The Thinking Drinkers: Around The World in 80 Drinks

European Championships of Drink: Group F

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Episode notes

Expect Muskateers, sausage, spinning doner kebabs, the plight of Portuguese passing and more.
Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7yX_5vHu0I&t=853s

Northern Ireland: Boatyard Gin, (46%, 70cl, £33.95, The Whisky Exchange) The Boatyard DistilleryFabulous, family-owned ‘farm-to-bottle’ gin whose organic ingredients include “Sweet Gale”, foraged from the family bog in Fermanagh.

Portugal: Graham’s Blend No.5 (19%, 70cl, £21.25 The Whisky Exchange)
White Port and Tonic is the Summer’s coolest drink.
Grahams Port

France: Armagnac XO Domaine Tariquet, (40%, 70cl, £28, www.waitrose.com) Waitrose & Partners Armagnac Darroze 12 "Les Grands Assemblages" Armagnac Armagnac UK
Listen very carefully, because we will say this only once: Armagnac is amazing stuff. Great with ponky blue cheese.

Germany Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier. £2.61 from Beers of Europe
Weihenstephan A mixture of the modern and the monastic, it’s both the most advanced and oldest brewery in the world dating back to 1040.
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