The main symbols of Swiss inviolability are the banking system, which has been preserving and increasing the savings of citizens for centuries, the world's best chocolate and delicious cheese with holes. For those who are in an Alpine country for the first time, everything here will seem amazing: the snow caps on the highest peaks of Europe, and the measured unhurried life, and the drinks of Switzerland, which amaze with the breadth of the assortment and the variety of species for each square kilometer of the territory.
Swiss alcohol
The customs rules of the state regulate the import of alcohol and limit it to no more than a liter for spirits and no more than two for wines or beer. It is allowed to export alcohol in Switzerland within any reasonable limits and the norms are prescribed here by the country where the drink will be imported. The prices for alcohol in the Alpine state are quite democratic. A 0.7-liter bottle of medium-quality whiskey, for example, costs no more than $ 30 in a supermarket, and dry wine - from $ 5 to $ 10 (as of mid-2014).
Switzerland's national drink
The main drink of Switzerland, claiming to be a national product, was the first of the Europeans to taste Cortez on a distant American land. He appreciated the taste and brought the raw materials for the masterpiece to the Old World. This is how hot chocolate began its triumphant march across European countries. Inspired by his success, the painter Jean Etienne Lyotard even creates his famous masterpiece - the painting "Chocolate Girl", which depicts a girl serving divine hot nectar.
Today, Switzerland's national drink is offered in every cafe or restaurant. Even in the departure hall of Zurich airport there is a chocolate bar, whose products are kindly provided by the famous company Lindt. Zurich Hot Chocolate is an aromatic, thick drink with the addition of cream and nuts, vanilla and cinnamon. Gourmets refuse to leave the country where not only desserts, but even the usual fondue can be chocolate.
Alcoholic drinks in Switzerland
The most popular spirits in Switzerland include beer and local wine. The foamy drink here differs little in quality from the neighboring German one, and therefore the residents and guests of the country have lager or light beer on the mandatory list of products purchased in the supermarket.
The wine industry allows the production and sale of excellent quality grape wine, and there are several hundred varieties and brands of it in the country. The most popular alcoholic drinks in Switzerland:
- Dry white wine Fendant.
- Vintage wines.
- Williams pear brandy.
- Cherry vodka "Kirsch".
