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Harvey18
Netherlands165 Posts
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Sakray
France2198 Posts
I'm so fucked I can't take pictures of myself with alchoolol. FML. | ||
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triforks
United States370 Posts
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Resonance
Canada113 Posts
On January 11 2013 07:56 Cainam wrote: My buddy lives in China currently and when he was home for Christmas he brought me a bottle of Baijiu. This stuff tastes like fucking gasoline though and I'm wondering if anyone knows what the fuck I can mix it with to make it drinkable. Any help would be appreciated. What type of baijiu did your friend get you? Erguotou is just a cheap drink that has no flavours, but shouldn't taste bad. Maotai and Wuliangye are the best drinks to be had. They are insanely expensive though. | ||
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Pent217
United States17 Posts
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x2fst
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HunterX11
United States1048 Posts
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FliedLice
Germany7494 Posts
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FallDownMarigold
United States3710 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/CC63t5e.png) At just $11.99 per 1.75L bottle, it's a great way to entertain on a budget. Not only that, but it may also be used as a powerful cleaning agent, which comes in handy the morning after this bottle is cracked open. The only real downside is that sometimes it induces temporary blindness. In rare instances it has been reported to melt the taste buds off the tongue, which actually makes the stuff taste even better. | ||
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Omnipresent
United States871 Posts
I always thought Goose Island beers were just okay, but nothing special. Then I visited the Brewery... They have dozens of beers on tap, and all the ones I had were twice as good as the 3-4 varieties they sell in bottles. They have some really talented brewers there. It's a shame they don't distribute a broader selection. I think it has something to do with the deal they cut with Anheuser Busch, who brews all the beers they distribute (312, Honkers, etc). But man, if I could buy their Honest Stout at the liquor store, I'd probably never drink anything else. | ||
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imBLIND
United States2626 Posts
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Half the Sky
Germany9029 Posts
On August 11 2015 17:35 imBLIND wrote: I'm just getting started into wines...google has been mostly unhelpful as to how to pick out wine. Does anyone have any suggestions or good sites that teach you how to pick out wines? I've become a bit of a wine fanatic somewhat recently (and when it's not wine, it's whiskey for me, specifically Glenfiddich) but on the topic of wine, I think there are a few things to consider when getting started. White versus red What your favourite foods are (some types of wine go better with others, for example, seafood tends to pair better with a drier white like a Riesling) How dry you want your wine to be, some prefer dry, others sweet. If you're making a particular drink (like you'd need Spanish tempranillo for a sangria or whatever) If you have a really particular taste, different regions have different grapes that give their wine a particular taste (for example Argentinian malbec, etc) This is a very basic guide that might be helpful: http://www.winemag.com/wine-for-beginners/ If you live in an area with many local wineries also you could take advantage of wine tastings, and that could be a good way to get a good sampling of wine for cheap and it would give you a direction in which to go. | ||
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rotta
5562 Posts
On August 11 2015 17:35 imBLIND wrote: I'm just getting started into wines...google has been mostly unhelpful as to how to pick out wine. Does anyone have any suggestions or good sites that teach you how to pick out wines? Just make sure it's white. | ||
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WonnaPlay
Netherlands912 Posts
and "Dry" | ||
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HotShizz
France710 Posts
On August 11 2015 17:35 imBLIND wrote: I'm just getting started into wines...google has been mostly unhelpful as to how to pick out wine. Does anyone have any suggestions or good sites that teach you how to pick out wines? I will preface this by saying I am not a wine expert but these are some general rules I've heard/ learned. There are some tricks that aren't 100 % true but can be a guide for quality. You know the sticker on the front of the bottle with the name and region, generally the more precise it is the better the quality you'll find. For example if it says simply Côte du Rhône it won't be as "good" in general as a bottle that tells you exactly in which castle or I guess town it was bottled; the more precise they are the easier it is to map where the grapes came from and for the big wine connaisseurs to find out about the weather for the year and how it will affect the acidity, etc. Also, in general, there is often a sticker on the back of the bottle that tells you a little story about the grapes and what food it is good with, etc. The "good" wines won't have this sticker. They expect if you're buying the bottle you know what you need to and they aren't going to bother to tell you not to have a Bordeaux with fish, because it should already be known. That said, you can buy a $3 bottle of wine without that back sticker, but it isn't going to make it any better quality. Next, that little dimple in the bottom of a bottle where the tanins tend to settle will be higher on the more expensive wines, though again, it is just a general rule. It's nice as well if you talk to an expert wherever you purchase your wines to find out about them if you aren't planning to drink them right away. Some wines can be kept for decades, though after a bit of time it becomes a risky proposition if what you'll be drinking is still good. However, just because you find a 1987 whatever DOES NOT mean it is going to be good, it might be a bad year, or it might be that that particular wine doesn't really have a shelf life longer than 7 or 8 years. Lastly, you have to know what you want. Me, I like earthy and full bodied reds, heavy on the tanins like a good St. Emilion from the Bourdeaux region. But I wouldn't drink it with any mild flavored foods, because instead of being a good accompaniment, it will completely overwhelm the flavor of the food. Also, I don't know much about Californian wines, but if you want something mild, I am a big fan of rosé. If you go French, know that a rosé d'Anjou will be fruity and sweet whereas one from Provence will be much drier. | ||
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intotheheart
Canada33091 Posts
On August 11 2015 17:35 imBLIND wrote: I'm just getting started into wines...google has been mostly unhelpful as to how to pick out wine. Does anyone have any suggestions or good sites that teach you how to pick out wines? I'm not a huge wine drinker, but I like a Malbec from Argentina. It's got a really nice texture. To those fellow Ontarians (if you don't recognize that word, ignore the rest of this post): what's a great non-liquor alcohol to buy for parties from the perspective of a university student? | ||
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vOdToasT
Sweden2870 Posts
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Half the Sky
Germany9029 Posts
On August 11 2015 23:30 IntoTheheart wrote: I'm not a huge wine drinker, but I like a Malbec from Argentina. It's got a really nice texture. Same. I'm very partial to malbec, Spanish wines (garnacha, tempranillo), German/Austrian rieslings/gewurztraminer and as dry as possible. On January 11 2013 15:50 Pent217 wrote: The Finger Lakes region in NY, USA has some great local distilleries. Failing the ability to get a decent micro-brew, I'll usually settle for a vodka (preferably Grey Goose) tonic with cranberry. This so much. I went on a longish holiday in the US visiting family last summer and I had the chance to make it out to the Finger Lakes, some really nice wineries and distilleries out there. | ||
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