The Thinking Drinkers Podcast

You can watch it here: https://youtu.be/efWot9teT5U

Netherlands: Kompaan Bier “Hand Langer Double IPA (8.2%, 33cl, £3.39, www.beerwulf.com)
Hailing from the Hague, this Dutch Double IPA from the very cool Kompaan brewery was voted the greatest in its style at the 2019 World Beer Awards. Beerwulf.com

Iceland: Reyka Vodka (40%, 70cl, £22 Tesco.com)
The top geysers turn up with this tasty volcanic vodka distilled using pure water that filters through 4,000-year-old lava rocks. And at 22 quid, the price is not be Björked at.

Ukraine: Dima's Vodka (40%, 70cl, £35 Dimasvodka.com)
A hat-trick of organic grains (Rye, wheat and barley) is used to make this velvet smooth vodka from Zhytomyr. Drink with a gherkin. Budmo!
https://dimas-vodka.myshopify.com/

Austria: Stiegl Grapefruit Radler (2%, 50cl, £1.83, www.beersofeurope.co.uk)
A quality ‘quencher’ from Austria, a naturally cloudy ‘shandy’ made with real grapefruit juice and Stiegl Goldbrau lager with an ABV of just 2%. ＥＵＲＯＢＯＯＺＥＲ Stiegl Beers of Europe

Belgium: Duvel Belgian Golden Ale ((8.5%, 33cl, £2.00, tesco.com)) 

Denmark: Mikkeler Evergreen Session IPA (3.5%, 33cl, £2.50 from @MarksandSpencer @marksandspencerfoodpr )

Finland: Tom of Finland Vodka (40%, 75cl, £29.95 www.masterofmalt.com)

Russia: Moscow Mule made using Russian Standard Vodka (38%, 75cl, £16.95) whiskyexchange and Fever Tree Ginger Ale (20cl, £0.83 whiskyexchange.com).

Watch it here: https://youtu.be/VrHsn8CSAf4

Italy: Giulio Cocchi Dopo Teatro Cocchi Vermouth can be found on The Whisky Exchange for £26.45 https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/25562/cocchi-dopo-teatro-vermouth-amaro

Wales: Clwb Tropica is available Waitrose & Partners for £2.00 https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/tiny-rebel-clwb-tropica-wales/481490-692393-692394

Switzerland: 1936 Biere is available from Beers of Europe for £2.03 https://www.beersofeurope.co.uk/beer/country/switzerland/1936-biere

Turkey: Efes is available Beers of Europe https://www.beersofeurope.co.uk/beer/country/turkey/efes-330ml

Watch it on youtube here: https://youtu.be/E8BCKHeYg6w

The European Football Championship 2020 has been postponed till next year.

But don't worry, we've decided to host the tournament ourselves - using drink instead of balls and tactics n'that.

Over the next few weeks, we'll be pitching the best drinks from each participating country.

There'll be loads of quality continental drinks to learn about, there'll be lazy national stereotypes, some knob gags and maybe some feeble wordplay if you're lucky.

Please join us in our selfless, unwavering quest to discover Europe's greatest drinking nation.

But before the first games on Friday, here's an "Opening Ceremony" in the shape of a poem we actually wrote.

You can watch it here: https://youtu.be/o2SxRLmBkls

The chaps embark on an alcohol-soaked odyssey around the world of vodka - visiting Mafia bosses, Josef Stalin, irresponsible home economic teachers, kayaking grannies and little people jumping out of pies. And some monkeys. It's very 'crispitty'. 

