this post was submitted on 25 Jan 2024
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[–] Nerd02@lemmy.basedcount.com 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Deeply saddened they didn't use grappa for Italy, I think it would have been more appropriate, but I guess limoncello is better known abroad.

Also, I'll never stop thanking Hungary for the great gift that is Unicum!

[–] Blaze@discuss.online 2 points 9 months ago

It is in the list on the website!

[–] ashtefere@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

100% correct on the kaski. Love that shit.

[–] Skua@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I don't disagree with gin as a choice for the UK as a whole, but as a whisky-loving Scot this has me on edge

Gin is pretty great though

[–] Blaze@discuss.online 1 points 9 months ago

Scotch is second for UK in the list on the website

[–] occhineri@feddit.de 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Lol, as a Swiss I have never seen - whatever it's supposed to be - what they listed for Switzerland

[–] rehydrate5503@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Looks like Goldschläger. It’s that liqueur with small gold flakes. I thought it was German tbh.

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Are people in France actually drinking VSOP regularly enough for it to be that ubiquitous?

[–] morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 9 months ago

I think a bottle of Pastis / Ricard would me more realistic