Next drink to have a resurgence ?
Discussion
HTP99 said:
mat13 said:
Personally I think rum will be the next big thing, nice and sweet so easy on the palate and lots of variations and cocktails allready available.
I've heard rum being mentioned, there are more rums being released but ultimately they still taste like rum but just have differing intensities of that rum flavour; the "base" flavour is too strong, rich and heavy, to enable differing and obvious flavourings.. I'm a rum drinker and apart from the awful spiced versions I don't think there is much more that can be done to make rum different and exciting to capture the fashionable and trendy market.
Coincidentally, I've recently had to frequent my local Asda (council? maybe? but it is on the way home) to get my evening glug of choice : Appleton Estate, as the offie I used to stop at is winding down their operations for some reason. Anyway, I was taken aback by the range of rums on sale. Everything from O.V.D. / Wood's / Rumbullion / Plantation / Bayou / Duppy / Appleton / Pusser's and much more. Over the last few weeks, a Nicaraguan rum has been really taking my fancy as a mixer with coke.
I dislike the spiced rums also, but - to sip neat - there's fruity Appleton Single Estate, sweet Diplomatico Reserva, and almost cognac-like El-Dorado 15. Even Lamb's has a place mixed with coke, having a deep, dark chocolate overtone.
Something that can be knocked out in a matter of weeks that has an image the marketing people can work on to appeal to women between the ages of 35 and 50.
Whiskey: takes to long to make and most people don't like it
Rum: has a chance although they've it's been slow taking off (it's got a bit of an image problem)
Brandy: no chance, mainly because the target demographic don't like it, it takes too long to make and you can't make 50 obviously different types
Vodka: probably already been and gone.
Gin is the gold standard in this field. Take some cheaply made raw spirit, swirl some plant matter around in it, put a blob of wax over the cork to finish off the artisan bottle and sell it for the same price as a single Malt that's taken 15 years to make.
I'm not sure what annoys me the most, the cynical marketing of artisan gins or the fact that we've got a cupboard full and I really enjoy drinking them....
Whiskey: takes to long to make and most people don't like it
Rum: has a chance although they've it's been slow taking off (it's got a bit of an image problem)
Brandy: no chance, mainly because the target demographic don't like it, it takes too long to make and you can't make 50 obviously different types
Vodka: probably already been and gone.
Gin is the gold standard in this field. Take some cheaply made raw spirit, swirl some plant matter around in it, put a blob of wax over the cork to finish off the artisan bottle and sell it for the same price as a single Malt that's taken 15 years to make.
I'm not sure what annoys me the most, the cynical marketing of artisan gins or the fact that we've got a cupboard full and I really enjoy drinking them....
Voldemort said:
motco said:
Sheep dip...
Good call.
- Rebellion Brewery open night with plenty of samples... It was better organised than a lot of government things too.
ambuletz said:
what about a snakebite? (or some call that a snakebite and black). I haven't drank one of those in yeeears. I remember it being THE drink that all my friends drank whenever they managed to get served in a pub (under age sometimes).
Turbo snakebite - Carlsberg Special Brew with White Lightning.Add Pernod to a snakebite and black to make a Purple Nasty.
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