mpescatori wrote on 06/04/13 at 00:42:48:groupus wrote on 05/31/13 at 09:21:07:Grappa is gross. Kinda reminds me of black liquoice. I work at a fine restaurant as my second job and they serve it as a digestivo (drink at the end of the meal). I think we carry that Moscato. They serve it in a tulip glass, which is about 2 oz.
I don't understand fine dining. Why would I want to spend $200 on spare parts like goose liver, snails, and monkey brains (seriously, think Indiana Jones Temple of Doom) and wash it down with
a $20 shot of fermented butt? I could spend that money on so many motorcycle parts!
I've tried a lot of the more expensive wines there and I still prefer mine out of a box.
I'll take your first comment as an insult, thank you very much.Grappa is the traditional Mediterranean liqueur, whether it's called
grappa or
graspa or
aquavit. Or
raki (Greece). Or
Yeni Raki (Turkey).
The only other Mediterranean traditional liqueur is made from aniseed, so that you will find it called "Anės" in France, "Anice" or "Sambuca" in Italy,
"Raki" in Turkey (without the "Yeni") or "Arak" in Arabic speaking Countries.
Neither belong to the traditional US culture because your culture is North European...
...so there you go with Whiskies of all sorts, or vodka distilled from grains.
We eat grains, you distill them.
Northern Europe is too cold and doesn't have the required sunlight for grapes to grow, so that you lack this fruit.
But to define grappa as gross is like defining scotch whiskey as gross.
Talisker or Laphroaig... gross?
Your other comment means you, to my eyes, either don't understand or don't deserve your second job... like a vegetarian working in a butchery.
Please define "fermented butt"...
No offense meant. It is all a matter of opinion.
I hope I didn't come off as some uncultured and ungrateful redneck sucking swill out of a mason jar. I live in Pennsylvania, which has some of the best grape growing conditions on the east coast and over 100 wineries. You should know that my mother is an Italian immigrant and works at one of these wineries. Her parents grow their own grapes and make their own wine, which is quite good. So, yeah
They also make a potent limoncello; some people think that is gross.
The restaurant job is, well its a job. There are a lot of personal issues I have with this place, but the food and service are incredible. This particular restaurant is a money pit and only exists to inflate the owner's ego. I also don't like that a group of 4 people can somehow think it is ok drop over $1000 on one meal when the same money could feed a hungry family for a month. I am a realist though and hate wastefulness.
I have had the opportunity to try many things that I would not have opted to spend my own dime on. I also got to try a lot of wines because you need to be able to describe the taste and history, especially since people are more familiar with French wines than Italian. Because Italy is closer to the equator than France, the grapes and wine will have a different flavor.
Now that you know me a bit better, I still don't like grappa, but that's cool if you do. I like micro brew beers, good whiskey and gin when it gets hot. Again, those are not for everyone. they can have subtle differences depending on region and quality too. Macallan 18 and Jonnie Walker Blue are some of the best I have had.
fermented butt = a fermented beverage with a strongly unpleasant flavor
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