A Dangerous Discovery?
Jun. 30th, 2019 05:21 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
waitingmanWe all know that Aldi supermarkets stock wines & spirits, yes? We've all made the jokes about their $5 wines, beers that clean drains & rotgut spirits that can double as engine de-greasers...
Except they're not as bad as you'd think... Certainly not their blended & single malt scotch... After today, I can certainly vouchsafe that the blended 'Highland Black' is quite drinkable & I'm looking forward to tracking down the single malt
The 'Highland Black' is only $35AUD which, for a decent 750ml scotch is a bargain. Add to that, their El Toro Macho Tempranillo blend from Spain & a nice little Bordeaux ($5 & $10 each) & Winter just got a little more bearable. I'll certainly feel better about constantly arriving home from Debtors Prison in need of a drink!! My previous favourite 'quaffing scotches' were both around $45-50 a bottle & that could be enough some nights to hold off on pouring a couple of fingers worth into a glass, saving it for those times when I'll really need it... like maybe tomorrow... or the next night, or both... & then there's next week!!
A mostly rainy week, so we mostly stayed home, which certainly made Bella happy - she's still a bit clingy as she adjusts to life as an only cat. We ventured into Chinatown last night to a place called Xian Biang Biang... a noodle house with noodles so thick you could tow cars with them. Just the right amount of spice & heat that lets you get through the whole meal without inhaling 2 litres of water/beer/wine/milk/chemical fire extinguisher & very reasonably priced. Highly recommended... but don't add extra chili, or...
Except they're not as bad as you'd think... Certainly not their blended & single malt scotch... After today, I can certainly vouchsafe that the blended 'Highland Black' is quite drinkable & I'm looking forward to tracking down the single malt
The 'Highland Black' is only $35AUD which, for a decent 750ml scotch is a bargain. Add to that, their El Toro Macho Tempranillo blend from Spain & a nice little Bordeaux ($5 & $10 each) & Winter just got a little more bearable. I'll certainly feel better about constantly arriving home from Debtors Prison in need of a drink!! My previous favourite 'quaffing scotches' were both around $45-50 a bottle & that could be enough some nights to hold off on pouring a couple of fingers worth into a glass, saving it for those times when I'll really need it... like maybe tomorrow... or the next night, or both... & then there's next week!!
A mostly rainy week, so we mostly stayed home, which certainly made Bella happy - she's still a bit clingy as she adjusts to life as an only cat. We ventured into Chinatown last night to a place called Xian Biang Biang... a noodle house with noodles so thick you could tow cars with them. Just the right amount of spice & heat that lets you get through the whole meal without inhaling 2 litres of water/beer/wine/milk/chemical fire extinguisher & very reasonably priced. Highly recommended... but don't add extra chili, or...
