Foster sister blood wine, a Thai alternative
Driving from Chachoengsao to Rayong I make a short stop at a coffee shop.
The indication that Boncafe coffee is served here is a true relief to relax after defying the kamikaze Thai driving style of fellow road users. Will thank Jesus, Allah, Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu, not to mention Buddha and all the other 'Lords of Creation' on my bare knees if I can finish a month and a half by car through Thailand without a scratch. I regularly have a malai, such a flower garland, hung on my mirror. I am very superstitious and because of the almost daily fresh garland no harm has happened to me so far. So be a happy and contented person.
Eastern Wind 2011
In the neatly decorated coffee shop, my eye catches a number of bottles of red wine with the indication Eastern Wind Premium 2011 on the label. On the neck of the bottle I see the inscription: mangosteen Thai fruits wine. This immediately made me think of an article previously published on Thailand blog: “The secrets of the mangosteen.” The special medicinal properties of the peel of the mangosteen in particular are discussed there. So for 340 baht I purchase a bottle of health and I am also very curious about the taste.
taste
On the porch of my hotel I uncork the bottle and let the first small sips slowly slide through my mouth through my palate. The color is not exactly beautiful and I have to get used to the taste.
At 11 percent, the alcohol percentage is on the low side compared to normal wines. In my opinion, this mangosteen wine should be drunk a bit cooler. After the second glass, the taste starts to change and you get the impression that the wine suddenly tastes a lot better than with the first sips.
But many will recognize that fact. To review all the good properties of this delicious fruit, you should read the previously published article about the mangosteen again. Fair is fair as a wine lover you really leave the stuff and only drink it because of the special medicinal properties attributed to the mangosteen.
Foster Sister Blood Wine
In the 60s and 70s Foster sister blood wine was a well-known wine brand that, at least according to the distributor, was in great demand because of its beneficial effect. A medical veil hung around it, but the Advertising Code Committee put a stick between the spokes and prohibited it from being propagated as a medicine any longer because it contained alcohol. The brand is now owned by the Flemish pharmaceutical company Omega Pharma. Foster Sister Blood Wine is still for sale today, but the brand has lost its real shine.
If you are still looking for a business and have some commercial talent and a few bucks, just call the producer of the mangosteen wine: 038 647 825 or visit them in Baan Neonpayon in Rayong province.
The sales arguments for mangosteen are legion and with the necessary imagination, in my opinion, a good living can be made from it.
Thank you for the free advice!
My wife also makes a popular and well-known medicinal drink from dried mushrooms mixed with honey and water.
Of course smell and taste yourself, tirak I say there is alcohol in it; answer no, it's just a drink,
Well, a Thai is of course not easy to convince of their wrong, so don't even try.
But when I open the big closed round cooling bucket with a small pop, I say tirak did you hear that? yes she admitted it, and immediately she believed that there was indeed alcohol in it, but it is healthy 😉
Just fermented mushrooms water with honey yes you will get 100 with it (and tipsy)
Sticks to 1 small glass a day, report them and that was weeks ago; lid is still on 🙂
I have used the mangosteen peel for years to color my homemade wine and it is very drinkable. I made it from bananas and raisins and now I'm doing it from banana with pineapple in combination with the peels of the mangosteen. Unfortunately, my wine yeasts are gone and now I use a yeast that goes up to 13%. Worth trying. I ferment it in the 18 liter water bottles.
I like both mangosteen and wine, but separately. The (fruit) wines they sell here obviously have little to do with decent real wine. Unfortunately, the duty here is 400% on wine, which makes the hobby quite expensive. The Thai (fruit) wine is not an alternative, as an 'old world' enthusiast I already have trouble with Australlian and California wines. Chilean is often reasonable and the best and cheapest alternative for lovers of 'old world red' in Thailand. Was recently in Nakhon Sawan, there they actually had Gato Negro Chilean wine, could also choose between cab sav and merlot. Well tap THB 1,500 per bottle. In the Netherlands, the same bottle is available for less than 5 euros at the Jumbo, but well, you pay that here for a Thai massage that costs you 60 euros or more in the Netherlands. In BKK and some other larger towns you are best off at Wine Connection; large selection for very reasonable prices (by Thai standards). Regularly a nice Bordeaux, Rioja or Italian for less than 800 THB.