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kickahaOur department has a tea every Friday, and we all rotate duties on who brings the goodies. This means that frequently, due to our multi-national and multi-cultural demographics in the lab, we get some neat stuff coming through.
This week Igor showed off some Russian goodies, including two sodas I hadn't heard of before, but which are apparently very popular in Russia and neighboring areas.
1) Kvas. A mildly alcoholic and wildly popular fermented malt and rye beverage originally, the soda version is an approximation that is really nice. It's a bit like the Malta S. American drink I found last year, but not nearly as cloying or intense. Sweet, nutty, and malty. It's like a young porter.
2) Tarkhun. It's a radioactive neon green (yes, both radioactive *and* neon - no other way to make the adjectives fit) drink that is made from tarragon. Wow, this is damned tasty. Definitely herbaceous, but without the ZOMG I'M EATING BITTER GRASS flavor of, say, chartreuse. Nicely flavored, a fresh refreshing flavor.
I may have to find more of these.
This week Igor showed off some Russian goodies, including two sodas I hadn't heard of before, but which are apparently very popular in Russia and neighboring areas.
1) Kvas. A mildly alcoholic and wildly popular fermented malt and rye beverage originally, the soda version is an approximation that is really nice. It's a bit like the Malta S. American drink I found last year, but not nearly as cloying or intense. Sweet, nutty, and malty. It's like a young porter.
2) Tarkhun. It's a radioactive neon green (yes, both radioactive *and* neon - no other way to make the adjectives fit) drink that is made from tarragon. Wow, this is damned tasty. Definitely herbaceous, but without the ZOMG I'M EATING BITTER GRASS flavor of, say, chartreuse. Nicely flavored, a fresh refreshing flavor.
I may have to find more of these.