Boston was mostly whiskey.

Germany included numerous varieties of beer from Helles to Weizen to Dunkel to Dunkel Weizen to Radlers. Also, no day would be complete in Munich without raising a glass of Williams Birne Obstler.

We tried to keep up our proclivities while roaming the Black Forest including several bottles of Red and White wine local to the region and a nightly glass of our favorite Obstler.

In Switzerland, we enjoyed Appenzeller, a Swiss Bitter Herbal Liqueur blended from 42 herb and spice extracts and served over ice, which we first discovered at a restaurant on Allmendhubel, a short gondola ride from our Air B&B in Mürren.

Then we hit Italy and started getting serious. It was a 5pm Aperol Spritz and an after dinner Grappa from Lake Como to Puglia. Throw in more bottles of red wine in each of the different regions and a few Proseccos and an occasional beer to break up the monotony and you start formulating a picture of retirement.

Enjoying an Aperol Spritz beach side on Lago di Orta

*We enjoyed this Amaro in Trattoria Camozzi*

We took a day trip from Bergamo into the San Pellegrino Valley where we visited a small town called Tasso where the original postal service was created.

Enjoying an Aperol Spritz in Lecce on the first night in Puglia before our walking tour began.

We arrived in Malaysia where the drinks are really exotic and tempting. The mocktails were the biggest surprise of all since Malaysia has many exotic juices. We were happy to forego the booze for some of these excellent concoctions.

In George Town, we also experienced a phenomenon known as the “hidden bars”, which we had previously explored in New York City after our daughter created an agenda for us including hidden bars one fine weekend.

One bar, actually tucked behind a store front that looked legit had us pacing back and forth looking for the entrance. Another bar was tucked away at the back of what appeared to be an abandoned lot.

We found some really exotic bars on our carousing including this outrageously decorated bar at the Arte Hotel in Mount Kiara, Kuala Lumpur

The mocktails were in many cases better than the cocktails because alcohol is more expensive in Malaysia.

We visited the Blue Mansion, an interesting attraction/hotel in George Town, Penang.

As described on their website:
`The Blue Mansion is the perfect epitome of the grandeur and achievements of Cheong Fatt Tze, which today stands as a landmark in the fabric of George Town Penang’s vibrant heritage as a boutique hotel and historical attraction`

After the English tour of the mansion, we stopped at their bar for our afternoon tippling and found this exotic two-toned martini, the Kwai Feh Lemongrass Martini

Here is a gallery of some of our favs to date: