Wednesday, August 24, 2016

The Cultivation of a Drinker

What do I mean by that? The cultivation of a drinker?
Liquor is not simply  a drink of choice, it represents part of the history of food development, culture and the organic environment through to women & men’s enjoyment.

Such as –
      Grapes = wine
      Wheat = distilled liquor
      Fruit = brandies
      Sugar = rum
      Rice = Saki
            And so on, or as we say in Greece "και το α'λλο"



At a bar, restaurant, or friends home, beyond the liquor bottles, you’ll see a country’s food and culture narrative on display. It’s no accident that some great liquors made from lemons come from Italy’s lemon-growing region. Likewise for others, such as – it was not some accident that the farmers in Normandy, growing apples, to become a dominant player in the apple brandy “Calvados” world.

A little experimentation in life, food and drink behooves us all pitifully when we travel, be it California wine region, Québec’s fruit & vegetable region Ill d’Orléans, or Bavaria and its apples.

So next time you are out and about with your favorite girl, harken up to the bartender and ask “what’s local” … you may be surprised and entertained.

I was in Glasgow’s Palomino Bar when served the barman’s choice of Dalwhinnnie scotch, for which he presented to me in a crystal whiskey glass, warmed with hot water and then towel-dried, before pouring in the dram of scotch whiskey, smooth as silk.

It won’t take long, as my son-in-law discovered on travels to Switzerland and was introduced to the local Appenzeller Alpenbitter. And you’ll be pleased with the fruits of your effort, not only in your choice of drink but the cultural interaction you experience during the search – as you make new friends.



Santé

Boîte
Calvados (warmed glass)
Sliced apple and cheese
France bleu Strasbourg (streamed live)





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