to drink a gin and gripe water before dinner every night?

[grovel]

On the rocks, small wedge of lime.

Sometimes have a brandy and Calpol before bed as well.

[Hassled]

Benylin is my tipple of choice. Neat, no twist.

[GeraldineAubergine]

Tixylix with a swirl of pepto bismol for me.

[limitedperiodonly]

YABU. Lemon is the only acceptable citrus fruit to have with gin.

Lime is pretentious. Especially if you do that awful thing of wiping it round the edge of the glass so it's all you can taste.

[MrsChemist]

Infacol martinis here.

[Jux]

My dad and drunken uncle did drink gin and gripe water....

[GeraldineAubergine]

I prefer to rub a cooked Lincolnshire sausage round the edge of my cocktails, herby AND savoury. Et voila!

[grovel]

limitedperiodonly, now that you have validated my gin and gripe water I will switch to lemon. Mortified by my faux pas.

[limitedperiodonly]

I'm always here to help, grovel

[grovel]

OK, limited, are fish knives vulgar?

[limitedperiodonly]

Unnecessary, I think, which is the same as being vulgar.

I eat with my cutlery in the 'wrong' hands so if someone gives me a fish knife I have to use it upside down and then they sneer and judge.

Unfortunately, fish knives are not only vulgar but never sharp enough to be useful stabbing implements.

[thousandDenier]

Covonia is a good substitute for Jagermeister.

NB a fish knife is the only implement that will currently open my washing machine.

[SnapesMistress]

Are steak knives vulgar too? Does they fact that they are sharp and stabby make up for it?

[PlentyOfPubeGardens]

I have found Actifed to be a passable substitute for sloe gin.

I'm on good old-fashioned lemsip and whisky today.

[coastgirl]

Infacol and Gordons for me.

I call it a Ginfacol.

[MrsChemist]

A while ago (whilst ill, so I could be mistaken) I read the side of the buttercup syrup box and it's about as alcoholic as a weak wine.

It tastes fucking great anyway.

[Crevix]

i'm partial to a small shot of gaviscon as an amuse bouche.

[beanandspud]

Does gripe water freeze? You could make novelty ice cubes for the gin useful for parties or emergencies.