The BBQ, beer, wine, whisky, cigars, excellent weather and good company thread

[Servilius Novus]

Hi everyone :)

I'm Servilius Novus, regular Europa Barbarorum player and former vanilla RTW and M2TW player. I play the Total war series for about 6 years for now and my enthusiasm and dedication to the Total War series is still the same :)

So hai guys! ;)

[daigaku]

Hi, Servilius Novus,
be welcome in the realms of TW;
being quite a traditionalist I´d recommend a few trials with "The one and only original" M:TW 1 - unequaled experiences granted!

greetings daigaku

[Peasant Phill]

Welcome Servilius Novus,

I see you picked an interesting avatar.

[Servilius Novus]

Hi

@daigaku Gotta try it, downloading! ;)

@Peasant Phill

[Jack50]

Welcome Servilius Novus glad to see you on board. As a "former" M2:TW player myself, I applaud your desire to try M:TW which I just came to about 1 month ago and have been playing for not quite 1 week! Anywho, enjoy the friendly confines of the ORG.

[daigaku]

Hi,

@ Servilius Novus: sorry, just curiosity: already installed? Already playing? If yes, wish you great battles!!!

@ Jack50: How are you progressing, how do you like that one?

greetings, daigaku

[Servilius Novus]

@Jack50 Thanks :) Also, I get the joke

@daigaku Yes, I already installed it and it is AWESOME! I just started a campaign with the early Byzantines (on easy since it's my first try :P ), and
I already conquered the Middle-East and Egypt ;)

[daigaku]

Hi, Servilius Novus,

;-)) love to hear that! The Byzantines are a great faction, with allround very good units. Watch out for about 1250/1280, made the experience that they didn´t get too good heirs around this time. So do what you seem to enjoy anyway ;-)) keep on conquering!

a happily playing along

daigaku

[Jack50]

@Servilius Novus Happy about your victories Of course to play the faction just a little northwest of there(Hungary) makes for a better Empire since you can incorporate the Byzisses in

@daigaku One is super awesome I went ahead and bumped up my copy to version 2.01 to eventually try some mods. From what you are posting sounds like that keeps you busy!

[Servilius Novus]

@daigaku Thanks ;) I am bit of afraid of the mongols though =D

@Jack50 Well, I am Hungarian, so I also though about creating a decent Hungarian Empire

[Andres]

Welcome Servilius Novus

Your avatar looks exactly like me, after three days of Carnaval

[Servilius Novus]

@Andres Hi Andres

[daigaku]

Hi everybody,

@ Jack50: even Vanilla kept me busy for about 10 years, having started to play MODs only a few weeks ago. Tried first XL on 2.01, but didn´t like the limitations (playing mostly the Danes, for example conquering Ireland for Kerns and Gallowglasses - in XL there were none :-( and no LithCav!!!) Now playing REDUX, available for both 1.1 and 2.01, with completely new time frame, units a.s.o. - and keep sticking to the machine to play and play and......so have FUN, man!!!!

@ Servilius Novus: No need to be afraid of them, starting early gives you the time to develop good enough armour for their godd@mned Archers as well as getting far enough into the tech tree to have allround superiour units - but you have to keep an eye on income, of course (as Byz no prob, rich provinces). Wish you VICTORY ;-))

@ Andres: Shame on you! After three days still looking THAT sober?!? ;-)))

greetings to all players of "the one and only" TW-game,

daigaku

[InsaneApache]

Hello and welcome.

[Andres]

@ Andres: Shame on you! After three days still looking THAT sober?!? ;-)))

I can handle my drinks

[Servilius Novus]

@InsaneApache Hi :)

@daigaku

[daigaku]

Hi Andres,

I can handle my drinks

......ook Bessengenever?!? ;-))

daigaku

[Vlixes]

Hi again Servilius,
it's not my turn to salute you welcome,
btw, where did you got the old Medieval? Where can I get the S1?

