Orangina!

Champagne! AMG: I can just imagine! LOL, Judy

Liqueur Beirao in Portugal, on ice. It's sweet, but good. Something like Drambuie (but not as strong), it's made from herbs according to a "secret" recipe.

I like the hard cider in Britain. Also like good cappuccino out of a nice china cup. I'm from Seattle and remember going to Starbucks when it was just the one store down by the Pike Place Market but I can't drink at Starbucks because it ruins it for me served in a paper cup.

Has to be Scotland's 'other' national drink, Irn Bru. <BR> <BR>I can remember I had brouhgt a bottle of the stuff over with me and was driving around that posh part of Phoenix (paradise valley? that place near the praying monk rock I think?) and looking at all those enormous houses full of super-rich people and thinking 'Yeah, but I've got the irn-bru'... superb

Glogg (sp?)in Norway, where it took the chill off the ice going down my back after the Crossing the Arctic Circle ceremony.

Scottsdale police have an open warrant for your arrest "driving with an open container of alcohol" and a DUI. <BR>May I suggest you contact Phillips and Associates before you visit the Valley of the Sun. <BR>

Dear Sarah <BR> <BR> As was noted above there is nothing to compare to a good pint of Guinness in an Irish pub. It does not taste the same here in the U.S. as it does in Ireland. <BR>The other drink I found interesting was also in Ireland. We visited a Castle there for a medival feast and they served a type of honey apple cider drink called Mead it was served cold in small mugs. It was very potent (sweet liquid jet fuel). Needless to say a few mugs of this drink could make the shyest person do a bit of step dancing with the dancers at the Castle. <BR> <BR> Peace Robbie

Ain't no al-kee-hol in that drink, Marna

An After-Eight cocktail in Corcoran's Irish pub, Paris.

Hi I guess any beer in Germany or the Czech Rep. Any wine in Hungary, France, Italy. Just be careful drinking beer on tap in Istanbul, my wife got sick twice, there last year. Their beer called Efes is very good but drink it bottled. Also just about any bottled water with gas is good anywhere in Europe is good. <BR>alan

I have several favorites: <BR> <BR>Fanta Limon, just lemon soda which is all over Greece, and which I've never seen here. There they serve it with ouzo, but I'll take mine straight, thk you! <BR> <BR>Kir Vin Blanc in France. It just tastes better there, perhaps because of the aligote wine which I've never found. You'd think Sauvignon Blanc would be just as good, but... <BR> <BR>Marc de Bourgogne. What we had was, I believe a local non-commercial product. It was an amazing digestif, with lovely medicinal properties.

In my browsings for our upcoming jaunt, I read of the Dutch being famed for their gin....And am wondering: is it any different than other gins? And..do the Dutch know how to make a martini?...and what might it cost? (The spouse and I were enamoured of the idea of having a martini at the Meurice in Paris two years ago...till we got there and discovered it would have been like $16 or more, per person....) <BR> <BR>Amen to Guinness in Ireland. (Has anyone here ever heard of Ballykissangel?)

Guiness definitely gets my vote! Just got back from Dublin and must admit that it's a lot better there. Also enjoyed the hard cider.

Arjay, <BR>Dutch "gin" is called "jenever" and is quite strong and smooth. There are two different jenevers (and many, many brands): "oude (old) jenever", and "jonge (young) jenever" Just try them both and decide which one you like. <BR>Martini can be ordered everywhere. Price depends on the location, of course, but should be between 5 and 12 guilders. (between US$ 2.20 and US$ 5.10)

Tony, I think I love you! *L* Irn-Bru has got to be the best drink ever, and it is great when mixed with vodka. I order it by the case here in New York City, and even came across cans of the stuff in Pittsburgh once. It definitely tastes better in Scotland, though.

As an afterthought, I really enjoyed sampling all the port wines in Portugal. The selection was much more varied than anything in the US, and I especially enjoyed a port bar in the city of Oporto which had tasting menus and a very lovely view.

For the first time in my life I found a real fresh fruit shake bar in the Netherlands (just like the tropics and California- wauw!) In the Central (train)Stations of Amsterdam and Utrecht. The place is called: Shakie's fresh fruit shakes and it is open 7 days a week, during the week from 7 a.m. till 9 p.m. and weekends from 9 a.m. till 8 p.m. They sell delicious fresh fruit shakes and juices, like the summer romance (fresh raspberries) and the soyberry bandit (a strawberry soya shake - you don't taste the difference without real dairy products!) or the strawberry, orange and apple juice. They use as many organic products as they can and everything is blended right in front of you. They even have veganistic, sugar free and lactose free products. If you want you can add different types of vitamines. They sell as well bagels with toppings, like mozzarella, tomato and pesto; muffins, brownies, cakes and even a samosa and tofu roll. Yammie!

I love cider in Ireland and England and even in my favorite Irish pub in Germany - I love a good pils on a hot day in Germany. Schwepps' bitter lemon - straight on ice (great for a hangover). <BR> <BR>Arjay - we just got Satellite with BBC - America. Watched Ballykissangel for the first time!

Slade <BR> <BR>the pre-mixed stuff is available in pubs and shops in Scotland now, both manufactured by Barrs (the original) and other companies who use various different spellings to get around the copyright thing.