Thingorjus and Gluwein--will we mix?
Oct 28th, 2007 | 03:55 PM
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Germans will drink anything with ethyl alcohol in it. Jägermeister comes to mind as an obnoxious carrier of EtOH, along with G. Try a mug. You'll probably go back to your regular poison. IMO there is nothing that can be done with German red wine to make it palatable. Maybe I should say potable.
Since you like gin I recommend a trip to Amsterdam where you will be in heaven with the NL national beverage - genever, neat and ice cold, and poured to the brim of the flute. Lean over the bar and suck it up so you don't spill a drop. Try the Hoppe at the Spui in Amsterdam. You'll love it. Muffy might decide to stay forever. Go in the side door with the regulars.
Whatever, I am looking forward to another of your off the wall reports with Muffy and you on the road. I am laughing already.
Oct 28th, 2007 | 08:47 PM
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Oct 29th, 2007 | 12:49 AM
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>>>IMO there is nothing that can be done with German red wine to make it palatable<<<
hopscotch:
You should try a red wine from the Ahr made by
- Meyer-Näkel,
- Adeneuer or
- Stodden
before you say that again.
You may also read Hugh Johnson about German wines.
The prejudices againt German wines come from people who are used to drink Liebfraumilch and Blue Nun. These products are not available in Germany; they are specially made for British and American palates (in fact, they are the products of chemical factories in Northern Africa, using recycled camel pee as the main ingredient).
Although I admit that I also have a box of 1989 Cos d'Estournel in my cellar (it was the year my children were born)...
Same with Jägermeister. The last time I drank it I was sixteen. Now, in the USA, it sells like hotcakes. What do you learn from this?
Thingorjus:
In Berlin, you will find a Cos d'Estournel at these restaurants:
- First Floor,
- Fischers Fritz,
- Hugo's,
- Margaux
and certainly many more.
hopscotch:
You should try a red wine from the Ahr made by
- Meyer-Näkel,
- Adeneuer or
- Stodden
before you say that again.
You may also read Hugh Johnson about German wines.
The prejudices againt German wines come from people who are used to drink Liebfraumilch and Blue Nun. These products are not available in Germany; they are specially made for British and American palates (in fact, they are the products of chemical factories in Northern Africa, using recycled camel pee as the main ingredient).
Although I admit that I also have a box of 1989 Cos d'Estournel in my cellar (it was the year my children were born)...
Same with Jägermeister. The last time I drank it I was sixteen. Now, in the USA, it sells like hotcakes. What do you learn from this?
Thingorjus:
In Berlin, you will find a Cos d'Estournel at these restaurants:
- First Floor,
- Fischers Fritz,
- Hugo's,
- Margaux
and certainly many more.
Oct 29th, 2007 | 05:08 AM
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Dear Mimi, Jackie O will go with my sister, Heidi, for Christmas. I already have her outfits picked out. Keith would take her, but his parents have 3 cats. Jackie does not like kitties. My sister has a Lab, so Jackie will have a friend for the holidays.
My sister likes to dress up the dogs in Christmas outfits and take lots of photos.
Did I mention that my sister, Jennifer, your neighbor, went to Aix-en-Provence to visit her son who is at school there? She will be back on Friday.
Thingorjus
My sister likes to dress up the dogs in Christmas outfits and take lots of photos.
Did I mention that my sister, Jennifer, your neighbor, went to Aix-en-Provence to visit her son who is at school there? She will be back on Friday.
Thingorjus
