cheap Jim Beam rip off.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 12:11, Reply)

In your defence, yes, it's not as if you're wasting a measure of perfectly serviceable single malt on such a concoction
As for Williams Bros, I'm fairly sure I found a bottle of one or two of their other beers in the rather magnificent off-licence near Todmorden station.
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 12:14, Reply)

It'd be a thorough waste for me to drink a decent single malt
As I don't know if I'd be able to tell the difference between that and a shit one.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 12:16, Reply)