I prefer beer over wine. I also prefer hard apple cider, perry, and mead over wine. That said, on the right occasion, some wines can still hit the spot in the way others don't.
I prefer beer over wine. I also prefer hard apple cider, perry, and mead over wine. That said, on the right occasion, some wines can still hit the spot in the way others don't.
In that much we agree. I haven't had that much apple cider since it isn't the most common form of alcohol around. Mead looks interesting. But for sure wine is a thing that is more suited to certain occasions.
Apple cider is definitely more of a northern latitudes thing. I live within a reasonable driving distance of Green bluff, Washington. Lots of apples are grown there. Plenty of c
Apple juice can be found locally, although it isn't typically fermented. That usually requires home brewing or a trip to the grocery store for commercial stuff.
East of Washington, Idaho is known for potatoes. Potato juice is much less appetizing, and vodka isn't very commonly produced for whatever reason. Probably because down south where most of the actual potatoes are grown, the tee-totaling Mormons have more influence. US federal laws also impact distillation.
I see. Well, we don't have much regional stuff around the country except for Cocuy, which is the same plant as Agave, but growing in the tropic. And there's a very high proof drink made out of it. It's like our own Tequila, but it is called Cocuy.
I have had apple cider before. Just a very generic thing, I bet.