Herald 2

[dave1948]

Any thoughts on this ?

One's often in the soup following an earlier drink ! (8)
A?E?O?I?

Acetonic is the only word I can come with but can't see why !

[fiction-factory]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Bitter_Lake

[fiction-factory]

No- don't go for ACETONIC!
Great Bitter and APERITIF as per my answers

[Mamyalynne]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitter_Lake_(Ontario)

[fiction-factory]

Thanks to frugalfred who first suggested aperitif

[dave1948]

Thank you all once more
So it is
8d Great Bitter
15 Aperitif

[frugalfred]

Thanks, f-f, but I couldn't parse it; just went on "earlier drink" (pre-prandial, before the soup course)

[scorpiojo]

Hurrah!

[fiction-factory]

My parsing could well be wrong but when I googled PERITI i got lots of Poetrysoup references. I now think the soup is PITI

[Davemano]

Fortunate double time rates for Sundays doesn't apply.

[dave1948]

You are all superstars. Another warm thank to you all.

I wish I could give you all Best Answer and as always with Answerbank the answer is reached in the end !