Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Let us talk about Sidre

So last night, there we did something that we never did before. We had Sidre. It is pronounced Cider with a Spanish accent. I spoke with a couple of people about it and they all said good things, so I was somewhat interested in it. Well let me tell you what it is first. It is apple cider with booze in it. Just like Woodchuck (I think because I have never had Woodchuck). It is just apples that have fermented. Sidre is native to this region of Spain. Everyone loves it here. Let me tell you about it. It leaves something to be desired. The experience is fun but the taste is a little different. I will talk about the taste first. It is very bitter and not so sweet. It taste like apple juice that has been in the fridge for like 8 weeks too long. Now because that is bad we need to talk about the good. The experience is awesome, here is how it works. You order a bottle (about 6 servings per bottle) and the wait staff pours it for you. They do one of 2 things. They either pour it free hand or they pour it in a cylinder. The reason why they pour it behind a cylinder is to prevent the splash. The reason why there is a splash is because they do not look at the glass when they are pouring it and they start the pour above their head. It is crazy. It is also very fun to watch. So they pour about a shot and a half in glass and every time they hand it to you, it has to be finished before you set the glass down. It is crazy like that and very funny. Everyone is watching you and you have a jolly good time. The smells are not so good but it is well worth you time. If you find a good Sidre, well then get loose because you did better than I. In case you were wondering 3 of us did 4 bottles and everyone had fun and was not drunk. So enjoy. Oh yea by the way lunch was at least 5 hours today. So now you know. MORE TO COME.

Peace out.
Kirk.

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