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Erin8
Beginner June 2014

Alcoholic drinks from yester year

Erin8, 8 January, 2013 at 11:11 Posted on Off Topic Posts 0 60

Myself and a colleague were discussing alcoholic drinks we used to drink when we were young i.e. teenagers! I mentioned Thunderbird and she had never heard of it. But she had heard of 20/20 which from what l remember wasn't that different. I was wondering what alcoholic drinks people used to drink when they were young? I seem to remember the usual suspects being popular with my friends -Hooch, White Lightening etc. I do remember one friend liking Cinzano, god knows why because it was absolutely grim!

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Latest activity by Pompey, 9 January, 2013 at 09:12
  • Becklarrr
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    Lambrini, it tasted vial but was always so cheap!

    And bacardi breezers!

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  • Erin8
    Beginner June 2014
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    I had half forgotten about Lambrini! I used to love pineapple Bacardi Breezers when l was at university.

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  • Saisi
    Beginner June 2011
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    I just remember lots of vodka in all kinds of combinations. Skittle vodka, vodka with coke, vodka with lemonade. Then 'graduated' to gin and lemonade at the age of 18 or so. I can't bear vodka now, it makes me feel ill instantly! Sometimes we drank Lambrini if it was a girls' night.

    The boys used to drink some filthy type of cider called Frosty Jack's...

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  • Flowmojo
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    Madog 20/20, no idea why it was so called but we used it in EVEYR cocktail we ever made at uni..

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  • ForTheLoveOfMrsBrown
    Beginner January 2012
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    Any cheap strong cider, Clan Dew, Thunderbirds, MD20-20, Castaway, ugh ugh ugh.

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  • Little Pixie
    Beginner September 2011
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    We used to drink cinzano! We used to buy lemonade but never used it. Just drank the Cinzano straight! Any white cider too as it was cheap and only 20/20 on birthdays as it was expensive!

    Also occasionally strong lager like skol super but only when poor. The best ones were the sh*t mixes made up from bits out of the parents drinks cupboard and ALWAYS topped up with blackcurrant!

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  • H
    Beginner July 2013
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    Hooch!!!!!

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  • *gnashers*
    Beginner October 2013
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    Yep strawberry 20 20, out of the bottle, in the park. CLASS.

    Although loved a bit of this...

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  • *JLS*
    Beginner July 2012
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    My tipple used to be Diamond White, not sure how I stayed standing half the time as it was so strong!!

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  • Vikster79
    Beginner July 2011
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    It actually makes me boak thinking about it, but Ice Dragon. It was a rediculously high percentage cider that tasted vile.

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  • Enjayee
    Beginner April 2013
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    I used to drink K Cider and MD 2020. They were the cheapest thing the dodgy off license down the road to us stocked. Vile, vile, vile!

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  • *Funky*
    Beginner January 2001
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    Uggh its making me feel a little sick reading all these blasts from the past!

    I recall/drunk all the above at some point but my special when I was about 14 was a big bottle of laser cider, drunk through one of those giant straws that have sherbert in

    When I was 18ish i liked Smirnoff ice but but in our local nightclub it was really expensive so had to settle for VK orange

    ETA I forgot to mention babysham

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  • N
    Beginner January 2008
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    Yep, most of the above, as a teen I used to drink Strongbow, Thunderbirds, 20/20, Apple Hooch and Lambrini.

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  • Knees
    VIP August 2012
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    Hooch is the only thing I remember from my proper youth (as in 15) that isn't available today.

    I liked Archers and Lemonade/Malibu and Coke when I was about 16 or any form of ridiculously sweet cocktail. I usually had alcopops in uni, especially when they were £1.00 a bottle. My favourite was VK cherry which tasted just like those Cherry Drops sweets.

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  • Flowmojo
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    ah but it is!! its made a come back!

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  • MummyMoo82
    Beginner October 2012
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    You can still get Hooch! I had some in November when I was in Folkestone. I couldn't drink it all as it was in a huge bottle (bigger than it used to be). Only lemon flavour.

    The place I had it is called Googies. It's run by friends of my DH. Even though we went there at 11am I couldn't resist having a bottle as soon as I saw it in the fridge!

    strawberry 20/20 mixed with lemonade tastes a bit like Haribo. Fact.

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  • Ali_G
    Beginner October 2012
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    Mudshakes!

    Anyone remember them?

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  • MrsMeldrew
    Beginner October 2012
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    Hooch is the one I remember mostly and I see it has returned. I used also drink Lamvino (poor man's lambrini £1 a bottle as opposed to £1.59, every little helps), Castaway, 20/20 (we used to drink this in shots) and there was also one called Jammin' that nobody remembers. We also used to raid one of our friends' parents drinks cabinet for Raki!! I could vomit at the thought.

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  • Little Pixie
    Beginner September 2011
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    Been racking my brain about the name of the alchopop I loved. Just remembered!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • MummyMoo82
    Beginner October 2012
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    Ooh I loved Metz too. It was very sugary though, almost made my teeth itch!

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  • kharv
    Beginner March 2012
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    Metz was my favourite - remember the advert?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TUOPeNJCK8

    Also used to love V2 (I think it was called?!).

    20/20 was a firm favourite as were the VK drinks.

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  • Knees
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    Ah yes I stand corrected. I do recall seeing someone post something on Facebook about Hooch making a comeback. Although aren't the new bottles massive?!

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  • BertB
    Beginner July 2013
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    Lambrini was one, although it did taste of cat p1ss. My favourite was Reef, was like drinking orange juice.

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  • N
    Beginner January 2008
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    I loved these !! But could drink them soooo quickly. I also liked Metz and Reef

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  • Enjayee
    Beginner April 2013
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    Oh man, I forgot about Reef! That's also reminded me of Apple Sourz, remember those? Rank!

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  • BertB
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  • Erin8
    Beginner June 2014
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    Haha that is too funny! A remember a friend of mine used to make "cocktails" with Cinzano and Thunderbird!

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  • ~Peanut~
    Beginner December 2012
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    I loved Hooch, Reef, Bacardi Breezers and Mudshakes when I was 15!

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  • pandorasbox
    Beginner August 2012
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    Ooh I loved this and Hooch. Does anyone remember the scary Metz advert? It freaked me out so much I had to stop drinking it!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TUOPeNJCK8

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  • kharv
    Beginner March 2012
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    Copycat, VP! ?

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  • Vanilla Pod
    Beginner September 2011
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    VP?! Eh you Harvo I haven't even been on this thread you big bully beef!! [:'(]

    Ha ha.

    Diamond white for us, or stock, thunderbirds, whitelightening, 20/20, whatever would get you drunkest cheapest basically!

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  • kharv
    Beginner March 2012
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    Ha I meant PB - I posted the link the advert on page 2!

    Just because she's clever and her links actually work properly. Bah!

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