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| For me no day in the field is complete without my little hip flask tucked away in my pocket. Favourites have varied over the years, and time permitting, I'll add them below. Send me your personal concoctions! |
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| Whisky Mac - a good solid drink that packs a bit of punch and warms the cockles. Easy to mix to taste, quick and good for the price. Here's how - start with a 50/50 mix of scotch and Stones Ginger Wine. Adjust mix to taste. A good single malt will produce a smoother drink, but in reality (and if you get through as much as I do) a cheapo blend is perfectly good. Stone's Ginger Wine can now be found in most bottle shops - imported from across the ditch. Look for the green lable - only about $26/bottle. |
| The Percy Special - equal parts of whisky and cherry brandy. |
| Bullshot: an intoxicating mixture of beef consommé and port |
| Port: an old favourite, nice and simple, a good old straight-laced flask full of port. Always welcome. |
| Sloe Gin: quite simply the ultimate hip flask filler. You cannot get sloe's in NZ, but you can follow this recipe and use other fruits: Pick your sloes from blackthorn hedges in late autumn when they are most ripe - probably after the first frosts. If using other fruits (rasberry or similar) then ensure ripeness. Take a litre bottle of gin, and drink half a litre Cut or prick the sloes and drop into the half-empty bottle so that they displace the remaining gin to near the top. Add one wine goblet of sugar (approx 150g). All you have to do now is turn or agitate the bottle daily for a week, then weekly for a month or two ... by which time it will be ready to drink (but it is really best kept until the next winter). |