At this time of the year ... anyone else fancying a glass of sherry before dinner?

annsixty

Does anyone still do Pimms o’ clock during the summer?

Guilty as charged 🍹🍹🍹

Used to get drunk on Mainland Cream sherry with my friends back in the day. It was cheap horrible disgusting stuff, tasted like cough mixture, but it did the trick! Couldn't touch it now though. I remember my mum used to love a schooner of sherry.

Oh Nye Bevan my hero!

annsixty

Does anyone still do Pimms o’ clock during the summer?

Whenever there’s an excuse.

‘Pop round any time and have a look at the garden’ is a good one.

I'm rather partial to a Pimm's in the summer. Unfortunately, living in Scotland, summer usually falls nine o'clock in the morning on a Monday in May so a bit early to take to alcohol 😃

A glass of chilled fino and tapas in an Andalusian square is one thing but it's not quite the same back in Blighty - bit like limoncello, it's all in the ambience!

I like to have a bottle of very dry sherry in the cupboard either to drink or to add to a sauce or a pudding, not that I make many puddings! I think it's one of those drinks that is making a comeback.

Pedro Ximenez is my favourite - it's so wintery and warming.

I used to drink cream sherry with lemonade, a lot.

Oh yes. Every night whilst cooking dinner. I have a Sherry or two. I love M&S. Pale Cream. £8

Now you're talking! Superb idea. Chin chin xx

I don't really drink any more but ginger wine goes down well in the cold. Husband puts whisky in his, making it Whisky Mac, but I just have the Mac.

The only time I have a Sherry is whilst cooking Sunday roast. I have some fine Chrystal Sherry glasses that were my grandmothers. A nice medium Sherry just leads up to lunch perfectly 😁

Yes please. I don’t mind if I do. Can I recommend Lidls cream sherry. Happy Christmas to you all.

Ohh I like a wee Sherry pedro Ximénez for me thank you.

Was speaking to a friend who’s mother adds chambord to hers! Need to give it a wee try. Hic! 🍹

Sunday's not Sunday without sherry before lunch- Tesco own brand medium dry.

I’ll be making (yet another) batch of mince pies this afternoon as my gf pastry fame seems to be spreading and DD’s friend and her son, who are both coeliac, have gobbled up all the ones I made last Saturday!

Aldi’s cheapo medium sherry will go in the mincemeat and a glass of PX will be sipped from my mum’s favourite crystal sherry glass.

I do like to uphold family traditions. 😂

Might be too late to join you Urmston but I would have ordered a wine. Any colour will do! Sherry reminds me if mum's tipple. EMA cream, QC sherry or her favourite Harvey's Bristol cream. In Spain, love a bacardi and coke, or G&T. Doesn't taste the same in chilly England. Might have something to do with the measures 😉.

Sadly, however much I would love an occasional glass of sherry, preferably Walnut Brown if it still exists, I have to stick to the virtual kind, as DH is an alcoholic who mangages not to drink, so we never have any form of alcohol in the house.

Enjoy yours!

Absolutely! We've been stocking up on Croft Particular whenever it has been on offer, and are starting on Sunday, 11am aperitifs :D I'll think of you ;) be nice to know we're not alone x

Not keen on sherry but if I have one it has to be Crofts.

I did Glugg (mulled wine) the other night for family who came round to watch Santa come round on his sleigh courtesy of the Round Table. I don’t actually like it.

What I do like at Christmas is a nice glass of port especially with some nice cheese and crackers. I recommend the M&S port.

Well done to your husband grandtanteJE.

1summer

Not keen on sherry but if I have one it has to be Crofts.

I did Glugg (mulled wine) the other night for family who came round to watch Santa come round on his sleigh courtesy of the Round Table. I don’t actually like it.

What I do like at Christmas is a nice glass of port especially with some nice cheese and crackers. I recommend the M&S port.

We’re not keen either but we’ve started out Christmas celebration with a glass of port, a wedge of Stilton and biscuits for DH after dinner. Yummy 🤤

Amontillado. Not too dry and not too sweet. Just right. Alternatively, Oloroso which is a bit sweeter, has more 'body. I used to like Fino, but for that I need a seat in a bar in Andalucia on a warm, still evening.

1summer just ordered a 2nd bottle of M&S port. We opened the first one to try with mince pies. It didn't last very long, it's delicious. Anyone else on their second tub of Hero's?😉