Bin Ends: Strange Brews

STRANGE BREW

The world has given us some weird and wonderful drinks. Here are a few to get your tastebuds around or running for the door…

1. BABY MOUSE WINE

You read that right. The Chinese and Koreans take about 10 to 15 mice no more than three days old, drown them in a bottle of rice wine then leave them to ferment for one to two years. The wine is considered a health elixir meant to cure everything from liver disease to asthma. The traditional way of taking this tonic is first drink the wine and then eat the mice. We dare you.

2. SNAKE WINE

Found in China and Vietnam, this drink takes a venomous snake and drowns it in rice or grain alcohol, either wine or whisky. It is said the alcohol cancels out the dangerously active compounds in the venom. The result is a concoction that improves virility and prevents hair loss. The thought of it is enough to put hairs on your chest.

3.“TEZHI SANBIAN JIU”

Translated into English this literally means three penis wine. In China, this drink is imbibed to boost male potency and virility. It takes the sex organs of a deer, a seal and a dog and ferments them in rice wine base. We think it would make a great Valentine’s Day gift. Far more interesting than a dozen oysters and a bottle of champagne don’t you think?

4. THE VAPORTINI

The world’s going vape mad. Instead of drinking your favourite whisky, you can now officially inhale it, like an e-cigarette. First you need the Vaportini. It’s a glass sphere with a hole in it for a straw that hovers over a glass votive candle. Your spirit of choice is poured into the glass sphere and the vapors off the warmed alcohol are inhaled through a straw. The method is inspired by an old Finnish practice of pouring vodka over the hot coals in a sauna and enjoying the aromas and subsequent effects. Vaportini users vow there’s no hangover the next morning. Breathe it in.

5.SPIRYTUS REKTYFIKOWANY

This grain spirit from Poland is 95 per cent proof and should be treated with the utmost respect and approached with caution. In basic terms it is pure ethyl-alcohol and probably should be used to clean floors with. It is highly recommended that you do not consume it neat. It’s good for making your own home made gin though. Buy a bottle, create a brand and go for gold. drinks trade|57

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