Wines and liqueurs

faithmarie, I don't know what part of NY you live in, but the Southern Tier/Finger Lakes area of NY and the Northern Tier of PA (that's where I am) is incredibly rich in wineries. Some really good wines, too! I'd suggest you go on a few of the many wine tours so you can taste a wide variety of wines to help you figure out what you like.. No point in buying a case of something you don't like. Of course, if you buy a case of wine that you DO like, it might not last very long.

 

I have never found a wine that I like.:dunno: So I can't help there ... (sorry) but I did find a lot of wine festivals in NY... so you could do a taste test.

New York Food Festivals, Food Shows, Wine Festivals, Food Events, Expos, etc.

As for liqueur ... never cared for it either.

Pass me a beer. .. :goodluck:in your search.

 

You can get Arak online here:
WineChateau.com Arak Razzouk Liqueur [email protected]

 

One martini, two martini, three martini, floor!

I like red wine, the mrs likes white. Red wines like, Gamay's, Beaujolais, Cabernet sauvignon or merlot's will keep almost forever. Red ports are the same way, kept cool, out of direct sunlight, will get better over time as they age. French, Spanish, Italian or domestic, will be fine, try a glass and see how you like it, if it tastes good, then buy some and store them away.
White wines do not keep as long, better to drink sooner.

 

Although I don't drink often anymore, I do love a good anise drink. My wife orders her specialty wine from there, so I thought I'd check if they had Arak, and they did.
The only thing I drink regularly now is a daily shot of homemade elderberry tincture, made with everclear, which is also the only alcohol I stockpile, because it has so many uses.

 

I've found Mad Dog 20/20 goes with anything, plastic bag, paper sack, park bench, doorways... and always a good year...

I think I'll stick with Jim beam with some Bushmills for company, I do like a good scotch , funny thing is I seldom drink anymore but when I do I know what I like.. I really should try my hand at beer making again, but my last try ended in dismal failure..1968 !!...

 

:beercheer:I love a cold beer, but once and awhile a glass of wine will do Ya. My great grand parents drank a class or two of red wine every night. They were not rich and bought mostly low end red wines. Still did the trick. Both lived into there 90's.

 

I do not drink often, but when I do I like

Blackberry Merlot- sweet wine no bitter after taste

Homemade coffee liquer- cheaper than the name brand (Kahlua), great taste, you can't go wrong with coffee anything!!

when I am feeling "froggy" I will have a shot of ice cold Jager- that will cure just about anything!

 

I'm on my way to work I will post my recipe for Kahlua when I get home.

Jagermeister- not quite sure how to describe it, but I swear it works as well as Nyquil!!

I'll find a link for the blackberry merlot and post that when I get home, gotta run!!

 

It's a Wittmann Riesling from Germany, a white wine, but I don't know exactly what one, it's peachy. I don't care for wine, maybe I drank too much Mad Dog 20/20 when I was younger....is that even really a wine? 30 yrs ago, the ladies loved the TJ Swann and Boones Farm, or maybe I just thought they did.

 

I am a big fan of Jager as well. I keep a bottle in my desk at work, a bottle in my freezer at home and I try to keep 2 bottles ready at all times in my liquor-zone (where I have all my hard alcohol bottles). I didn't believe what I was told 8 years ago about it, but, I have to say that I am now the healthiest I have ever been by having one or two shots (sipped, not slammed) a day. I savor the flavor and do not use Jager to get slammed.

 

I was told that it was a mix of herbs that when infused would keep all kinds of bugs away and keep a person healthy that was already healthy, or, would help a person get better if they were already sick.

It was originally marketed as a cough-syrup and from what I was told, it is still availble in certain pharmacies in Europe (primarily Germany).