No Heroes Brewing https://noheroesbrewing.com/

Reyka, £29.75, The Whisky Exchange, https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/5140/reyka-vodka 

Absolut Elyx £35.75, The Whisky Exchange, https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/24929/absolut-elyx 

Beluga Noble Night, £36.95, The Whisky Exchange https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/49142/beluga-noble-night-vodka 

Belvedere, £32.95, The Whisky Exchange, https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/search?q=belvedere 

Zubrowka Bison Grass, £19.95, The Whisky Exchange, https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/5222/zubrowka-bisongrass-vodka-polmos 

Luksosowa, £19.75, The Whisky Exchange, https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/47724/luksusowa-red-label-vodka 

Ketel One, £25.75, The Whisky Exchange, https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/5113/ketel-one-vodka 

Ciroc, £31.95, The Whisky Exchange, https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/5113/ketel-one-vodka 

Chase, £31.95, The Whisky Exchange, https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/26972/chase-original-potato-vodka 

Black Cow, £28.25, The Whisky Exchange, https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/21537/black-cow-vodka 

The reason that Czechs drink more beer per person than any other country in the world is because the country's beers are some of the best in the world - especially if you like lager. Proper lager. In fact, it's a Pivo paradise with a whole host of historic breweries and a thriving craft beer scene. While the beers are easy to drink, some of the names are very difficult to pronounce - as Ben and Tom demonstrate.
Beers that feature include:
Budweiser Budvar, £1.85 from Tesco
Pilsner Urquell, £2 from Asda
Bernard and Matuska brews can be bought here
The Czech & Slovak Bar can be found here
Kout Sumave website is here
Uneticky Pivovar is here
Next week, we'll be talking and tasting vodka including, amongst others, Reyka from Iceland, Absolut Elyx from Sweden and Zubrowka from Poland. All available from The Whisky Exchange

Lost & Grounded Kellar Pils (440ml), £2.50, Waitrose

Brazin Old Vine Zinfandel, Waitrose, £14.99

Journey’s End Sir Lowry Cabernet Sauvignon, Waitrose, £14.99

Altos Las Hormigas Malbec, Waitrose £14.99

Tapatio Tequilas, all available at The Whisky Exchange 

For more about Mark head to https://www.markwatsonthecomedian.com/

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This week the chaps chat about single malt whisky, using the terrifically tasty Talisker range as their muse. Join them as they sip and reminisce over helicopter convoy adventures, blind-folded jeep driving, the movie Highlander and athletes who specialise in mind tricks.

Talisker 10-year-old, 18-year-old, Storm and Skye are all available at The Whiskey Exchange.

Next week they’ll be discussing, wine, beer and tequila with the hugely talented and award-winning comedian, author and all-round lovely chap, Mark Watson. 

Please leave a nice review, shout all about the podcast on social media, tell all your friends about it and, once you’ve done all that, watch our European Championship of Drink on our YouTube channel.

You can buy Tynt Meadow for £3.75 from https://www.beerwulf.com or if they don’t have any then you can also get it at www.beersofeurope.co.uk.

As all profits go to good deeds, the more beers you buy – the better the world becomes.  

Next week, the drinking duo set off for the Isle of Skye and the legendary Talisker Distillery. Get yourself the iconic 10 Year-old from www.whiskyexchange.com for £39.45. Feeling flush? Then also treat yourself to the Talisker 18 year-old, the Talisker Storm and Talisker Skye too – because the boys’ll be talking about them too.

Please leave a nice review, shout all about the podcast on social media, tell all your friends about it and, once you’ve done all that, watch our European Championship of Drink on our YouTube channel.  

To celebrate World Gin Day, the boys host a special on the spirit, covering gin’s epic history along with a collection of recommendations to try. Learn about the ori-gins (nice wordplay) of the phrase ‘Dutch courage’; the nasty stuff 17th century gin makers added to their spirit; juniper aphrodisiacs; and why plague doctors wore gimp masks.
There's also a bit of amateur art appreciation of Hogarth's Gin Lane 

Despite their motto ‘drink less, drink better’, in this week’s show they tasted:

East London Liquor Company Gin

Fords 

Eightlands Organic Gin 

Herno 

Monkey 47

Plymouth Navy Strength

Boatyard double Gin 

Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz 

Gin 209 

Aviation 
 

And for more on World Gin Day, follow #WorldGinDay or visit https://worldginday.com/

Next week, they’ll be back on the beer and getting down to some Monky business with Tynt Meadow, the only Trappist Beer in Britain – made by friars at the Mount Saint Bernard Abbey in Leicestershire. Buy it from Beerwulf here for just £3.95 – all profits go to good deeds. So the more you drink, the better the world becomes.