Favourite beverage , non alcoholic.

Discuss anything interesting but not remotely Countdown-related here.

Moderator: Jon O'Neill

Post Reply
Marc Meakin
Post-apocalypse
Posts: 6281
Joined: Wed May 20, 2009 3:37 pm

Favourite beverage , non alcoholic.

Post by Marc Meakin »

Not to be confused with an earlier topic which , was ambiguous, apparently.πŸ–‡οΈπŸ–‡οΈπŸ–‡οΈπŸ–‡οΈ

Specifically I do like a latte in the morning with a double espresso shot .
This is made from home. I wouldn't be paying for that in Starbucks.
If I am paying for one it is usually a cappuccino .
I don't need to ask for a mocker , I already have Phil πŸ™‚
GR MSL GNDT MSS NGVWL SRND NNLYC NNCT
Gavin Chipper
Post-apocalypse
Posts: 13253
Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:37 pm

Re: Favourite beverage , non alcoholic.

Post by Gavin Chipper »

Freshly squeezed orange juice is nice, Orange Tango, ginger beer, and have you ever had bitter lemon with a curry? Also lemonade with lime cordial is good.
Marc Meakin
Post-apocalypse
Posts: 6281
Joined: Wed May 20, 2009 3:37 pm

Re: Favourite beverage , non alcoholic.

Post by Marc Meakin »

I will give your bitter lemon with a curry idea a go
I guess for the sake of clarity , not together πŸ˜€
GR MSL GNDT MSS NGVWL SRND NNLYC NNCT
Marc Meakin
Post-apocalypse
Posts: 6281
Joined: Wed May 20, 2009 3:37 pm

Re: Favourite beverage , non alcoholic.

Post by Marc Meakin »

I used to buy sparkling water and add cordial , usually blackcurrant or orange.
I started doing it because my kids wanted a Sodastream
and I thought they were a waste of money
GR MSL GNDT MSS NGVWL SRND NNLYC NNCT
User avatar
Ian Volante
Postmaster General
Posts: 3962
Joined: Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:15 pm
Location: Edinburgh
Contact:

Re: Favourite beverage , non alcoholic.

Post by Ian Volante »

Tea.
meles meles meles meles meles meles meles meles meles meles meles meles meles meles meles meles
Gavin Chipper
Post-apocalypse
Posts: 13253
Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:37 pm

Re: Favourite beverage , non alcoholic.

Post by Gavin Chipper »

Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 2:30 pm I used to buy sparkling water and add cordial , usually blackcurrant or orange.
I started doing it because my kids wanted a Sodastream
and I thought they were a waste of money
It was probably the fun of a machine that did it that made them want it so it's likely you missed the point.
Gavin Chipper
Post-apocalypse
Posts: 13253
Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:37 pm

Re: Favourite beverage , non alcoholic.

Post by Gavin Chipper »

Imagine if mercury wasn't poisonous.
Marc Meakin
Post-apocalypse
Posts: 6281
Joined: Wed May 20, 2009 3:37 pm

Re: Favourite beverage , non alcoholic.

Post by Marc Meakin »

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 8:40 pm
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 2:30 pm I used to buy sparkling water and add cordial , usually blackcurrant or orange.
I started doing it because my kids wanted a Sodastream
and I thought they were a waste of money
It was probably the fun of a machine that did it that made them want it so it's likely you missed the point.
I lost out in the end as they ended up getting a slush puppy machine instead
GR MSL GNDT MSS NGVWL SRND NNLYC NNCT
Marc Meakin
Post-apocalypse
Posts: 6281
Joined: Wed May 20, 2009 3:37 pm

Re: Favourite beverage , non alcoholic.

Post by Marc Meakin »

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 8:41 pm Imagine if mercury wasn't poisonous.
This belongs in a ' what's your favourite liquid thats not a beverage ' thread
GR MSL GNDT MSS NGVWL SRND NNLYC NNCT
Tom S
Kiloposter
Posts: 1273
Joined: Wed Oct 11, 2017 1:38 pm

Re: Favourite beverage , non alcoholic.

