tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post2520183300190019308..comments2024-03-28T13:49:48.236+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Byrrh.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-47394931358870813412018-10-19T06:49:07.865+01:002018-10-19T06:49:07.865+01:00We brought a few months' supply back with us!We brought a few months' supply back with us!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-88300555106726471632018-10-19T04:30:07.654+01:002018-10-19T04:30:07.654+01:00What are you doing now, with wine at £100 per bott...What are you doing now, with wine at £100 per bottle?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-2449163886705574472018-10-19T04:29:03.953+01:002018-10-19T04:29:03.953+01:00Definitely; all those drinks are much the same, th...Definitely; all those drinks are much the same, the cooler the better and probably with a lump of ice.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68960714386463521372018-10-18T22:41:06.637+01:002018-10-18T22:41:06.637+01:00it sounds best served chilled.it sounds best served chilled.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-52457318988393584632018-10-18T18:56:37.511+01:002018-10-18T18:56:37.511+01:00I reckon I could force myself to drink that if it ...I reckon I could force myself to drink that if it was chilled.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-15941606904215158492018-10-18T17:48:12.035+01:002018-10-18T17:48:12.035+01:00Look right at the very back of your cabinet; that&...Look right at the very back of your cabinet; that's where you usually find such thingsCro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-24561214369933756852018-10-18T16:44:50.253+01:002018-10-18T16:44:50.253+01:00I can't recall ever having seen Byrrh and have...I can't recall ever having seen Byrrh and have certainly never tried it. On the occasions that I have drunk Vermouth it has been dry Vermouth. You've made me wonder if I have any lurking in my drinks cabinet. I must remember to look when I get home.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9936647256111794782018-10-18T14:09:44.233+01:002018-10-18T14:09:44.233+01:00I'm afraid I didn't look at the price here...I'm afraid I didn't look at the price here, I just grabbed it from the shelf.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-55510615671172724882018-10-18T13:58:59.582+01:002018-10-18T13:58:59.582+01:00I looked this up and it is available here in US fo...I looked this up and it is available here in US for about $18 + tax, which is not too bad.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-61538994500401717932018-10-18T13:51:47.511+01:002018-10-18T13:51:47.511+01:00Thanks.Thanks.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-64972000538786610242018-10-18T12:53:55.707+01:002018-10-18T12:53:55.707+01:00If I survive the experiment, I'll send a link ...If I survive the experiment, I'll send a link to the recipe. Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-83215664247689559342018-10-18T09:28:54.051+01:002018-10-18T09:28:54.051+01:00Probably more useful than the Myrrh.Probably more useful than the Myrrh.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-11794014950598786912018-10-18T09:27:45.215+01:002018-10-18T09:27:45.215+01:00I've just suggested that above... for teetotal...I've just suggested that above... for teetotalers.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-64312032006617354442018-10-18T09:27:09.045+01:002018-10-18T09:27:09.045+01:00Even with a splash of tonic would be nice in summe...Even with a splash of tonic would be nice in summer.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-72855353044416552292018-10-18T09:26:39.269+01:002018-10-18T09:26:39.269+01:00It is nice; isn't it. It 'writes' well...It is nice; isn't it. It 'writes' well.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-84367625553568331362018-10-18T09:02:03.949+01:002018-10-18T09:02:03.949+01:00Sacrilege!Sacrilege!Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-36520143535319407162018-10-18T08:52:57.931+01:002018-10-18T08:52:57.931+01:00Gold, frankincense and byrrh. Gold, frankincense and byrrh. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-70625642976550786572018-10-18T08:50:20.060+01:002018-10-18T08:50:20.060+01:00It might be more palatable with tonic? It would t...It might be more palatable with tonic? It would take the sweetness away! Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576715462615744934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-40561174511331982802018-10-18T08:41:39.316+01:002018-10-18T08:41:39.316+01:00Perhaps it might do as the second ingredient of a ...Perhaps it might do as the second ingredient of a Kir or Kir Royale. In my lexdystic way I have always read the name as Brrh, or whatever - the sound of 'it's cold'.pottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834163803780455512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-40184798270431889552018-10-18T08:23:21.690+01:002018-10-18T08:23:21.690+01:00Love the name - that;s enought to tempt me.Love the name - that;s enought to tempt me.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-78260047284254732382018-10-18T07:12:16.649+01:002018-10-18T07:12:16.649+01:00I had no idea you could make your own tonic; I sha...I had no idea you could make your own tonic; I shall inform Lady Magnon.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-49498988778631118122018-10-18T06:55:40.495+01:002018-10-18T06:55:40.495+01:00I must give this a try, but first to find a place ...I must give this a try, but first to find a place selling it ... G&T weather is just around the corner in these parts & I thought I might try making my own tonic this summer. The (surprisingly expensive) cinchona bark has been sitting on my kitchen counter waiting for me to get the recipe going, thanks for the mental nudge!Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-30663760707683305702018-10-18T06:38:22.361+01:002018-10-18T06:38:22.361+01:00Lady Magnon enjoys the occasional gin-n-tonic (ahe...Lady Magnon enjoys the occasional gin-n-tonic (ahem), and has a liking for some of the new wave of 'boutique gins'. Lots of them about these days.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-50453992900873674732018-10-18T06:30:45.202+01:002018-10-18T06:30:45.202+01:00I love a gin and "it" myself, the "...I love a gin and "it" myself, the "it" being Italian red vermouth.<br />I shall look out for Byrrh when next in France!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16093533351238991113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-2910181998923520442018-10-18T05:35:44.589+01:002018-10-18T05:35:44.589+01:00Byrrh is very similar to Dubonnet, but with a slig...Byrrh is very similar to Dubonnet, but with a slightly more 'herby' flavour.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com