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Well, I don't know how you can drink chamomile tea.

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Just like drinking scotch and smoking staples

War, Famine, Plague, Death, and Monday.

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Just like drinking scotch and smoking staples

Well, I don't know how anyone can drink chamomile.

I started drinking it because I learned about its beneficial properties for my ailments, but overall, I actually liked the taste more than that awful tea they sell in supermarkets.

War, Famine, Plague, Death, and Monday.

*and Mr. Whiskers.

It seems that spring has finally arrived, so it would be a sin not to have a drink. On Saturday, I brought a couple of liters of this. Unlike the products from Suzdal, which you've seen reviews of before, "Medovarnya Na-Payakh" is a small company, almost like home production. As for the drink itself, it’s slightly less strong than the standard (4.5% on average, depending on the batch), it smells good, not repulsive, and even reminiscent of pure honey. It's similar to "Pyatyltinnaya" from Suzdal, but without excessive sweetness, as it should be considering there is no sugar in its composition (which is actually a good sign). However, hops are present in the ingredients, but they aren't very noticeable. Or maybe they just blend in harmoniously. Perhaps it's one of the best meads I've tried (I won't compare it to "Black Boar" from Mjolnir, as they are too different). In general, it's an excellent product; I recommend it, 9/10.
The bottle of rum next to it isn't just for show. These two drinks mix very well together, unlike that terrible combination of vodka and beer that is somehow popular here. Rum adds not only a pleasant strength but also a wonderful vanilla aroma that goes so well with the honey flavor, while the drinkability doesn't suffer at all. The proportions depend on your taste, but you probably shouldn't add more than 1 part rum to 3 parts mead. I usually mix them in a ratio of about 1 to 4. Although, perhaps you could do the opposite and add some mead to the rum instead... But remember that these are drinks made from different raw materials, which means you might feel unwell afterward. By the way, I first tried pairing mead with pickled apples, following numerous online suggestions. It was quite good. You don't even need real pickled apples: thinly slice them and put them in a glass of water; after a couple of hours, you can use them as a snack.

Due to starting to live separately from my parents, I had to save money on everything, including alcohol. Recently, I found a cheap domestic alternative to Jägermeister. If you drink it straight, it's not great, but it's drinkable. If you mix it into cocktails (for example, with cola), the difference in taste becomes less noticeable with each glass (unlike the difference in price). Don't confuse it with a balm; that trick won't work, although you can still have a little if you've already had a few drinks.

Wouldn't a large dose of herbal liqueur be beneficial?

Neyra, is your hand getting old, or is it just me?

Wouldn't large doses of herbal liqueurs make you feel unwell?

I can't say for sure about Ussuriysky Liqueur, as I've only had it in small doses so far. But I've tried different amounts of Jägermeister and Becherovka. I haven't experienced any terrible hangovers or feeling unwell from them. Although, I have seen people who got very sick after a few servings of Becherovka with tonic and juice, but this is probably due to individual physiological characteristics. I, on the other hand, feel bad after whiskey, cognac, and a lot of vodka. And if I drink rum (except for Bacardi, but I haven't had much of it), I become extremely angry and aggressive, so I generally prefer to avoid these drinks.

It's decent beer, light and smooth. It's probably good to take to the sauna. But it costs almost a hundred (it's imported), and in reality, it's not much better than some Russian Krusovice for fifty. It's comparable to Paulaner; I'd say they're quite different, but at the same level. Choose for yourself what's better; in my opinion, it depends on the situation. Kozel is denser, brighter, and warmer than the German beer. 7/10

My first encounter with products from this seemingly quite popular brewery. It's the only mead that can be bought in stores. The ingredients are honey, water, and mint. They probably just didn't list the yeast. The aroma is rather weak and indistinct, but not unpleasant. You could say roughly the same about the taste. It tastes like regular beer, but without the hoppy bitterness; the malt flavor and smell have been replaced by a honeyed aftertaste. It differs significantly from the Suzdal and "Krasnaya Gorka" varieties; it's much more bland and resembles beer more closely. But it’s also cheaper, about one and a half times less expensive. Overall – a decent alternative to beer, 7/10


I tried my own homemade mead. After soaking for a couple of days, it became milder and easier to drink. You can feel the alcohol, but not as strongly as in wine, which means the ABV is indeed around 8-10%. It's not carbonated, smells like wine and honey. Perhaps it has a stronger aroma than the Suzdal variety, but the scent is sharper, and you can sense the alcoholic notes. It tastes like wine (it was made with wine yeast). There's a slight hint of citrus, resembling grapefruit. In terms of taste, it's quite unremarkable, absolutely not sweet, very similar to young dry wine, with a honey-hoppy aftertaste. Basically, if the Volkovskaya version is almost like beer, then I created something closer to classic wine. Next time, I should definitely try not fermenting all the sugar completely and letting the yeast finish fermentation. And experiment with different types of yeast. I give this beverage a 6/10 based on its flavor qualities, but considering the strength, it could have even scored higher...

It’s almost summer, which means it would be nice to have a beer. A light, wheat, refreshing beer. I will review three domestic craft beers. Fortunate season, wheat ale I already drank it past its expiration date, but it seems the beer didn't spoil or turn sour. It has a mild aroma with hints of spices; the taste is sweet and soft, but not without a strong hoppy aftertaste. You can feel the spice, but not strongly, unless you drink it in small sips (by the way, it's worth trying, as the flavor changes significantly). Not bad wheat ale, quite cheap for a craft beer, but if they offer me a choice between this one and draft from "Zernogut," I will choose the latter. After all, it is more spring-autumn hoppy and spicy than refreshingly summery. But overall – decent craft beer at a reasonable price, 7/10. White Robot, doppelbock Wonderful! (or “awesome!”, as my traumatologist taught me to say when he was stitching up my arm in Yeltsa). It would seem that this isn’t the right genre; Doppelbock is a strong beer for winter and autumn, but it fits perfectly. The aroma is very mild, slightly sweet and malty, and floral/herbal, exactly herbal, not spicy. It feels like you are standing in the middle of a summer meadow. The taste is just as mild and sweet, with minimal hops. The alcohol content is 7.1%, but you don't even feel it in the taste. Excellent beer for almost any season (except winter, in my opinion), although it is somewhat expensive. If you see it, I recommend buying it. 8.5/10 P.S. It is quite interesting to pair this beer with honey (with apples, ideally). Then the sweetness of the beer will go away, and the herbal notes will be better felt.

Peremena, a seasonal light elf beer (note: it's written as "session," not "season." Maybe it's meant to be consumed during a session?).

It has a light aroma with hints of hops and citrus, along with some malt notes. The taste is very dry but not bitter; it’s smooth. The aftertaste also features hops and citrus. It seems they use the same hops that I used for my mead… Very light and mild, only 3.5% ABV, which is appropriate for a summer beer. Average price, average rating – 7.5/10.

Barley tea. A drink for those who like it; it didn't seem tasty to me, but there's something about it. Water with a strong, specific aftertaste. It would be great for quenching thirst, but I took it as a dessert drink, like a sweet soda, so it wasn't quite what I expected.