Sage Blossom Inn Menu - Beverages - Alcoholic

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Here at the Sage Blossom Inn we have a wide variety of alcoholic beverages for you to choose from. We have mead, ale, wine of various types, and cider. We also offer harder liquors such as whiskey, gin, vodka, and brandy.


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Mead or Metheglin is an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey and water, sometimes with spices and/or fruit added, and sometimes with yeast added to speed up fermentation.  Mead is one of the oldest alcoholic drinks, and its history can be traced back to ancient Greece and Rome and a drink called hydromel, made from honey and water. Try a sample from Hidden Legends available through Amazon.
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Ale is a fermented alcoholic beverage that is brewed from the same basic ingredients as lager beer. Different fermentation methods give it a different flavor. Ale generally has a stronger hop flavor and higher alcoholic content than beer.

Enjoy Your Mead or Ale Beverage in a Stein or Beer Mug From Zazzle

Let's share a toast with the minstrels of Blackmore's Night and this creative video.
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Wine is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented grapes or other fruit. Wine has been produced in various cultures for thousands of years and has often been used in religious ceremonies. The Greeks worshiped Dionysus, the god of grapes and wine-making. The Romans called him Bacchus.

“Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others, drink the whole bottle.”
― Paulo Coelho, Brida

Some of the Joy of Drinking Wine Comes From Choosing the Goblet

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Whiskey is made from fermented grain, such as barley, corn, rye, and wheat. It is usually aged in wooden casks make of charred white oak.

Bourbon is a type of whiskey made in the United States, primarily from corn.

Scotch whiskey is made in Scotland and is made of barley, or a blend of barley and other grains.

Rye whiskey is mostly made in Canada and used to contain only Rye. However, is today's distilleries usually add other cereal mash such as corn or barley.

For a more detailed explanation of the different types of whiskey, go to Know your Whiskey: The Difference between Bourbon, Scotch, Rye, Irish

“Too much of anything is bad, but too much good whiskey is barely enough.”
Mark Twain

Whiskey Bar Items for Entertaining or Just Relaxing

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"But why is the rum gone?"
Captain Jack Sparrow
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Ah, the mystery of rum. Why is it when we hear the word, “rum” we think of pirates? From Robert Louis Stephenson's Treasure Island, published in 1883, we get “Fifteen men on the Dead Man's Chest Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum! Drink and the devil had done for the rest Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!” Today we find Captain Jack Sparrow, played by Johnny Depp in the Pirates of the Caribbean , frequently wondering why the rum is gone.

The origin of rum goes back to ancient China and India as a fermented drink made out of sugarcane juice. The distillation of rum became a favorite drink of the Caribbean in the 17th century, when slaves on the sugarcane plantations discovered they could make an alcoholic drink from the byproduct of the sugar refining process, molasses. The Royal Navy used a watered down version, known as grog, consumed by the Royal Navy.

It is not surprising that pirates drank rum as well, as many of them were recruited from disgruntled Navy sailors and privateers. Today many of the rum brands use pirate motifs and words, such as Captain Morgan and Kraken.

Don't Be Afraid - Invite Some Pirates To Your Home

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