Right, ditch the Smirnoff crap and buy some proper vodka of at least 40% abv. That will not turn to slush but will become deliciously syrupy. Treat yourself to a bottle of Pertsovka (chilli-flavoured vodka), keep it and the glass in the freezer. Pour a shot for your breakfast and you'll be able to walk down to the newsagent in a t-shirt, looking for all the world like an adult Ready-Brek kid.

For a sharper flavour, go for Limonaya (lemon flavoured vodka)

all choccy bics including jafas in the fridge,Tunnocks caramel bars not in the fridge.normal biscuits in the cupboard unless they are covered in chocolate and then they go in the fridge.

I used to like dunking biscuits into Lemonade :S

Quote ="cod'ead"Right, ditch the Smirnoff crap and buy some proper vodka of at least 40% abv. That will not turn to slush but will become deliciously syrupy. Treat yourself to a bottle of Pertsovka (chilli-flavoured vodka), keep it and the glass in the freezer. Pour a shot for your breakfast and you'll be able to walk down to the newsagent in a t-shirt, looking for all the world like an adult Ready-Brek kid. For a sharper flavour, go for Limonaya (lemon flavoured vodka)'" Good advice Smirnoff is to vodka what carlsberg is to beer. Cheap mass produced crap. I would reccommend these two But try different ones and see what you like ZUbrowka en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BBubr%C3%B3wka or Zyborowka en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyborowa

Quote ="cod'ead"Right, ditch the Smirnoff crap and buy some proper vodka of at least 40% abv. That will not turn to slush but will become deliciously syrupy. Treat yourself to a bottle of Pertsovka (chilli-flavoured vodka), keep it and the glass in the freezer. Pour a shot for your breakfast and you'll be able to walk down to the newsagent in a t-shirt, looking for all the world like an adult Ready-Brek kid. For a sharper flavour, go for Limonaya (lemon flavoured vodka)'" Good advice Smirnoff is to vodka what carlsberg is to beer. Cheap mass produced crap. I would reccommend these two But try different ones and see what you like ZUbrowka en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BBubr%C3%B3wka or Zyborowka en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyborowa

Quote ="Durham Giant" I would reccommend these two But try different ones and see what you like ZUbrowka en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BBubr%C3%B3wka '" An old mate of mine back in Hull is of Polish extraction and prior to their greater freedoms, his family would occasionally visit. When they came across they'd be laden with suitcases full of different flavoured vodkas, I would swap a suitcase full of designer clothing for a suitcase of vodka. The best thing about their arrival was the obligatory tasting session, where we'd try all the different flavours. It was at one such session that I first encountered Bison Grass vodka. When I enquired what it was flavoured with I was told, "whatever the bison do on the grass"

Quote ="Durham Giant" I would reccommend these two But try different ones and see what you like ZUbrowka en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BBubr%C3%B3wka '" An old mate of mine back in Hull is of Polish extraction and prior to their greater freedoms, his family would occasionally visit. When they came across they'd be laden with suitcases full of different flavoured vodkas, I would swap a suitcase full of designer clothing for a suitcase of vodka. The best thing about their arrival was the obligatory tasting session, where we'd try all the different flavours. It was at one such session that I first encountered Bison Grass vodka. When I enquired what it was flavoured with I was told, "whatever the bison do on the grass"

Advice from yourself and DG taken on board.
I had to make do with some slush before I went for my morning paper mind.
And the t-shirt was totally out of the equation. I adorned myself with woolly jumper and Hull FC padded jacket.
It's fooking Arctic here by the coast!

I never eat brandy snaps until they're at least three days old and have begun their journey to sogginess while retaining a modicum of backbone.

If forced to eat immature brandy snaps I dunk 'em to within an inch of their lives in Assam tea.

I did half a large packet of milk chocolate digestives in whilst watching Lord Of The Rings on Film4 laat night.
Never seen the films so giving them a go.
Part 2 of the trilogy is on tonight and I can't envisage any possibility of there being any digestive survivors after tonnghts screening.
Me bad?

