Sinister: Twee wine

[Mike Richards]

Hello fans,

I haven't written for a couple of years because I was too lazy to move from 
my university email account which I can't send from (at home). I finally 
bothered to move and wait around for the nursury time to expire (as I was 
too lazy to say the password). I've managed to stop being as lazy now, sorry 
about that.

This rather lazy summer, I learned how to make wine. This was a sensible 
thing all round, as

a) I drink a quite legendary amount of it.
b) I'm not going to fork out £2.50 a bottle damnit.
c) My wine tastes nicer than £2.50 bottles.

Anyway, I made some wine from those kits you can buy, and they're nice 
enough. But then I thought: Hey! You can make wine out of just about 
anything if you add yeast and sugar, and I'm paying £5 for a tin of grape 
concentrate like a sucker.

To cut a long story short I found a recipe for Ribena wine, which involved 
300ml Ribena, 3lb sugar, water, yeast, nutrient, Campden etc. It's finished 
now, and in my fridge in one of those Ribena Fridge jugs. Ironic.

It's incredibly sweet, and incredibly strong. I can only really drink 2 
glasses a night at the most. Although this is largely due to the sugar 
content. I recommend anyone with winemaking know how tries to make it, I'll 
furnish anyone who cares with the recipe.

Finally, I hope to drop the whole lethargic thing in time to book my own 
wedding in June, to which you're invited* as it's a Sinister wedding.

There you go. I'll be off then. Right. Nice seeing you.

Love,
Mike
x

*Unless you're some sort of crazy person.

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"We've got a blind date with destiny.
And it looks like she's ordered the lobster" - The Shoveller

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