h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I set out to finish the evening witrh a single, large, strong drink.

As it happenned, I had two.

Both involved mixing a 440ml can of with a mix of Russian Standard vodka and some Ribena Orange and Tangerine concentrate along with a couple of ice cubes.

Earlier in the day I ran the tumble drier and picked up the (late) post, which included four "Breakfast packs". I'll try one tomorrow.

I watched "Have I Got News for Yopu", "Law & Order: SVU", "The Graham Norton Show" and "Boss". "Boss" became quite irritating because, although it was essentially ad-free, it stuttered at the end so the last 15 minutes of content took nearly 25 minutes.

Tell about your coffee syrups, Peet. What flavours do they come in, and what are they like? How much do you put in?

I've got a bean to cup machine but it's strictly espresso only, you only get a titchy amount, but that's all I want really, just enough to 3/4 fill a double espresso cup.

I drink coffee for the caffeine so I need a small amount of highly concentrated liquid. A shot, in other words.

There were three flavours available in "sugar-free", which won't interest you as you can taste the artificial sweetener in the background. But I bought one each of Hazelnut and Caramel, and two Vanillas.

I'm still experimenting with the quantity - I bought a couple of dispensing measures (pumps) and I think one pump per double espresso is about right. As I'm typing this I'm making a Hazelnut coffee for breakfast.

The syrups are made by a French company called Monin. If you like it with sugar, there are a *lot* more flavour options!

http://www.syrupsandstuff.co.uk/acatalog/Monin_Single_Syrups_70cl_Bottles.html

Off to try out a single-portion breakfast cereal. It's the latest thing I'm trying from "Graze". (A "snacks through the post" company, m'Lud.)