I did half a large packet of milk chocolate digestives in whilst watching Lord Of The Rings on Film4 laat night.
Never seen the films so giving them a go.
Part 2 of the trilogy is on tonight and I can't envisage any possibility of there being any digestive survivors after tonnghts screening.
Me bad?

we heard you the first time

LOL

I'm the opposite, I keep the packet sealed until I want to eat the brandy snaps.
I never, ever, dunk them ... the splintering toffee-flavoured shards would be all gooey and that's just ordinary toffee.

Sometimes, maybe once a decade, I'll go to the trouble of piping raspberries and cream into them ... but they must be eaten within the hour to retain the contrasts between the splinter-factor, the cream and the tartness of the raspberries.
Heaven, that is ... and no cup of tea required.

I dunk Bourbon biccies in cold milk - lovely !!!

You've put your finger on what I don't "get" about vodka.
i.e. It's a neutral spirit, unlike beer, wine, whisky, brandy, rum etc.
They all may have their flavour augmented by hops (in the case of beer) or the barrel's vanillin (the others) but the basic taste of what you're drinking is there.
I guess the exception to my rule is gin ... and I "get" gin.

Some good advice here. Never been one for dunking things in vodka though.

I can think of a few pastimes that involve dunking things in vodka (or <insert alcoholic beverage>icon_wink.gif. Nowt to do with biscuits though.

Who opens a box of Jaffa Cakes and doesn't finish it long enough to worry about putting them in the fridge?

I once ate a yard of Jaffa Cakes in two days..... I like Jaffa Cakes

I hear saki is good for that.

Good man!

The best up I've ever had involved putting lots of Gin into very small amounts of fresh orange juice.

Buy the right gins and all you need is ice

Buy the right vodka and you don't even need ice.

You are right in Poland they often call Zubrowka Bison vodka but it is pretty much a joke as they would wash the grass before using it. I would guess that prior to being used it was covered in , flies or anything else floating around. Despite that it is a nice vodka.

I have always liked scrumpy but people in the know always tell me that the best ones are the traditional ones with a dead sheeps head in the barrel to give it body. As long as it tastes nice i dont really care

I dunk any biscuits into tea BUT it is something that can be risky and there is an art to it.

chocolate coated biscuits need longer so that the tea melts the chocolate and gets into the biscuit.

You also need to be careful with cookies as the chocolate chips and nuts can create mini fault lines, leave them in to long and you get very mushed up biccy in the bottom of your cup.

You also have to be careful that the weight of wet biscuit to dry does not cause it to collapse as you are bringing it out of the tea to your mouth. If the weight of the dunked bit is too much or you lift at the wrong angle it collapses.

Pretty much anything can be dunked but some are safer than others. Mars bars and Snickers are nice dunked all that melted chocolate and gooey caramel


I also like eating Munchies where you eat the chocolate off them suck the caramel off them and then save the biscuits until the end. It stops me eating a packet on 30 seconds and allows me to enjoy the challenge

Quote ="Durham Giant"Good advice Smirnoff is to vodka what carlsberg is to beer. Cheap mass produced crap. I would reccommend these two But try different ones and see what you like ZUbrowka en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BBubr%C3%B3wka or Zyborowka en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyborowa'" This. Although Smirnoff Black isn't too bad a tipple and is around half the price of the likes of Grey Goose, Imperia and Cîroc. Zubrowka mixed with cloudy apple juice makes a great drink also.

Quote ="Durham Giant"Good advice Smirnoff is to vodka what carlsberg is to beer. Cheap mass produced crap. I would reccommend these two But try different ones and see what you like ZUbrowka en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BBubr%C3%B3wka or Zyborowka en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyborowa'" This. Although Smirnoff Black isn't too bad a tipple and is around half the price of the likes of Grey Goose, Imperia and Cîroc. Zubrowka mixed with cloudy apple juice makes a great drink also.

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