Post by Tom S »

Orangeade
Marc Meakin
Post-apocalypse
Posts: 6281
Joined: Wed May 20, 2009 3:37 pm

Re: Favourite beverage , non alcoholic.

Post by Marc Meakin »

Tom S wrote: ↑Mon May 25, 2020 6:12 amOrangeade
You should try sparkling water with orange cordial
GR MSL GNDT MSS NGVWL SRND NNLYC NNCT
Gavin Chipper
Post-apocalypse
Posts: 13253
Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:37 pm

Re: Favourite beverage , non alcoholic.

Post by Gavin Chipper »

Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Mon May 25, 2020 9:43 am
Tom S wrote: ↑Mon May 25, 2020 6:12 amOrangeade
You should try sparkling water with orange cordial
Someone bought too much.
Marc Meakin
Post-apocalypse
Posts: 6281
Joined: Wed May 20, 2009 3:37 pm

Re: Favourite beverage , non alcoholic.

Post by Marc Meakin »

Do soda syphons still exist or did the popularity of Soda streams render the obsolete.
( For anyone interested today is Google free day ....look it up )
GR MSL GNDT MSS NGVWL SRND NNLYC NNCT
Tom S
Kiloposter
Posts: 1273
Joined: Wed Oct 11, 2017 1:38 pm

Re: Favourite beverage , non alcoholic.

Post by Tom S »

Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Mon May 25, 2020 9:43 am
Tom S wrote: ↑Mon May 25, 2020 6:12 amOrangeade
You should try sparkling water with orange cordial
Thanks for the recommendation. Cordial sounds up my street but I detest sparkling water! :)
Gavin Chipper
Post-apocalypse
Posts: 13253
Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:37 pm

Re: Favourite beverage , non alcoholic.

Post by Gavin Chipper »

Tom S wrote: ↑Mon May 25, 2020 1:55 pm
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Mon May 25, 2020 9:43 am
Tom S wrote: ↑Mon May 25, 2020 6:12 amOrangeade
You should try sparkling water with orange cordial
Thanks for the recommendation. Cordial sounds up my street but I detest sparkling water! :)
Well anyone who isn't a lunatic detests sparkling water, but fizzy drinks generally are OK, so would fizzy cordial taste horrible on the basis that the fizz started life in the water?

I've always wondered why fizzy water tastes so horrible and whether there is something different about the way they make fizzy water that causes it. This would be a way to test that.
Marc Meakin
Post-apocalypse
Posts: 6281
Joined: Wed May 20, 2009 3:37 pm

Re: Favourite beverage , non alcoholic.

Post by Marc Meakin »

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon May 25, 2020 2:41 pm
Tom S wrote: ↑Mon May 25, 2020 1:55 pm
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Mon May 25, 2020 9:43 am

You should try sparkling water with orange cordial
Thanks for the recommendation. Cordial sounds up my street but I detest sparkling water! :)
Well anyone who isn't a lunatic detests sparkling water, but fizzy drinks generally are OK, so would fizzy cordial taste horrible on the basis that the fizz started life in the water?

I've always wondered why fizzy water tastes so horrible and whether there is something different about the way they make fizzy water that causes it. This would be a way to test that.
I'm interested in the results , should someone conduct an experiment.

Generally I hate fizzy drinks unless they are around 4 degrees C.
But then I probably would glug pretty much most drinks if they are than around that temperature
GR MSL GNDT MSS NGVWL SRND NNLYC NNCT
Gavin Chipper
Post-apocalypse
Posts: 13253
Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:37 pm

Re: Favourite beverage , non alcoholic.

Post by Gavin Chipper »

Drinks at 3 or 5 degrees are just disgusting.
Gavin Chipper
Post-apocalypse
Posts: 13253
Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:37 pm

Re: Favourite beverage , non alcoholic.

Post by Gavin Chipper »

Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 8:51 pm
Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 8:41 pm Imagine if mercury wasn't poisonous.
This belongs in a ' what's your favourite liquid thats not a beverage ' thread
Maybe, but while we're here, apparently gallium has a low melting point and you can make gallium alloys that are liquid at room temperature and non-toxic. But they might just be non-toxic in the sense that it doesn't give of poisonous fumes. You might not be able to actually drink it.
Post Reply