What do you drink on a cold night around the campfire?

[cnfusedstu Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close cnfusedstu]

I enjoy port on cold nights around the fire, however living in Darwin, I clasify a cold night as 15-20 degrees . I'm doing 3 weeks around Alice Springs in August and need to come up with something a bit stronger to keep me warm when the temp drops to Freediculous.
I'm thinkin some sort of Whiskey, but would like to hear what others enjoy just in case I'm missing out on something good.
Cheers,
Stuey

[craigm Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close craigm]

Used to be jagermeister in my sillier days... (eins for the bitter, eins for the titter, eins for the suck suck suck. PROST!)

[Geoffury Find all posts View Profile Close Geoffury]

Macellans 18yr old scotch whiskey

[jss Moderated member Find all posts View Profile Close jss]

A bottle of Monkey Shoulder whiskey will get ya rock'n...um I mean keep you warm. Sitting around the camp fire a hit of port is always a nice too.
Oh and don't forget the beer!!

Cheers
James

[Geoffury Find all posts View Profile Close Geoffury]

The bogged server- double post

[4wd Supplies Member Find all posts View Profile Close 4wd Supplies]

I tend to always pull out the bottle of bundy red, the taste of redgum get me everytime.

[KIMBOPRADO Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close KIMBOPRADO]

I work with a guy who has a taste for Slivovitz - reminds him of the mother land
Serbia it's a plum brandy

http://danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_...a-slivovitz-1l

Me I'm a bourbon drinker - Wild turkey.......

[raydes Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close raydes]

Its good to have a drink around the campfire but,,,," something a bit stronger to keep me warm when the temp drops to Freediculous." Alcohol lowers the body temperature so will not keep you warm,feels good but not warmer. I have a Jim beam or two or .. when camping .

[mjrandom Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close mjrandom]

Depends whether I have arrived by kayak or 4wd. If the former then a Bundy or three (to keep the mosquitos away) and a few bottles of red, carefully immersed in the ocean to cool to that perfect temperature. If I have the Prado and fridge then it will be dark and stormies, red (again) or rarely the odd beer like an Asahi Superdry. Red gets the nod most times though.

[Bazza Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Bazza]

A bottle of Grandfather port usually warms me up around the camp fire on a cold night.
Bazza

[yowie Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close yowie]

Jim Beam, then a reasonable bottle of red. If I haven't fallen into the fire by then, a liqueur muscat from Rutherglen in Victoria.

[talk2tiny Moderated member Find all posts View Profile Close talk2tiny]

Usually just toohey's old. And if you believe the guy who got me onto it, it'll put hair on your . . . well just about everywhere, so that'll keep you warmer for next time.

[Trevc Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Trevc]

I've found the problem with reds in real cold temps is the wine gets too cool - we were sitting around a fire a Noccundra and the red we were drinking was colder than the Sav Blanc the girls were drinking from the fridge!

[jss Moderated member Find all posts View Profile Close jss]

I've found the problem with reds in real cold temps is the wine gets too cool - we were sitting around a fire a Noccundra and the red we were drinking was colder than the Sav Blanc the girls were drinking from the fridge!

That's what the fire's for, dunk the bottle in the embers for a minute to bring it back to temp. Mmm that reminds me of gluhwein....yum, before we moved to Qld we would always have an opening of ski season party at our lodge with about 100 litres of gluhwein being kept warm on the fireplace. That stuff rocks (when it's cold anyway).

Cheers
James

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You can't go past a nice cuppa tea

Cheers Andrew