[Servilius Novus]

@The Feathered Serpent Hi

[Andres]

......ook Bessengenever?!? ;-))

daigaku

I prefer beer (I'm Belgian after all ).

More recently, I also learned to appreciate single malt whisky.

[daigaku]

Hi Andres

I prefer beer (I'm Belgian after all ).

More recently, I also learned to appreciate single malt whisky.

?!?How was that called?!? Becassine??? Tried that some 20 years ago - wasn´t too bad tasting, but gave headaches......

Which Single Malts do you prefer - the "turpentine" ones (like for example Laphroigh) or something smoother (like Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban)? I personally prefer the latter....

Jamas, daigaku

[Andres]

Hey daigaku,


Never heard of Becassine. But there are many smaller breweries, very local, perhaps it was one of those?

I still have a lot to discover in the world of whisky and I must say, so far, I love most of it. I think the best one I got so far, was a bottle of 18 year old Caol Ila my wife got me last year for my birthday. My "standard" whisky for the moment is Highland Park 12yrs; allthough I prefer the 16 yr old, but it's not so easy to find around here. I enjoyed the Ardbeg 10 yr, but didn't like it as much as the other ones I mentioned. I bought my father a 15 yr old Glenlivet bottle and I regretted giving it to him after I tasted a glas

It was in fact my father who introduced me to the world of whisky with Jameson (Irish whisky) and Glenfiddich.

[daigaku]

Hi Andres,

Yes, this Becassine stuff was from a small brewery from somewhere south Belgium, a friend had brought some along....

The Glenlivet is great. Quite neutral, not too sweet and not smoky at all - fine choice ;-)) but next time make this present to yourself!!

Sorry to say, but Glenfiddich contains sugar colour - and if you know whatfor to search in the taste you´ll recognize it....

Of the Irish stuff I only know good old Paddy - something to blow your head, but not for a nice evening to taste along with a good cigar ;-)))

Haven´t tried the Ardbeg yet, but will have a look for it - as well for the Highland Park, just to get to know them ;-))

So I wish you nice experiences for your tongue, whisky is really worth it!

greetings, daigaku

[Andres]

Ah yes, whisky along with a decent cigarillo... I never smoke inside the house, but when the weather allows it (unfortunately not often here in Belgium), I like enjoying cigarillo's and whisky during the evening outside. Just sitting there, watching the wind playing with the leaves, enjoying my drink and my smoke. Not thinking too much. It's so relaxing. A bit unhealthy, but then again, it's not like I do that every night (in my case, the bad weather here is probably a blessing for my health ).

[Zim]

Terrible heathen that I am, despite having tried a lot of whiskys my go to is often just Bushmills, although there are a few bourbons I really enjoy.

Whisky + Cigar + clear skies and a telescope = a wonderful evening.

[Jack50]

Johnnie Walker Black and a smooth cigar and yes outdoors! Only once a year for me (to have all 3 come together)! Otherwise gin and juice.

[daigaku]

Hi,

sounds as we all should meet for a warm summer afternoon, having around some fine and different bottles, some of those (by some detested) wooden boxes with smokeable wonders inside, slowly starting a fire towards sunset and get some Camel Steaks ;-)) and some Merguezes (algerian/tunisian sausages with lamb and beef, quite hot, usually eaten with Harissa, a paste of chili and garlic) going, simply enjoying life as it is.....

dreaming greetings, daigaku

[Jack50]

I'm all for it! Especially the Merguezes, never had 'em but they sound just wonderful

[Andres]

Merguez on the BBQ, most excellent

Champagne before diner, a good rosé wine during diner (I prefer it over red wine during summer), a good BBQ, whisky and cigars afterwards, good weather and good company. Perfect.

@Jack50 : whatever happened to the 49 other Jacks?

[Peasant Phill]

For me it's spare ribs (those merguezes are great though) with a trappist or white port. No sigars though.

Not that the weather here is cooperating