Okay.. Here are my thoughts from Drinking Around the World for the second time.
This has become a yearly tradition for the beginning of Summer for a friend and I. Last year, we stayed at the Carribean Beach Resort(I wouldn't really recommend it), and because of this we got the extra magic hours. We drank around the world from 8-12am and I was quite "gone". This year we decided to spread it out, and actually started at 12pm instead.
The first drink occurred at Biergarten:
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Biergarten is one of my all time favorite restaurants at Disney. It has great food, atmosphere, and great price in terms of Disney. The german fare is awesome and pretty much the best tasting buffet I have ever had. At Beirgarten I had the 1 liter Oktoberfest, which is a medium darker beer and a 5% alcohol content. it was crisp and refreshing. I drank it pretty slowly throughout the meal, but it was a really great beer.
Next:
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This Kung Fu Punch from the Garden Festival Kiosk. Last time I had plum wine and decided to do something different. It was a mixed drink with Rum, madarin orange juice, and something else I cannot quite remember. It tasted on the weaker side to me and was really sweet. This was definitely not my favorite. It was not very Chinese-esque in hindsight.
Now.. to the WORST THING I HAD
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This is the Glacier shot from Norway and it was a potato based vodka. I thought that instead of a Carlsberg, I would try to something exciting. I drank this while in the Viking exhibit and almost instantly vomited everywhere. It was like drinking warm rubbing alcohol. It had a TERRIBLE taste, and I will never take one of those shots again. It was expensive, disgusting and almost ruined my drinking around the world. Do not buy this shot, it is really really gross.
Next... Mexico
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We then headed to Cava de Tequila which was packed! There was a line outside of the door. They were so busy that all the margaritas were already premixed and they were just basically pouring them instead of making them on the spot. I chose the blood orange margarita. It was tart and sweet and actually pretty strong. I did not really love the hibiscus salt on the rim, I thought it detracted from the drink. I really wish they would have made it fresh (especially since they were $13) but I was happy with my drink. At this point, I was feeling quite "happy". Riding los cabelleros was quite fun compared to "adequate" that is usually was.
Next... Canada!
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This was the "tronotopolitan". It honestly just tasted like cranberry juice. Not very thrilling and super boring. I had help finish a moosehead beer, as well which was okay. Not my favorite. It just tasted like a standard beer.
Next UK...
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At the UK, I had a strongbow. I love Strongbow and pretty much any hard cider. It has such a crisp, clean taste that I just love. We sat down on the outside patio for awhile and enjoyed our drinks. We actually also met a new friend of top of a building:
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This was definitely a point of "content"
Next... France
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This was called La Vie en rose. It has rose wine and I believe elderflower liquor. It was really amazing. It was not too sweet, nice and cold, and a good strongness to it. I found it to be the most refreshing of all the drinks I had that day. This was drink from the flower and garden festival, so it is likely gone but was an awesome drink. Not the most manliness, but this time was all about trying something new.
Next... Morocco
Apparently I did not take a photo of this... I was getting to the forgetfullness part of my drinking adventure. I had the Moroccan daiquiri. It has rosewater, and strawberry. very good tasting but also very sweet. Morocco is definitely the most limiting of all the pavilions. They only have a few options.
Next... Japan.
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Here I had the "frozen" Kirin Ichiban. A Frozen beer in Japan has a frozen foam that is added. It basically keeps the beer ice cold with the think foam. This was actually one of my favorites. It reminded me of butterbeer if it tasted like real beer. Very cold, refreshing, and if you already like Kirin Ichiban, I say go for it! I will note at this point I was drunkenly speaking Japanese to staff. I was an Asian studies major in undergrad and this usually happens when I drink around the world.. Gomen nasai !
Next.. AMERICA! HECK YEAH....
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I am whisky kind of guy so I always get the red stag lemonade. There is just something about the sweet/sour taste and whisky that is really amazing. It is one of the best little secrets. Most people may get Samuel Adams but try the Red Stag Lemonade! We ended up going to the American Adventure show, and I was pretty gone. I do not remember much of the show (I've seen it before) but I remember memorized by Susan B. Anthony and her tiny glasses. Why? I do not know. I really did not like her tiny glasses.
Finally... Italy
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Italy for me is a blur. I ended up getting limoncello which is one of my favorite liquors of all time. It is like tasting amazing candy lemon drops that get you drunk. We had dinner reservations at Via Napoli and headed there. My limoncello got spilled on me, so I ended up getting a limoncellodrop:
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This meal to me felt like it was 5 seconds long. I remember the pizza being some of the most amazing pizza I have ever had. I do not remember any of the conversations or how long we were there. By the time we were leaving the restaurant was pretty empty, and as we were walking back towards the entrance of the park we pretty much had the entire world showcase to ourselves. At one point I remember sitting on a bench and remorsely talking about how I have grown up and now am an adult. Which is pretty hilarious to me. We headed to the bus which we had to ourselves! Again that felt like 5 seconds. I did not feel sick at all that night even though we were drinking for around 8-9 hours. SNL that night was pretty hilarious (From the alcohol I suspect!)
Coming Soon in July will be a picture review of Busch Gardens Williamsburg!
