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Default TN I like a Rheingau more than a Rhone white (surprise, surprise)

DaleW wrote:

> OT: I've always liked the Rebus books, but Dave leaves for St Andrews
> this week, so I find myself puzzling more over details- is Im Bru a
> soft drink or a stomach calmer, and how the hell DO you pronouce
> Siobhan? Etc etc etc.


I only have heard the Irish pronunciation of the name, but I've heard it
pronounced "Show-BAHN." And Im Bru is used as a mixer for whisky as
well as being a hideously sweet soft drink.

Mark Lipton
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