Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Jan wrote:
Annie, have you got any wise advice about avoiding a faux pas when you buy a bottle of wine for a discerning French boat owner? ( I'm thinking stick to Martinique rum!)
Only a Frenchman can drink most Martinique rum! The rest of us can't swallow it, although the best St James is the exception to the rule. Hmm, tricky. What about whisky? (Without the 'e') That usually goes down well and shouldn't cause too many xenophobic dramas!
Frenchmen don't drink Martinique rum dry !
The most often way is the "petit punch" with sugar-cane sirup and grenn lemon juce but I would prefer a nice "Planteur" with a mix of Martinique juce (mango, papaye...). Very dangerous because you don't fill the alcoolic level of the micture.
Eric
So much to develop on that topic!
Being married to a Martinique woman, I have also happily adopted the local beverages, quite accurately described by Eric.
Concerning wine, I don't believe any french citizen woud be offensed by any kind of wine offerred, would it be from anywhere in the world. Or at least, I for one would'nt!
And to conclude, my saying is that what's important is not the wine you drink, but the people you drink it with.
Santé!