Thursday 8 December 2011

And what should we buy ....




Never again should you have to worry about what to buy as long as Campbells of Leyburn are open. Wine you would presume one should keep in the cellar. Here it is kept in an attic - well on the second floor. What an array .Shapes ,sizes,types -Campbell's Aladdin's Attic. I was very impressed to see some Ice wine from Canada not very often you see that about. Champagne by the bottle,Magnum,Jeroboam,Methuselah,Salmanazar and Balthazar. And did I spy a Nebuchadnezzar the equivalent to 20 bottles. I am sure if you want to go for that Big Bottle Doug or Richard would be able to source you a 24 bottle Solomon and for the very thirsty a 27 litre Primat. We certainly could have a party with all of that.There was wine from every corner of the earth that produces it. A good selection of English wine too.I loved looking at the different labels and packaging. Wooden boxes that held 10,20 30 and 40 year old ports or any combination you could ask for.Ports for the old man himself. Sherry for the vicar and mothers. Rum for uncles and gin for skinny aunts Whiskey -Loch Lomond 1841, should go down a treat to toast in the New Year to Auld acquaintances. And dare I say Advocaat for me to make snowballs. It's the cherry I like the most, those sweet sickly ones out of a jar speared by a cocktail stick/ Well it is Christmas. With all the bottles that this shop carry it could certainly be a merry one.