HK yum cha is fab for hangovers.
Now
that is actually a good idea!
Nothing better than some steamed dim sums and some good Chinese tea to blow away the drunkenness.
Bundy Bear said:
I'm not sure what is worse; the lack of sleep or the too much alcohol.
straitman said it all: it's the combination that hurts. I oft quote QF44 as case-in-point..
This is why free alcohol is nice, but not a hugely great importance to me.
As for my preferences, I like wine the most; my first taste of alcohol was Ricadonna Asti at the age of 16. Since then I've moved to enjoying mostly white wines, more sweet-ish/fruity, not so much dry. Late harvest wines are nice. Now that I think about it, I really should have picked up a bottle of Moscato when we were at Wirra Wirra. :-| Ah well. I also like sipping dessert wines after a meal; De Bortoli Noble One comes to mind (albeit expensive stuff).
Reds are mostly OK with me, but I typically like to drink reds with food, again the emphasis on gentle flavours. I drink ports selectively.
I do not like most Australian beers. My preferences are Coopers, Cascade or James Squires; internationally speaking I like Coronas for a light refreshing taste, otherwise I enjoy the flavour of Stella Artois. And a decent Guinness goes down well once in a while.
I do not drink anything hard - tried bourbon before, hate it. Whisky was done, over it. Not too interested in trying scotch. Vodka typically mixed; I've tried it straight before and all I can say is, "it burns". A Baileys on the rocks makes a nice sweetner, especially post meals.
On that note, does anyone remember what is offered in J after the dessert course? I remember being on QF44 and the FA comes out with dessert and enquires whether I would like to drink one of four different offerings. Baileys wasn't there; they had to fetch that out of the galley. I know that muscat (not that I know what
that is) was one of the offered alcohols with dessert.
Lindsay Wilson said:
Well, we are really falling behind the Amex thread...
I'm trying! I'm trying! *tries to think of 10 more silly survey questions*
But an SQTalker is around and we just had a lovely evening at the makansutra hawker centre (the one at the Esplanade) followed by some quality wine tasting.
