I mix my wine with sparkling water. It makes chardonnay tate a little like champagne. I like the lemon and lime, but plain would be good too. Jeanne
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Dont tell anyone Rups but I actually had 2 gin and tonics!
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@Apple I cannot drink alcohol anymore, if I did partake in a glass of vino it brings on a seizure, plus my medication to control seizures states avoid alcohol. I have found some decent wines that have zero alcohol in. I also need to check food as well
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Hello Apple
I am just like you. I used to like a glass of red wine with a good meal. I asked my doctor if I could have a small glass on Christmas day to toast the King and also the NHS who has done so much for me. Yes but only with your meal was the reply, wow it was disgusting, tasted horrible and like you went straight to my head and made me giddy just after a few sips.
One way to look at it is, we will save money.
Hope your recovery goes on ok.
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I wasnāt a great drinker before the stroke and am even less of one now - makes me too dizzy, but I did enjoy some Baileys over Christmas
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Hi i had my stroke in Nov '22 and i cant tolerate any alcohol at all , never really drank alot but had what i fancied as and when i did. Now i dont have alcohol at all , my food tastes and tolerance have changed too.
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TootieB. Strange isnt it? Something else stroke has taken away
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Sweet scrambled eggs??!! Yuk!
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Really is! Hard to explain and understand at times
Thatās weird - watched the Panorama programme about Long Covid yesterday - I did feel sorry for the people affected but there are plenty of other conditions that have wierd, unpleasant side effects too
Shwmae @SimonInEdinburgh, are you sure you havenāt been having scrambled eggs during Easter?
Also enjoy āSt Peters Withoutā and āPeroniā if you want a lager
Heineken 0% for me, its realky quite decent
I thought Drop Bear Beerās alcohol free Bonfire Stout was excellent. I ordered it online because it isnāt available in my local shops.
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Iāve had a few of those brewing mishaps. Stacked eight bottles of wild strawberry wine in the wine cupboard. Thought it had finished itās fermentation, had a few balmy days, temperature rose, fermentation revived. Wine cupboard floor covered in a sweet layer of strawberry scented wine.
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Aye it is. I had a can tonight, very pleasant. I shared a can with a friend of mine, I poured him half a glass, and me the other half. After about half an hour of chatting and drinking, I revealed to him it was alcohol free. He was surprised, and by a twinkle in his eye, betrayed? 
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Thanks gents, not tried af Guinness but will do after such recommendations.
I will toast you both when i have one!!!..
Bottoms up, cheers
Andy
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I used to be a heavy drinker. That changed post stroke, Iād have the odd glass of red and an occasional g&t. Gradually, those occasional drinks became more frequent.
So on October 31st last year, totally out of the blue, I said to myself this glass of red will be my last. It was. Iām now 103 days alcohol free.
But, as others have mentioned, there are some good alcohol free drinks now. My favourite is Corona Zero. I cannot taste any difference.
So, after this chosen abstinence, youād expect me to wax lyrical about my health improvement. In truth, itās done bugger all!
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@SimonInEdinburgh try the MQUIGAN wines the shiraz tastes like a red wine even my brother whose a red wine drinker liked it the white is good too.
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@SimonInEdinburgh happy anniversary 
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