The Bring a Bottle Podcast: Episode 61

The Three Drinkers The Bring a Bottle Podcast: Episode 61

Another week and another fun-filled podcast awaits as well as another delicious dram! You can listen to the full podcast via the player below or via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify. Here’s a little snippet of what we got up to:

What’s in our Glass?

The Three Drinkers The Bring a Bottle Podcast: Episode 61 Jura 10 thethreedrinkers.com

This week we’re enjoying a cheeky dram or two of Jura 10 YO whisky. A 10 year old expression, it’s initially aged in American white oak bourbon barrels before being finished in Oloroso sherry butts. With its subtle smoke, robust vanilla and a lovely Christmas cake note to it, it is a very lovely dram. You can find out more about Jura distillery via this episode of our podcast and if you want to find out even more about Jura distillery then check out The Three Drinkers do Scotch Whisky on Amazon Prime.

Size: UK 700ml // US 750ml
ABV: 40%
Find here: UK £28.95 // US $56.99

Drinks News

The Three Drinkers The Bring a Bottle Podcast: Episode 61 Space beer thethreedrinkers.com

Helena tells us all about what vodka and stiff napkins have in common whilst Aidy lets us know what he has discovered about Space beer!

Dine First Wine First

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In this week’s ‘Dine First Wine First’ Aidy and Helena chat all about what to pair with your bottle of Viognier. Viognier, a white wine that hails from the Rhone valley in the South of France, is noted as having an oily texture, low acidity and lovely fruity notes of apricot and peach. If you like Chardonnay, you’ll no doubt like this. Helena recommends trying bottles from the Condrieu wine region and we’ve got to say, we’re curious to try her wine-food pairing suggestions too…

Mixology with Aidy

The Three Drinkers The Bring a Bottle Podcast: Episode 61 whisky sour thethreedrinkers.com

Aidy pops on his mixology hat and lets us know all about fruitier whisky cocktails. Check out his pineapple whisky sour below (we’ve tried it and YUM… just sayin’)…

Pineapple whisky sour
60ml good scotch like the Jura 10 year old
25ml Lemon juice
25ml Pineapple juice
2tsp caster sugar
1 egg white
Pineapple garnish

Method:
Place the sugar, whisky, lemon juice, pineapple juice and egg white into a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake vigorously for 15-30 seconds. Strain into an old fashioned cocktail glass and serve.

Drinkers Discovery

The Three Drinkers The Bring a Bottle Podcast: Episode 61 umeshu thethreedrinkers.com

You will have definitely heard of sake, but, have you heard of Umeshu?! Well, you need to because this Japanese ‘plum wine’ (it actually has nothing to do with wine) is stunning and a great addition to sparkling cocktails. Find out how you can make your own at home via the podcast!

Mailbag

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Aidy and Helena tackle the question ‘I’ve learnt through your podcast that the size and shape of a wine glass affects the taste of wine, but, is this the same for cocktails?’ Find out what they have to say by listening in today!

This article only just touches on some of the topics waiting to be discovered so if you enjoyed this then make sure to check out Episode 61 of The Bring a Bottle Podcast now!