Sometimes not only food, but also drinks can tell a lot about a person. Someone can’t imagine a day without a few cups of coffee or tea. Someone is constantly experimenting with vitamin mixes in an effort to win back the extra calories. Some people prefer to relax with light alcoholic cocktails or something stronger. However, there are drinks in the world that only extraoriginal natures will choose for themselves.
Armageddon in Scottish
What could be more harmless than a bottle of beer at the end of the working week? Nothing, unless it’s a Scottish beer with the telling name “Armageddon”. It is officially recognized as the strongest beer in the world, because it contains 65 percent alcohol. Brewmeiste brewers have developed a special recipe to maximize the content of intoxicating degrees. The secret of the unique fermentation method lies in the purest water, like a baby’s tear, from the springs of Scotland. It is frozen right during the brewing of beer and mixed with other ingredients-crystal malt, wheat and oat flakes. As a result, the drink is thicker, richer and stronger. A bottle of eye-popping beer will cost about $ 130.
You should start getting acquainted with it with small doses, since intoxication occurs imperceptibly. Otherwise, you run the risk of finding yourself under the table or in other unexpected places with a completely chipped memory. The authors of the drink describe their creation figuratively, but clearly: “Armageddon is a nuclear warhead that will hit you in the brain in a way that you will remember for the rest of your life.”
Gold-backed Schnapps
Some enterprising manufacturers of alcoholic beverages catch customers with very expensive bait. So, the creators of the Swiss schnapps “Goldenroth” add flakes of gold to it. The strength of schnapps is 53.5 degrees, which requires a serious drinking experience and the presence of an “iron” liver from the taster. However, a severe hangover the next morning is guaranteed in any case.
And with the gold filling, everyone is free to dispose of it as they see fit. With the help of a special sieve, you can fish out the golden “harvest” without a trace. Although some thrill seekers prefer to consume the drink with all its contents. In this case, do not be surprised by sharp pain, nausea or vomiting. The sharp edges of the golden flakes can damage the gastric mucosa or provoke the processes of putrefaction in the intestine. Note that for a bottle of this dubious pleasure, you will have to pay $ 300.
Whiskey from your favorite granny
Whiskey is usually called a noble drink, savor for a long time and with pleasure. However, it is unlikely that such a desire will cause Gilpin Family Whisky. It was invented by the designer James Gilpin, whose name is associated with various shocking tricks. To create an unusual whiskey, he was inspired by a pharmacist who exchanged all the old people’s belongings for their … urine. He then prepared medicinal potions from it.
Gilpin decided to improve the idea and prepare a similar recipe for whiskey. James ‘ grandmother, who had diabetes, took an active part in the creation of the first sample. It turned out that the” right ” whiskey requires the urine of a diabetic. The result so encouraged Gilpin that he decided to increase the turnover of the family business. However, the mass production of whiskey granny did not pull, so I had to look for new sources of raw materials.
Fortunately, the manufacturing technology turned out to be surprisingly low-cost. To begin with, the urine is filtered out and sugar is removed from it. Then the sugar is fermented, and at the very end a little real whiskey is added to the drink. True to his design mission, James Gilpin assures us that his small company was created not for profit, but for the service of high art.
African passion in a bottle
Kenyan slum dwellers prefer harsh reality to art. For its thorough study, they even have a special tool-chaang moonshine, which means “kill me quickly”. Such a call clearly makes it clear what awaits the one who dares to taste this zaboristoe swill. It can not be called otherwise, because African moonshiners add “incendiary” elements to traditional cereals in the form of jet fuel, battery acid and embalming liquid. Since they have no idea about personal hygiene and sanitary standards, you can find sand, hair, or anything from animal waste products in chaang.
A glass of Kenyan moonshine is enough to awaken a frenzied frenzy and a craving for African dances on the tables, after which it is a relief to part with consciousness until the next morning. And after waking up, when a superhuman effort will be able to open the eyelids and take an upright position, you will have to fight with a severe hangover, incessant vomiting and a wild headache.
A ticket to another world
The inhabitants of the dense forests of the Amazon prefer to use alcohol to see their deceased ancestors. The best means of transportation is the “liana of the dead”. So the name of their traditional drink ayahuasca is translated from the language of ancient Quechua. Its main component is a special liana, entangling a strong network of impenetrable jungle. To prepare the drink, it is crushed and mixed with other leaves and herbs used as spices. Then this herbaceous mixture is cooked for 12 hours in a row.
A few sips of the intoxicating drink will be enough to transport you to the world of the dead. At least this is how the hallucinogenic effect manifests itself in the indigenous Indians of the Amazon, who firmly believe that ayahuasca is able to stretch a thread between that light and this. There is another proven property of the drink, more valuable and practical. A decoction from the “liana of the dead” can instantly destroy all parasites and harmful microbes that have invaded the body.
It is unlikely that anyone will argue that it is better to learn all this extreme exoticism from a distance. It is much more pleasant to drink a glass of your favorite drink and not worry about the fatal consequences.