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Gerald's drink assignments for regional owners. Ferry bars, ski lodges, train cars, distillery cellars. Places worth going to, drinks worth ordering.
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Tsawwassen–Swartz Bay route
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A Granville Island pale ale, cold, in a plastic cup, on the car deck level
"The best seven-dollar drink in British Columbia, if you get the window seat."
Assigned to BC Regional Owner
Whistler Mountain, top of the gondola
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A hot chocolate with Baileys, mid-morning, after the first run
"Earned, not ordered. The Baileys is optional but correct."
Assigned to BC Regional Owner
Kamloops to Vancouver, Fraser Canyon section
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A BC VQA Pinot Noir, in the dome car, through the Fraser Canyon
"The Fraser Canyon through a glass dome, with a Pinot Noir. Hard to improve on."
Assigned to BC Regional Owner
Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre, downtown waterfront
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A Caesar, before the 10-minute flight to Victoria
"A Caesar before a seaplane is not a cliché. It is a tradition."
Assigned to BC Regional Owner
Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver
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A local craft gin and tonic, at dusk, with the city below
"The city below, a gin and tonic in hand. The gondola ride is included in the drink price."
Assigned to BC Regional Owner
TGV Duplex, Paris Gare de Lyon to Lyon Part-Dieu
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A small Bordeaux red, in a plastic cup, at 300 km/h through Burgundy
"Six euros for a Bordeaux at 300 km/h through Burgundy. France has not lost its mind."
Assigned to Benjamin Philip
London St Pancras to Paris Gare du Nord, Channel Tunnel section
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A Champagne, in the tunnel, somewhere under the English Channel
"Champagne under the Channel. The French invented this situation on purpose."
Assigned to Benjamin Philip
350 Route du Bouchet, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
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A Mont Blanc Blanche, in ski boots, at 4 PM
"Après-ski beer brewed in the shadow of the highest mountain in the Alps. Correct."
Assigned to Benjamin Philip
Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, 19th arrondissement, Paris
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A rosé, in a plastic cup, on the grass by the lake, on a Tuesday afternoon
"Four euros for a rosé by a Paris lake on a Tuesday. This is what the city is for."
Assigned to Benjamin Philip
Marconne, Pas-de-Calais
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A Pas-de-Calais table wine, poured in the original stone cellar, standing up
"The cellar is the point. The wine is the excuse."
Assigned to Benjamin Philip
Tequila, Jalisco
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The Origen Blanco, neat, in the stone cellar
"The Blanco, neat, in the cellar where it was made. This is the correct way to drink tequila."
Assigned to Mexico Regional Owner
Calle José María Morelos 1642, Guadalajara
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A mezcal negroni, at sunset, with the cathedral in the distance
"A mezcal negroni at sunset over Guadalajara. Mexico is not subtle and neither is this drink."
Assigned to Mexico Regional Owner
Amatitán, Jalisco
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A Patrón Silver margarita, poolside, at noon
"A Patrón margarita at the source, in the sun, surrounded by agave. Correct in every way."
Assigned to Mexico Regional Owner
Jalisco, Mexico
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The local fresh cappuccino, at 68 pesos, with the Crab Bennie
"68 pesos. The best cappuccino in Jalisco. Possibly the best value cappuccino on earth."
Assigned to Mexico Regional Owner
Rural Jalisco, beside a cow, before sunrise
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Raw milk, tequila, coffee, chocolate — warm, in a clay cup, at dawn
"Raw milk, tequila, coffee, chocolate, at dawn, beside a cow. This is a Best Day."
Assigned to Mexico Regional Owner
London Euston to Inverness, overnight
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A Speyside single malt, in the club car, somewhere north of Edinburgh, at midnight
"A Speyside at midnight on a sleeper train north of Edinburgh. Scotland is doing its job."
Assigned to Scotland Regional Owner
Golf Road, Brora, Sutherland
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A Clynelish 14, neat, after driving the north coast
"A coastal whisky in a coastal pub at the end of a coastal road. Scotland is consistent."
Assigned to Scotland Regional Owner
Kennacraig to Port Ellen, Islay
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A Laphroaig 10, on the ferry, before arrival on the island where it was made
"A Laphroaig on the ferry to Islay. The island comes into view. The drink makes sense."
Assigned to Scotland Regional Owner
Glencoe, Highland
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A pint of Clachaig Ale, in the Boots Bar, after a walk in the glen
"Three hundred and fifty years of people walking in from the glen and ordering a pint. Join them."
Assigned to Scotland Regional Owner
28 Queen Street, Edinburgh
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A single cask bottling, chosen blind from the menu, in the first-floor bar
"Ordering whisky by flavour description rather than brand name. Scotland is ahead of us."
Assigned to Scotland Regional Owner
Terminal 1, Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)
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A Yarra Valley Pinot Noir, before the Sydney flight, at 7 AM
"A Yarra Valley Pinot at 7 AM in an airport lounge. The Yarra Valley has earned this."
Assigned to Australia Regional Owner
Circular Quay to Manly, Sydney Harbour
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A Tooheys New, on the upper deck, through the Heads
"A Tooheys on the Manly Ferry through the Heads. Sydney is showing off and it is allowed."
Assigned to Australia Regional Owner
31 Maddens Lane, Coldstream, Yarra Valley
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The Reserve Pinot Noir, in the cellar door, with a view of the vineyard
"The Reserve Pinot, at the source, in the valley. The Yarra Valley is serious about Pinot."
Assigned to Australia Regional Owner
St Enochs, Stockyard Hill, Victoria
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Whatever is open, at dusk, watching the light go off the volcanic plains
"The volcanic plains at dusk. Whatever is open. This is the drink that earns all the others."
Assigned to Deb Bain
Level 3, 306 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Melbourne
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A Negroni, on the rooftop, on a warm Melbourne evening
"A Negroni on a Fitzroy rooftop at 6 PM. Melbourne is doing exactly what Melbourne does."
Assigned to Australia Regional Owner
SIPS entries are Gerald's nominations. The "Been There" badge is awarded when a regional owner or Gerald has personally verified the entry. Scores are anticipated until verified.
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