The Thinking Drinkers Podcast

Not content with covering a whole load of rum history, this oar-inspiring episode features pirate puns and another duck joke, we  discover some interesting dental facts about diminutive dictators, tackle Tiki Culture, make an Old Fashioned and, best of all, drink some delicious Diplomatico Rum. We love those guys and you should too. It's a great listen whether you're a seasoned rum aficionado or someone who, quite frankly, doesn't know their molasses from their elbow.

You can see all the amusing and informative images alongside Ben's handsome chops and Tom's 'funny little face' here in the video version here...

Check out the Diplomatico Rum Old Fashioned here

Recipe for the Mai Tai is here  

All the Rums we mention are here 

And here's a link for Napoleon's sordid little book 

Rum is for winners. This is the first in our three-pod series on the spirit and we're dipping into it with the help of Diplomático rums. The first episode looks at rum's early history, how it's made and some classic cocktails. We also manage to squeeze in some painful puns and fascinating insights into what we eat for breakfast.
Check out London Cocktail Week here:
Check out and buy all the Diplomatico Rums here:
Here are the details for Happiness Forgets
Read about Black History Month here and we highly recommend "Black and British by David Olusoga" - check it here
And here's a recipe for the Daiquiri

As the Peloton headed for Paris, we were drinking the following:
Dolin de Chambery Dry Vermouth - available from the Whisky Exchange
Dolin Chamberyzette Strawberry Aperitif - available from Whisky Exchange
La Blanche de Mont Blanc from the Mont Banc Brasserie - available from Beerwulf.com 
St.Germain Elderflower Liqueur - available from Whisky Exchange
Coeur de Genepi Le Farmacia Blanc - available from Whisky Exchange
La Bagaude IPA - to find out more about Mappiness Brewery in Paris - click here

And for all your snow holiday needs, look no further than the wonderful guys from Sunweb - the only specialist travel agent that we'd accept press trips from.  

If you like the sound of what we've been tasting, check below.
Cotes du Jura Chardonnay from Sainsbury's
Beaujolais Villags Domaine Andre Cologne 2018 from the Whisky Exchange
Verveine Velay 55 from Distillers Direct
Discover more about Aveze Gentian Liqueur here

This week, we have mostly been tasting the following:

• Hennessy XO from Whisky Exchange 
• Hine VSOP Cognac from Whisky Exchange
• Domaine de Canton from Whisky Exchange
• Ciroc Vodka from Whisky Exchange 
• Camus Il de Re Island Fine Cognac from Whisky Exchange
• Chateau des Beaulon Pine au des Charantes from Whisky Exchange
• Tom's article about Last Drop's Cognac hidden from the Nazis
• Picture of Rene Discartes/Fat Jay Rayner 
• And evidence of our P.Diddy joke winning an award at the Edinburgh Fringe. 

As the serious players come out to play, we talk sadistic Slovenians, rustic French brandy, bracing bubbles from Languedoc and, as ever, some feeble wordplay and superfluous scatological schoolboy smut.     

Buy Cremant de Limoux from Berry Bros here

Buy Darrozes Armaganac from Whisky Exchange

Buy Baron de Signonac from Whisky Exchange

Improve your French with l'Equipe

Let's hope Primoz Roglic is better at cycling than ski-jumping. 

In the second instalment of our “Pour de France” pods, the Pelaton pedals through the Ardeche and Le Massif Central as we talk chestnuts and cheating, North African sausage and nougat, there’s phallic fungi and, as ever, our award-winning wine expertise comes to the fore with three juicy reds.  

Sainsbury's Côtes Du Ventoux, Taste the Difference https://bit.ly/331xaFU

Sainsbury’s Chateauneuf-du-Pape https://bit.ly/2F4tk6G

Sainsbury’s Cru Des Cotes du Rhone https://bit.ly/2QSgGu3

Wine Society’s Côtes-du-Rhône Bout d'Zan, Mas du Libian 2017 https://bit.ly/3lPV7IX 

Combel, Bière Bourganel Aux Marrons https://bit.ly/2GnPEZC

Bonjour. To coincide with “Le Tour de France”, we 're recording several podcasts entitled, rather cleverly, “Le Pour de France”. #wordplay. 

Over the next few weeks, as the peloton pedal around France, we shall be selflessly sipping the best Gallic giggle-juice from each of the regional stages - wine, spirits, beer and leftfield liqueurs. 

There’ll be some searing cycling insight, drinking did-you-knows and, as ever, some French-related funnies. 

Even if Le Tour is cancelled due to pesky Covid, we’re going to pretend otherwise and keep on drinking until we get to Le Champs d’Elysees. Heroes. 

To celebrate this historic occasion, we’re giving lucky pod listeners the opportunity to win a brand new Watney’s Beer Retro Cycling Jersey originally worn by Franz “The Flying Milkman” Verbeek in the 1970s. 

With Watneys Beer making an epic comeback, it’s the jersey that all the cool cycling cats are craving. Check it here: https://bit.ly/2YJsLpR 

For a chance to win this amazing prize, simply promote the podcast with a link (https://podfollow.com/1506478589/links) on your social media and tag in the Thinking Drinkers. Winners will be announced at the end of the Tour.   

In the first episode, we taste the following delicacies from Nice and its environs:

Chateau la Mascaronne from Berry Bros & Rodd. https://www.bbr.com/products-20198004240-2019-berry-bros-and-rudd-provence-rose-by-chateau-la-mascaronne

Picon Amer Black Label https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/16577/picon-amer-black-label

Comte de Grasse Gin https://www.masterofmalt.com/gin/comte-de-grasse/comte-de-grasse-44-n-gin/

Nice Biscuits: https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/biscuit-barrel/sainsburys-nice-biscuit-250g

Garibaldi Biscuits: https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/Product/sainsburys-garibaldi-biscuits-200g

Isadora Duncan Syndrome http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,903596,00.html

It's France versus England. The Final everyone (in France and England) has been hoping for. Will it be an entente cordiale? Or will it be an entente pas cordiale? You'll have to listen and find out.    
France: Champagne Taittinger https://groceries.asda.com/product/champagne/taittinger-brut-reserve-champagne/1000040467918
England: Plymouth Gin https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/18973/plymouth-gin