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cwdjrxyz > wrote:

> On Jul 2, 9:11 pm, Mydnight > wrote:
> > > You're probably correct but believe or not in China there are even worse
> > > wines for a higher price. I drank one that I only remember what the
> > > label looked like a picture of a dolphin on the label that smelled like
> > > and tasted like lighter fluid and was $35 USD. I think they meant it to
> > > be a molotov cocktail but got mixed up at the store!
> >
> > I laughed out loud when I read this; mainly because it's true. In 3
> > years of pursuit of some remotely drinkable Chinese grape wine and
> > wading through wretched imports, I have just about given up. If price
> > is NO PROBLEM to you and you are willing to pay 3 or 4 times the
> > normal price for wine that's considered "nothing special but
> > drinkable", China is a wonderland. For the rest of us living in stark
> > reality and concerned about quality moreso than quantity, tea is a
> > better option. But tea has its problems too.
>
> Now perhaps you are ready to try Chinese and other Asian spirits. I
> still have a small bottle of Ng Ky Py that is still nearly full,
> because everyone who has tasted it can not get past the first sip. It
> is the color of mercurochrome, and one person described it as tasting
> like he would expect mercurochrome to taste. I believe it may be made
> using broom corn. I don't think it includes any animal products, such
> as snake urine, as a few strange drinks from Asia do.

Is that meant to sound appealing?