The Spanish people are notorious for their festive drinking culture, which includes everything from the rather “innocent” cerveza to the more aggressive liquids like absinthe. In that relation, a new liquorice tasting alcohol seems to be trending at the moment called “Anis del Mondo” also known as “Anis del Toro”. The liqueur, which often is served with a splash of water, is particularly popular around Barcelona, which also happens to be the origin of the brand. However, there has been several episodes where people have been hallucinating in connection with the consumption of the drink. According to a waitress, who works at a train station only forty minutes outside of Barcelona, almost every time she served the drink, people saw things or more precisely animals that simply was not there. The waitress especially recalls one incident where a young lady, accompanied by an American man, mistook the hills across the valley of the Ebro for white elephants. Should this be a concern? Or should people simply just try to limit their amount of this trendy drink?
Well, that was funny! I wonder if there is enough repetition of story elements to say that this text is fully 'based on' Hemingway's story or whether the more loosely 'inspired by' would be more accurate...?
ReplyDeleteThis made me laugh, and I think it is a really fun interpretation of elements from the story!
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