Do you just stick with what you have at home or try something different? Barbados has Mount Gay which I love and its cheap, unlike in the UK. Rio- was caipirinha. That was quite a few years ago. Their caipirinha is lethal! We saw a father with his kids having a meal, and he tried one and decided he liked it. We watched him down 4 and then he realised he couldn't get up!
In Europe I tend to just stick with wine or bacardi.
But my first trip to Andalucia was a revelation - until then sherry meant the sweet cream sherry - Harvey's in the blue bottle if they were pushing the boat out - that my elderly female aunts etc drank but once I'd tasted Fino and even better Manzanilla, I was hooked! I now always have a bottle of usually La Gitana (mainly because it is the brand which is widely available in the UK) chilling in the fridge and it is my favourite aperitif.
You are far more adventurous than me!
I did drink a few Mojitos when I was in Cuba and I guess over the years I must have tasted a few different specialities but none stand out as a favourite.
If the restaurants bring us a small shot after our meal, I take a sip out of politeness, shudder, then pass it to hubby 😁
I'm an easy to please man with simple tastes !!
Equally an ice cold Tusker after a days safari in Kenya!
Rum and Coke on a boat or beach anywhere in the Caribbean. The only place I always found disappointing for drinks was the good ole US of A. Can't stand their totally flavourless lagers like Coors or Bud.
A year or so later on returning home I was sniggered at for ordering lager 😨 but nowadays it appears that lager is preferred over beer.
I'm a lager drinker, so always drink the local stuff. It's always cheaper and better than anything imported. I'm not massively into spirits, but I'll always have at least one local tipple. You really can't go to Turkey without having a glass of raki!
I don't like raki. When I went to Goa I was looking forward to trying honeybee as everybody raved about it I was so disappointed!
Is Raki like aniseed? My friend would only drink Pernod abroad as she said they can't water it down 😂
It has to be Havana rum and Coke with a splash of lime. My one trip to Cuba has converted me for a lifetime
We always go for Vodka and Tequila during the holidays. We also make margaritas and a few low alcohol drinks.
And inspired by those, who know what hot temperature is. Spanish cava or Italian prosecco...
And rum with pineapple juice...
I also like to add a slice of orange or lime or a some fresh mint leaves just to make it look yummy. :cheers:glynis:sun2
When in Finland last year, I discovered Lingonberry gin, which is as the name suggests, made with lingonberries instead of juniper. I'm not normally a fan of gin, but this was really nice.
I have never even heard of lingonberries!
i have tried to recreate this in the uk but the brandy we get here is not really suitable, the nearest i can get on a regular basis is the greek brandy Metaxa.
i also like a good red wine and having tried the local stuff all over europe am glad that nowadays i spend a lot of time in Spain where they do have some very nice reds.
Most folk hate them all.
I’m sad to have to guiltily admit that most things alcoholic, I find pleasurable.
But, in Cyprus where I go every July, my evenings always start with a wonderful glass of ouzo.
And most years, I bring a bottle home with me
– but it really never ever tastes the same as it does on those warm Cypriot evenings
watching the sun go down.
So much so, that I found the other day I have three bottles of the stuff in my cupboard. I guess that it probably doesn’t need to have a shelf life restriction
– but I am wondering if I can use it as weedkiller in my garden.
Fiona, they are a bit like small cranberries, but the taste is a little sweeter:-
ah yes they definitely look like cranberries!
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