Port. Is it a con?

[stephec]

So that's 4 cans and one bottle and all the main food groups are covered

Peanuts for protein and you're sorted.

 

[Globalti]

The depth of knowledge of worldly matters on this forum never ceases to amaze me.

 

[Drago]

Porn is an absolute con. I paid 30 quid and all I saw was a quick flash of nip.

 

[Rocky]

Porn is an absolute con. I paid 30 quid and all I saw was a quick flash of nip.

You can have a 5 min flash of my nipple for £25

 

[Cycleops]

Port is delish, especially when mixed with Guinness.

Put about half an inch in the bottom of a pint pot and top it up with a can of draught Guinness, it colours and flavours the head as well so if you use the same glass for all four cans the froth is like a meal on it's own.

Popularly known as as Black Velvet I believe. Haven't had that for years but rather nice.

 

[slowmotion]

Popularly known as as Black Velvet I believe. Haven't had that for years but rather nice.

Isn't that champagne and Guinness? It leaves a really sticky residue on the floor, BTW.

 

[stephec]

Popularly known as as Black Velvet I believe. Haven't had that for years but rather nice.

Isn't that champagne and Guinness? It leaves a really sticky residue on the floor, BTW.

Champers and Guinness is one that I've always known as a black velvet, I did once hear port and Guinness called a red velvet, and I was rather disappointed as I thought that I'd invented it myself.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Port is delish, especially when mixed with Guinness

Proper cheered me up, that did! +many!!

 

[Globalti]

By way of a PS to this thread I've just remembered something my brother told me when he was doing his Army Officer training. Each cadet gets the job of running the mess bar for a week or two and during his time the permanent NCO who actually ran the bar let him into a trade secret: buy cheap port and tip a teaspoon of brandy into the bottle. Customers will think it's fantastic and you can charge the full whack for a good brand, pocketing the difference.

So yes, lots of port probably is a con!

 

[JohnHughes307]

That reminds me of my student days when we used to have a pint of black death, half a Guinness with half of Robinson's Old Tom Barley Wine, brilliant stuff.

I thought Black Death was a failed Salford Sunrise - A Guiness XXX (a stronger bottled Guiness that they only made for a while) carefully poured over a Carlsberg Special Brew so that it faded from black at the top to gold at the bottom. After two you couldn't pour the third properly and you ended with a Black Death....

 

[stephec]

I thought Black Death was a failed Salford Sunrise - A Guiness XXX (a stronger bottled Guiness that they only made for a while) carefully poured over a Carlsberg Special Brew so that it faded from black at the top to gold at the bottom. After two you couldn't pour the third properly and you ended with a Black Death....

That sounds a bit deadly, but strangely alluring.

 

[Profpointy]

By way of a PS to this thread I've just remembered something my brother told me when he was doing his Army Officer training. Each cadet gets the job of running the mess bar for a week or two and during his time the permanent NCO who actually ran the bar let him into a trade secret: buy cheap port and tip a teaspoon of brandy into the bottle. Customers will think it's fantastic and you can charge the full whack for a good brand, pocketing the difference.

So yes, lots of port probably is a con!

Perhaps a bit of a simplification but port more or less is a mixture of wine and brandy in any case

 

[Dave7]

Go and buy a bottle of vintage port, then report back. You can get a decent one from somewhere like Tesco for about £20

Vintage port is a great drink. If that's a bit pricey get Late Bottled Vintage instead (but must be unfiltered)

We drink cheap port but only with Cognac. A while ago M&S were selling an end of line vintage port at a stupid price......so we bought the last 6 bottles. Not impressed. On its own or with Cognac we prefer the cheap Aldi one.

 

[Arjimlad]

Hmm, I really fancy some now. Got a bit of LBV in the drinks cupboard and some Cockburn's White Port which is good in the summer.

Is Port essential basics on a grocery run ?

 

[Nibor]

Shouldn't port be mixed with blue WKD to make cheeky vimto a classy cocktail lol.