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17 Apr, 12 tweets, 4 min read

Time for a pulp countdown now, and today it's my top 10 trendy tipples!

Stand by for a world of sophistication...

At #10: port! It's basically Xmas turbo-wine to get you through to Boxing Day.

Best mixed with Pepsi apparently...

At #9: Guinness! Liquid power for grandparents that tastes... well let's just say there's a reason they don't sell it warm any more.

At #8: Rosé! It's kinda creepy...

At #7: Canadian whisky! Where's that hand going young lady?

At #6: Blatz! Liberace loves it, and that's good enough for me.

At #5: Dry Sack! Ask any man for details.

At #4: Haig whisky! Chug! Chug! Chug!

At #3: vodka! The mainstay of many a librarian.

At #2: Babycham! Look how happy he is with his sparkling perry drink!

And at #1: Jägermeister! It's just happy juice...

More pulp countdowns another time. Drink responsibly etc...

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