Do you like sherry?!

[posey]

Sweet or dry?

How old are you?


I'm a Harveys Bristol Cream girl, age 42

I don't think there are that many of us about.

[BelleDeChocChipCookieMonster]

Yup, I have a bottle of Harveys in the kitchen and a bottle of port. It's cheaper then wine and lasts longer. I'm 33.

[ENormaSnob]

Yes

I like both and I also like advocaat

I'm 29 next week!

[Alouiseg]

Oh yes! Not so much Bristol Cream, I'm more of a Manzanilla girl.

[DioneTheDiabolist]

Dry. A nice really cold Tio Pepe makes my christmas tree go up with a flourish . I am 37years and 9months.

[Portofino]

Oh yes - an ice cold manzanilla is lovely!

[posey]

Great to see some younger ones keeping the sherry tradition alive and well
I'm sure it was my grandma who introduced me to the stuff.

Now advocaat...haven't had any in ages, might add it to Christmas shopping list

[expatinscotland]

Boak.

I tried it a couple of times in the past and found it vile.

[Portofino]

I'm 42 by the way. When I got married the first time, my ex MIL insisted on buying a case of dry/ case of sweet for the reception. No-one drank it. Well apart from me - I used to come from work and have a sherry - it lasted months, then I had developed a taste for it.

[JetLi]

Same as Portofino - ice cold, v.dry.

BTW rumour has it there is some 10 year old Bristol Cream knocking around?

Pedro Ximanez comes highly recommended but haven't tried it myself.

[BelleDeChocChipCookieMonster]

What's advocaat?

[saltyseadog]

Yes - I love HBC.

I'm also partial to a lot of little port.

[PamelaFlitton]

Yes I fucking love it. And port as well. Legacy of times at Oxford. Sweet and warm, thanks. Tastes comfortingly medicinal. I am young.

[onimolap]

Love it - it's my mother's tipple so very comforting.

[thisisyesterday]

i LOVE sherry!

croft original all the way

am 30 (but only just). I blame my Nana for giving me a taste for it in my youth lol

[thisisyesterday]

in fact i;m tempted to go and get one right now

[onimolap]

I love port too (something I picked up in the Mess along with DH?).

Also Madeira - sercial (for sherry) and malmsey (for port).

[posey]

advocaat is a bright yellow gloopy drink made of egg yolks, brandy, sugar and vanilla (I think). It can be drunk neat or with lemonade to make a snowball.

Now Port I haven't been able to face for many many years after the mother of all hangovers...first time I'd met my best friend's boyfriend(now husband)and he served port after his great dinner...I remember very little of the next few days{grin]

[glitterkitty]

What is the best port then? Or sherry even? Am reading this and feeling fortified wine-curious...

Why is it always in massive bottles And it goes off too dosent it? What if I get the wrong one?

[posey]

thisisyesterday - see, another grandmother leading us astray!
But I hate Croft Original

[MayDayChild]

Tesco amontillado or whatever it's called
Sweet I think
34
Every Sunday whilst prepping the roast
Yum

[missmoopy]

I LOVE sherry....its one of my favourite things about Xmas!

Harveys Bristol Cream.

I'm 37.

[Alouiseg]

Croft Particular is rather good though!

[glitterkitty]

P.S. I am 37 and 11 months...

[BelleDeChocChipCookieMonster]

Eww. Why would anyone want to drink egg yolk?? (no offence)

[nameymcnamechange]

Completely love sherry. Infact, I can't really have it in the house .

I like amontillado (?) best, then Croft Original. But will drink Harveys Bristol Cream without too much encouragement.

My mil is pretty much teetotal, but has recently discovered a liking for sherry. We are going there for Christmas so will deffo be packing an extra bottle.

Harvey's Bristol Cream was on special offer with Ocado last week, btw - 6 pounds .

DH has been working his socks off for the last few weeks and we have barely seen him. But he will be here until about 3.30pm tomorrow, so I am cooking Sunday lunch and will certainly be cracking open the sherry at about midday tomorrow.