First alcoholic drink and what age?

[Colwyn]

As a student, when I finished my Finals, I thought I would mark the occasion by inventing a drink. It was the 3 Bs - a pint glass with half of Bitter, a bottle of Barley Wine and topped off with some Brandy.I was intending to have one; unfortunately my chums thought it would be a great laugh to buy them for me all night. Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, oh ................

[mary62]

My mum was never a drinker as such, so she didn't go in for fancy drinks. At Christmas she would take a bottle to the co-op off license and buy draft mead from the cask. Horrible sickly sweet stuff, but I still drank it. My Gran also used to make wine. Rhubarb, sloe berry etc....one sip was potent.

[spo6666]

Bottle of Watneys pale ale & a hamlet cigar at 14yrs and you had to carry a bottle opener everywhere